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If Ubuntu server is installed anew, users tend to have a dilemma as to the steps involved in gaining access to the root account.
Root account exists but the password is not empty though.
The user should log in with the account he/she creates during the installation process.
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Possible causes:
Check how many network cards are installed in your system and if you are configuring the correct NIC card
Check the interfaces configuration settings
$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
Do not forget to restart the networking daemon after each change
$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
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After base Ubuntu installation, you have to configure the network interface file to get the network settings via DHCP/static IP address (if you haven’t configured during the initial installation). For this you need to edit /etc/network/interfaces file
$ vi /etc/network/interfaces
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Yusuke Kamiyamane has given a thought in developing this extensive set of icons which will definitely be a handy collection in structuring the sites. Kudos to Yusuke.
Session Fixation is method by which an intruder creates a session id which gets carried on when a user comes with that path and continues his/her activity on a website.
For e.g. an intruder may create a link to a site called samplesite.com as <a href=”http://samplesite.com/cart.php?PHPSESSID=Ax23mDud” />Sample Site<a>
When a user clicks on this link the session id gets carried on to the site ‘samplesite.com‘. The intruder waits for the user starts to perform a transaction on the site and will take over vital details by intruding user’s activity on samplesite.com.
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To list the current run level
$ who -r
run-level 5 2008-07-22 21:35 last=5
To change the default Run level edit /etc/inittab
You can also switch to another run level number by issuing
$ init
For example,
$ init 3
Now the system switches from Run level 5 to Run level 3
To list the current run level
$ who -r
run-level 3 2008-07-22 22:35 last=5
In the above result notice the last part which states “last=5″. This indicates that the last run level was 5
When the system is running and if we want to apply patches or alter certain configurations, the above command comes in handy.
The other option to change the current level is
$ telinit <run level number>
Default init level is set in /etc/inittab.
$ cat /etc/inittab (to display the init levels)
Inside that file, you can note a line which will state the run level number like
id:5:initdefault: (indicating run level 5 which means that the system is running with x windows)
To find the current run level you can execute the following commands
$ who -r
run-level 5 2008-07-22 21:35 last=5
which indicates that the system is in run-level 5
Other option to find the run level is
$ /sbin/runlevel
N 5
To find out what sub processes are associated with each run level you can go to
$ cd /etc/rcN.d/ (Where N denotes the run level number)
For example
$ cd /etc/rc1.d/
$ ls -l
This will list symbolic links to various processes associated with run level 1.
A quick note on the links related where to find the ubuntu releases and how to do a checksum to ensure that the downloaded copy
If you are downloading Ubuntu from the official site, MD5/SHA1 checksum (ubuntu hashes) for latest releases may not be listed there.
If it is not there, you can visit the site http://releases.ubuntu.com/. This site lists a comprehensive list of ubuntu releases and their checksums. Checksums ensure that the download is complete without corruption and is 100% accurate. So, it is always advisable to do a checksum after each download.
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Linux systems have 7 Run Levels and they are as follows.
0 – system halt
1 – single user mode (system maintenance mode)
2 – multiuser mode without network access
3 – full multiuser mode with network access
4 – not used
5 – multiuser mode with X windows
6 – reboot or restart
Each run level in linux has a very specific purpose.
Run level 1 is also known as system maintenance mode and at this level the system prompt appears without root level password. It should be used only when it is absolutely necessary for system maintenance.
Run level 4 is not used and it can be used by the user to customize his own level.
Note: Solaris Run Level is different from Linux run levels.
Run Level is a term to indicate your computer’s state of operation. When your computer starts it initially starts the the first process called the init process. Init process in turn starts associated sub-processes for that state of operation.
Run Level is the state of the machine – indicating the processes and sub-processes that needs to be started in order for the Operating System to be in that state.
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