In this guide, you will learn how to change a user’s password in Linux. To do this, the first step is to access the VPS using SSH. Follow the steps: Use this command to update your password once you are in the Linux command line. Passwd You will need to enter your current password if …
This guide explains how to install Dig on Linux. A Linux command-line tool called Dig (Domain Information Groper) performs DNS lookups by contacting name servers and showing you the results. The DNS service package that is frequently deployed with BIND name servers includes a program called Dig. By connecting to your VPS via SSH and …
This guide explains how to modify or remove symbolic links in Linux. Users can remove the links between the files or directories using the unlink or rm commands. Follow the steps: Using the “unlink” command: unlink [symlink to remove] Using the “rm” command: rm [symlink name] For example: rm simpleText This way, you can modify …
After installing lamp-server or the individual php5-mcrypt package, you may come across the following error (e.g. in phpMyAdmin): The mcrypt extension is missing. Please check your PHP configuration. The problem is simply because the module is not enabled by default after installation. To enable, execute: sudo php5enmod mcrypt and then restart the Apache server using: …
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A default text editor comes with respective Linux distributions. Such as nano, vim, ed etc. Users can change it according to their preferences by changing the $EDITOR environment variable. Changing default editor from nano to vim You must open the .bashrc file and append the line as shown below. #FILE: .bashrc export EDITOR=”vim” Different command …