If you are like me then one of your biggest pet peeve’s with Nginx is its lack of authentication methods like those so easily accessible in Apache. Beyond that, if you would like to add an authentication method to Nginx, it will typically require a recompile. If you are running Debian or Ubuntu then I… Read More
Instructions are a re-post from our previous article Dell OpenManage on Debian 7. First we will need to add the Dell OpenManage Debian Repository to our machine with the following command. Note we are using the Wheezy repository due to the fact that the Jessie repository does not contain OMSA. This how-to will install Dell… Read More
If you have ever used Ubuntu Server then you should be familiar with the dynamic MOTD. This is what is presented to the user in terminal when a log on occurs. This feature is very nice as it will give you a quick look at useful information. Unfortunately, Debian Server does not include the dynamic… Read More
If you are running Postfix with per user quotas, then chances are you are using the Postfix VDA Patch. We are pleased to announce that we are now hosting Postfix VDA builds for Debian Jessie in our private apt repository. If you would like to use our repository, please follow the instructions at OITIBS Apt… Read More
Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority (CA), run for the public’s benefit. Let’s Encrypt is a service provided by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG). The key principles behind Let’s Encrypt are: Free: Anyone who owns a domain name can use Let’s Encrypt to obtain a trusted certificate at zero cost. Automatic: Software running on… Read More
In order to install VMware Tools On Debian you will be employing a two step process. First you will need to right click on the Virtual Machine in vSphere and choose “guest” > “Install/Upgrade VMware Tools” pictured left. Next you will need to run the following commands in terminal. This procedure works for every version… Read More
Recently after installing a fresh new copy of Debian 8 (Jessie), I found that root ssh access was set to without-password by default now. What that means to you is that if you are trying to ssh to your server with your root account and password, you will receive an access denied error. In order… Read More
Instructions are a re-post from the dell site here. First we will need to add the Dell OpenManage Ubuntu Repository to our machine with the following command. Next to verify OMSA packages, add the repository key to apt and make apt aware of the new software repository by issuing the following command. Next, install one… Read More
To preface this how-to, I would like to lay out the scenario that led me to write this article. Most of our clients that deploy an enterprise image of Windows typically use SysPrep to create a machine agnostic base configuration and then they capture the SysPrep’d image using either Clonezilla or Acronis True Image. This… Read More
If you are using Zentyal Server, ApacheDS, LDAP or AD then chances are you have probably used Apache Directory Studio. If not, you may want to take a look here. Apache Directory Studio is an awesome tool for editing ApacheDS, LDAP and AD Databases. With that said, if you have been using it for any… Read More