Recently I needed to configure a solution for remote desktop on a Linux server. I decided to give XRDP a shot which uses TigerVNC Server by forwarding the standard RDP port of 3389 to a port VNC is listening on. The end result is to set up a SSH tunnel that forwards local port 3389 [...]
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How to Secure MySQL Database Server to Prevent Anonymous Access
January 21st, 2012 
Frank BorosA Default MySQL installation is completely vulnerable to attacks. MySQL installation should be made as secure as possible. This is to protect the data collections and the information maintained by the MySQL server from unauthorized or anonymous access. In This post, i will share with you on how to secure your database server with the [...]
Recursively copy whole directories FTP Linux command line
January 9th, 2012 Frank BorosRecently I’v had a fair amount of website migration work, requiring me to copy large amounts of data and MySQL database dumps from my the old Linux box to my desktop then re-upload to the new host. Due to the time constraints of uploading 1.8Gb’s of data on my 100kb/s upload I attempted to use [...]
Installing CentOS 6.2 on VMWare Fusion Step by Step Guide
January 6th, 2012 Frank BorosInstalling CentOS 6.2 64bits on VMWare Fusion In this lesson you will see how to install Centos 6.2 (x64) as a VMWare Fusion Virtual Machine using net install CD downloadable from CentOS official web site (www.centos.org). Download CentOS 6.2 netinstall.iso Incoming search terms:installing centos 6 2 (118)vmware tools centos 6 2 (37)how to install centos [...]
