sudo apt-get install proftpd (choose standalone, this creates an FTP server for moving files around and backing up.)ĥ. sudo apt-get install ssh (This is so you don’t have to sit at the console but SSH remotely to complete)Ĥ. Download and boot Ubuntu Server 7.04 and choose the LAMP install.ģ. So with so many failed attempts and 3 Fully successful attempts both on HP hardware, Dell Hardware and a VM Ware server Virtual Machine I am going to post my 8 basic steps to making cacti work.ġ. My failures can probably also be directly attributed to a lack of 7.04 install guides for cacti. Most of those have been a frustrating failure! I am by no means a *nix god so most of my problems probably had to do with not knowing the ins and outs of the Ubuntu OS. Look for details in my upcoming post “Cacti the killer monitoring app? I have now installed Ubuntu 7.04 Server and Cacti in some form more than 18 times in the past two weeks. Removing privileges on test database.I’m going to make this quick and to the point. This is also intended only for testing, and should be removedīefore moving into a production environment. ThisĮnsures that someone cannot guess at the root password from the network.īy default, MariaDB comes with a database named 'test' that anyone canĪccess. Normally, root should only be allowed to connect from 'localhost'. You should remove them before moving into a
This is intended only for testing, and to make the installation To log into MariaDB without having to have a user account created for Root user without the proper authorisation.īy default, a MariaDB installation has an anonymous user, allowing anyone Setting the root password ensures that nobody can log into the MariaDB
centered-text-area LEARN MORE How to Make Troubleshooting on Linux Servers? OK, successfully used password, moving on. You haven't set the root password yet, the password will be blank,Įnter current password for root (enter for none): In order to log into MariaDB to secure it, we'll need the current
SERVERS IN PRODUCTION USE! PLEASE READ EACH STEP CAREFULLY! NOTE: RUNNING ALL PARTS OF THIS SCRIPT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL MariaDB
Reload privilege tables now? : Y “We update the changes made, we say sudo mysql_secure_installation Remove test database and access to it? : Y “I remove test databases and access with Y.” In a minute or two, the Cacti installation will complete. Wait for the Cacti installation to complete. Remove anonymous users? : Y “Do you want to remove users from anonymous users?ĭisallow root login remotely? : Y “A question about granting remote access for the root user, saying Y to disable remote access for the root user.” Select Confirm Installation and press Install to start the Cacti installation. Re-enter new password: Repeat password “Re-enter your new password.” New password: Enter the password “Enter your new password.” Set root password? : Y “It asks you if you want to define a new password, I continue with Y because we will define a new password.” They start asking some questions like this.Įnter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter “You press enter.” With this command, we make the basic MySQL settings of “mysql_secure_installation”. Omer ubuntu : ~ $ sudo apt install - y mariadb - server mariadb - clientĪfter installation, we do the database security settings.