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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>
* <code>apt-get install emacs24-nox nmap ntp postfix mailutils logwatch unzip zip</code>
* config ntp and postfix as usual
* config postfix as usual
* set up backups

Revision as of 00:05, 8 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 postfix as usual
  • set up backups