OpenID is a standard that allows users to be authenticated in a decentralized manner. OpenID enables user to be identified across the internet using a single unified OpenID identifier (or account). However some websites (particularly blog and forums) insist users to login in order to leave a short comment or remarks which sometimes is not […]
1. SSH Access Ftp access is not enough anymore as it is insecure (password is being transfered in plaintext). Besides, SSH access enables me to download updates and patch and updates directly inside the web server instead of having to upload it bit-by-bit from FTP server. Normally, some web hosting provider refuses to give SSH […]
Google Friends Connect (GFC) Widget is finally back at Mypapit GNU/Linux blog sidebar! Users now can elect to follow the blog updates publicly or privately on the GFC widget and can even invite friends to join in together. Why not Facebook fan pages? While I myself have a Facebook account, I strongly disagree with Facebook […]
rsnapshot is a utility that uses rsync to synchronize files between two directories. rsnapshot makes it easier for system admin to backup crucial system data files regularly with minimal bandwidth and effort. This guide assumes that you’ve already installed nfs-client and rsnapshot via “apt-get” utility in your Debian/Ubuntu Linux system. Assumptions: The backup server is […]
This is a test post from my Samsung Galaxy Tab android phone using the official Wordpres client, connected through XML-RPC interface, so far so good, beats the crap out of microblogging
Allowing Secured Shell (SSH) remote login is a security risk for your system as it open up your computer to a host of malicious activities. One way to reduce the risk is to disallow root login from SSH, but that is not enough if there are a lot of users in your system and you […]