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* update ssh to listen on a different port and (carefully) to deny root access | * update ssh to listen on a different port and (carefully) to deny root access | ||
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apt-get install emacs24-nox nmap ntp postfix mailutils logwatch unzip zip | |||
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* config ntp and postfix as usual | * config ntp and postfix as usual | ||
* re-load /var/www/ from backup | * re-load /var/www/ from backup | ||
Revision as of 22:58, 7 January 2015
- Log in as root via ssh
- (PROBABLY NOT NEEDED:) update hostname in /etc/hostname, run "hostname -F /etc/hostname", add line to /etc/hosts
- sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
- create user account, add to sudoers:
useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash myuser usermod -aG sudo myuser
- update ssh to listen on a different port and (carefully) to deny root access
apt-get install emacs24-nox nmap ntp postfix mailutils logwatch unzip zip
- config ntp and postfix as usual
- re-load /var/www/ from backup