A while back I spit out a post on how to configure an anonymous ftp server that allowed uploads and downloads, which you can find here. Its a very exciting read and will tell you everything that you need to know to get you up and running with an anonymous ftp server. However those instructions are specifically for a server that allows anonymous uploads as well as downloads. So today we are going to go over only the steps for anonymous download, which is actually much easier.
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RHEL6 – SELinux Troubleshooting II: Electric Boogaloo
So a good while back I posted an article on how to troubleshoot SELinux violations and after reviewing that article as part of a troubleshooting exercise, I realized that I left out a few details. Needless to say my original article was not as clear as it should be. Anyway I wanted to use up a few more bytes of the internet to clarify.
RHEL6 -Configuring Apache Name-Based Virtual Hosts the Quick and Easy Way
irtual Hosts allow you to serve up content for more then one website from one Apache instance. In named-based virtual hosting, multiple web sites all point back to one server with one ip address. Apache itself determines which site to serve up depening on the hostname used to reach the site.
RHEL6 – Using Semanage and Restorecon to Modify SELinux File Contexts
Ok, semanage, when used with the fcontext argument, is used to define SELinux file contexts for file. It basically adds the new definition to the file, /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files/file_contexts.
RHEL6 – Display and Modify SELinux Modes
There are three basic commands that you can use to display and modify SELinux modes. They are as follows getenforcesetenforcesestatus The first two are installed as part of the package, libselinux-utils. The sestatus is installed as part of policycoreutils. Setenforce will enable or disable SELinux temporarily. Use 0 to disable and 1 to enable as … Continue reading RHEL6 – Display and Modify SELinux Modes
RHEL6 – How to Setup an Anonymous FTP Server
Today on the fatmin we are going to setup an ftp server on RHEL6 that accepts anonymous uploads. We are going to do so with SELinux support and will be making modifications to iptables as well.
RHEL6 — Troubleshooting SELinux Violations
Dear Reader: Welcome to my third and not final instalment on SELinux. The first two can be read here and here. They are exciting reads and are sure to have you on the edge of your seat. Anyway, the best way to implement SELinux sucessfully is to know how to troubleshoot when things aren't going your way. If you panic at the first sign of trouble, you are just going to end up turning off SELinux and not reap the rich rewards that it will bring you in life. Now that I have convinced you to run SELinux lets get started.