Disable Shell Access
If you want to create a user on your server but doesn't want to give him SSH access then you can run this command to disable his shell:
usermod -s /bin/false username
After running that command, the user specified will not have SSH access but still can do other things like FTP.
Failing RAID 1 HDD
Today I’m experiencing bad thing with RAID 1 HDD on one of RevTI servers. I’m ordering additional RAM for that server and got a very bad news from my administrator that the OS won’t boot after the RAM installed. DAMN!!
My admin said that the RAID causing problem which causes the OS didn’t load. He said that the system can’t recognize any OS inside the HDD, it’s just look like blank HDD.
I’m Looking for Bluetooth Stereo Headset
I'm currently looking for a bluetooth stereo headset, here is my requirements for the bluetooth device:
- Behind-the-head neckband style
- Bluetooth v2.0
- Can be paired to 2 mobile phones (simultaneously)
- Can be paired to 1 PC and 1 mobile phone (simultaneously)
- Built-in microphone for phone call
- It should be wireless, only wire for charger allowed
- Price arround US$ 100
So far the most closes match with my requirements is Jabra BT620s. It have a good design and I like it. Problem is I don't know where I can find it here in Jakarta.
Markus
WIPFW Free Firewall For Windows
If you need a free and easy to use firewall for Windows, you can try WIPFW. WIPFW is a port from FreeBSD IPFW. You can download it for free from Source Forge website at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/wipfw
To install WIPFW you need to download two files, one is the WIPFW firewall and one is the GUI Frontend.
Installing Squid Cache for Windows
Linux users mostly already know Squid proxy server as the best and most used proxy server. As on my previous post “Bandwidth Shaping Using Squid Cache and WIPFW” I need a free proxy server for my windows server. I found SquidNT which is ported from its Linux version by Guido Serassio.
You can download SquidNT from Acme Consulting’s website or here. If you want to do bandwidth shaping then you must download SquidNT with Delay Pool version. On this installation guide, I use the Delay Pool version as I want to do bandwidth shaping.
Bandwidth Shaping Using Squid Cache and WIPFW
It’s been a few times I’m trying to find free proxy server and firewall for windows server on my office, but I haven’t found any luck until 3 days ago.
I have been stressed by colleagues that running bittorrent download or downloading big files using download manager in the office hours. Both torrent and download manager sucks all the bandwidth and causing other user nearly can’t even browse the web.
Problem Installing OSCommerce
I was trying to install OSCommerce on my laptop last Wednesday for a web shop project. I download the latest version of OSCommerce from their website here. The version that I downloaded is 2.2 MS 2.
I have Apache 2 web server, PHP 5 and MySQL 5 database server installed on my laptop, so I guess I'm ready to install OSCommerce. I'm totally wrong.. I read the installation guide and it seems so easy to install, you only need to point your browser to http://<domainname>/<oscommerce folder>/install/install.php
Bought New Handphone
Last week I bought a new handphone, it's a SonyEricsson K618i. I bought this phone because I need a new phone to replacing my O2 XPhone II which has problems with its keypad and battery.
Other reason why I bought this phone is because I need a phone that supports 3G or UMTS. I subscribed to XL Corporate in the middle of this month, which has feature of unlimited GPRS/3G data transfers.