Monthly Archives: April 2010
Download Ubuntu 10.04 OpenVZ Templates
This is in follow up to my previous post on Ubuntu OpenVZ templates . I have made a set of Ubuntu 10.04 openvz templates available for download HERE . The templates *should* be compatible with the Proxmox Web Interface (thus … Continue reading
Ubuntu 10.04 OpenVZ Templates
OpenVZ is used for Virtualization and is both light weight (minimal software on the host, guests have small footprints on the hard drive, and minimal use of RAM) and fast (native speed). I know there are some fans of Openvz … Continue reading
Ubuntu how to faillog
I cam across an interesting command – faillog With faillog you can lock a user’s account after x number of failed log in attempts. HOWEVER – it is not so straight forward – see man pam_tally In order to enable … Continue reading
NIDS – psad and fwsnort
I have been playing with psad and fwsnort as a NIDS tool. They are light weight and very capable tools and I highly recommend both of them. I was going to post a blog about these tools, but it kept … Continue reading
Improve KVM performance
In this post I would like to share two tips I have found that greatly improve the performance of KVM guests. Both tips work with Linux guests, although only the second tip will work with windows or BSD guests. With … Continue reading
How to Ninja – Ubuntu 10.04
This blog is an update to my original post on ninja here Briefly, ninja is a security tool that monitors your host (computer) for unauthorized root access (ie user privilege escalation) and, if discovered, logs and terminates (kills) the process. … Continue reading
How to transparent proxy
This post is in follow up to my post on dansguardian (web content filtering). In that post I demonstrated how to configure dansguardian, iptables, and firefox the “long way” so people would understand the “basic” principles of what we were … Continue reading
Web content filtering made easy
This post is dedicated to the Children of Ubuntu As a parent you might wish to restrict your children(s) access to certain web sites (pr0n). In this tutorial I will demonstrate how to do this as easily as possible, without … Continue reading