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* <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> | ||
* 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 | ||
* config postfix as usual | * config postfix as usual, but set | ||
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inet_protocols = ipv4 | |||
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* set up backups | * set up backups | ||
Revision as of 22:46, 13 February 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
apt-get install emacs24-nox nmap ntp postfix mailutils logwatch unzip zip- update ssh to listen on a different port and (carefully) to deny root access
- config postfix as usual, but set
inet_protocols = ipv4
- set up backups