SQL Server Firewall Rule in Plesk on Windows server

Enable the firewall within Plesk then add the needed rules to Windows Firewall (set the IP’s can connect on tcp/1433). Plesk does not have the ability to set the IP’s or IP range. Resources http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/article/configuring-ms-sql-server-for-remote-access http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/article/creating-an-inbound-custom-allow-rule-for-windows-firewall-windows-2008

Stop cron email in WHM

Go to cpanel > cron jobs > standard. At the top is an email field Change to an alternate email Or FThe way to change the email account WHMCS sends the daily cron reports to… 1. Log in to WHMCS. 2. Click on Configuration -> Administrators. 3. Click on the little edit-button for the full … Read more

Reset the Mysql password

How to reset the mysql password on a linux server. CentOS First, stop the MySQL service/daemon. On Centos/RHEL you would run: Next, edit the MySQL config file (/etc/my.cnf on CentOS/RHEL) and add the following to the [mysqld] section. Start MySQL back up You will now be able to connect as user root without any password. … Read more

Using screen

The screen program is a powerful terminal multiplexer for Unix-like operating systems such as Linux. It allows you to create multiple virtual terminals within a single terminal window or remote session, which can be detached and reattached as needed, even if the original terminal session is disconnected.

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SSL for Mail Server Plesk

Normally, checking mail may produce an SSL error for plesk mail services. All clients Outlook, Mac mail, thunderbird, show a a message for ssl certificate. How to fix it. You would need to purchase a SSL certificate for your servers hostname and set it up so it gets used for the mail service on the … Read more

Install and Using TCPDUMP on Debian 10

Install tcpdump List Network Interfaces Output Capture packets from a particular ethernet interface using You can use the -v option to increase the verbosity of the output, or -vv and -vvv to increase it even further. If you don’t want tcpdump to endlessly output data to your terminal, you can use the -c option to … Read more