Install Samba package
Check and remove any previously installed samba package
[root@server ~]# rpm -qa | grep samba
[root@server ~]# yum list installed | grep samba
How to disable recursive DNS lookups on cPanel
A very common PCI Issue is related to the DNS servers. In order to be PCI Compliant you must disable the ability of DNS Poisioning (a process in which the DNS may be modified by an outside source and resulting in false lookups or hijacked pages).
How to add a wildcard dns entry for domain name in cPanel
1. Login to your cpanel account (mydomain.com/cpanel)
2. Under the “Domains” column you will “Subdomains” click on this.
How to add a wild card dns entry for domain name in WHM
1. Log into WHM as the root user.
2. Click Edit DNS Zone, under “DNS Functions” on the left-side menu.
3. Choose the zone you want to add a wildcard to, and click edit.
How to turn on/off mod_userdir on cPanel/WHM
Apache’s mod_userdir allows users to view their sites by entering a tilde(~) and their username as the uri on a specific host. For example http://test.cpanel.net/~fred/ will bring up the user fred’s domain. The disadvantage of this feature is that any bandwidth usage used by this site will be put on the domain it is accessed under (in this
How to change cPanel/ftp passwords
Here’s how you’d change your cpanel/ftp passwords:
1) Log into whm
2) Click on”password modification” (under the account functions section)
How to activate or deactivate webmail clients in cPanel
You can activate or deactivate specific webmail clients on your Cpanel based server by browsing over to the “Tweak Settings” section in WHM (Web Host Manager).
To login to WHM, you will input this into your web browser:
How to SCP files to Sever
If you wanted to copy a single file from one server to another server you issue the following command;
scp filename.tar root@newserverip:/your/directory/
How to install and configure samba
In UNIX systems, the Samba is shared file and print services package between computers in your network through server message block protocol (SMB). SMB (Server Message Block) protocol is a client-server protocol, and on the application, is a standardized protocol shared Windows file and print services. You can share files or printers between two computers.
How to Disable Trace in Apache
To disable TRACE in cPanel (Version 11.24.4):
1.Access your Web Hosting Manager (WHM)
2.Under Service Configuration, click the link for Apache Configuration
