In the previously published articles Greenbone Security Assistant on Ubuntu Server and Greenbone Security Assistant: Setting up your first Target I showed how to set up the server and how to scan your first target but it was not mentioned anywhere how to change the “admin” password and the update commands for the scan data was not quiet correct. Here is a quick and dirty update on that.
Continue reading “Greenbone Security Assistant change passwd & update”Setting and adjusting Timezone on Ubuntu
In this article I will show you how to lookup the current set time zone and how to change it. It is important that your Servers and Workstations are set up with the proper timezone for example if you run scripts triggered by time events as well as your log file to reflect the correct time for the events that happened.
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How to setup a NFS Client on Ubuntu
Hello Friends, this article is the continuation of the article “How to setup a NFS Server on Ubuntu“. I am showing how to install NFS on a client machine and mount a NFS share. This is the NFS Client how to.
Continue reading “How to setup a NFS Client on Ubuntu”How to setup a NFS Server on Ubuntu
Good day my friend,
in this article I am guiding you through the installation and configuration process to setting a NFS Server on you Ubuntu Server.
Working with Users & Groups
Hello friends,
in this article I am showing you how to work with users and groups on an Ubuntu Server on the command line interface. We are using the following commands: adduser, usermod, deluser, id, passwd, groupadd & groupdel. I expect that you have a working Ubuntu Server installed but if you need help with that look at simple Ubuntu Server installation.
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Hello Friends,
in this article I will show you how to install SSH on a Server and Desktop, after successful installation and testing that it worked I am showing also how to use password-less authentication with SSH to elevate the security even further. We are using ssh-keygen and ssh-copy-id in the process.

Postfix: setting up a Send-Only SMTP Server
Hello Friends, in this article I am going over on how to set up a send-only SMTP Server with Postfix on Ubuntu Server 20.04. In most scenarios servers only need to be able to send out emails and not receive emails for example a server can be set up to email log files or triggered events on a server for example if someone logged in or when a system change occurred.
Continue reading “Postfix: setting up a Send-Only SMTP Server”Secure Webmin with Let’s Encrypt
In this article I am going to show you how to configure Webmin with Let’s Encrypt have a valid certificate installed used by Webmin so it will no longer display a Certificate error.
Continue reading “Secure Webmin with Let’s Encrypt”How to install Webmin on Ubuntu Server 20.04
Webmin is an excellent Web-GUI to administer and manage a Linux Server. In this article I will go over the installation and show you around.
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