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* Log in as root via ssh | * Log in as root via ssh | ||
* (PROBABLY NOT NEEDED:) update hostname in /etc/hostname, run "hostname -F /etc/hostname", add line to /etc/hosts | * (PROBABLY NOT NEEDED:) update hostname in /etc/hostname, run "hostname -F /etc/hostname", add line to /etc/hosts | ||
* | * <code>dpkg-reconfigure tzdata</code> | ||
* create user account, add to sudoers: | * create user account, add to sudoers: | ||
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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 | ||
< | * <code>apt-get install emacs24-nox nmap ntp postfix mailutils logwatch unzip zip</code> | ||
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 | ||
Revision as of 23:33, 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
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