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APF :: Unable to load iptables module on VPS

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:27:57 -0700

This problem can arise depending on the kernel configuration of your VPS host. Try setting in /etc/apf/conf.apf. Then restart APF using . apf, iptables, VPS

Logging into your VPS Console

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:32:06 -0700

Logging into your VPS Console The VPS console is a very handy utility that can be used when you otherwise cannot access your server via the normal network interface. The console is however intended primarily for use as a recovery tool, so in normal operating conditions it is recommended to access your server via root SSH to the base IP.

DHCP vs Static assignment on your VPS

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:32:25 -0700

DHCP vs Static assignment on your VPS By default, the initial configuration of your VPS is set to DHCP so the VPS can come online without having to log into the console and manually configure your IP information. We recommend this be changed it once the server is up and running and the IP you were given (static IP) is added to the server. This is because occasionally the VPS node fails to properly receive a DHCPACK from the host DHCP server and the IP lease expires causing connectivity issues.

VPS Shows the Wrong Time

Mon, 24 May 2010 10:36:15 -0700

The VPS system clock is synced with the dom0 (host) clock unless an independent “wall” clock is specified. This is done by performing the following: # echo 1 > /proc/sys/xen/independent_wallclock To make this change persist on boot, edit /etc/sysctl.conf and add the following on a new blank line:

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Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:33:33 -0700

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How to deploy your ProVPS VPS (including cPanel)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:56:58 -0700

How to deploy your ProVPS VPS (including cPanel) This article describes how to perform the initial setup of your ProVPS account upon first receiving your login credentials. If you requested a cPanel install with your order, ProVPS technicians will have already done this step for you.

How to Install Trixbox 2.6.0.7 on a VPS

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:34:21 -0700

First begin by deploying a clean install of CentOS 5.x on your VPS. Then run the following: # yum -y install yum-fastestmirror # yum -y update # yum -y upgrade # yum -y groupinstall Base # yum -y install mod_perl perl-Net-SSLeay bison-devel openssl-perl openssl097a iptraf # echo '[trixbox] name=trixbox RPM Repository for CentOS and RHEL baseurl=http://yum.trixbox.org/centos/$releasever/RPMS/ gpgcheck=0 enabled=1' > /etc/yum.repos.d/trixbox.repo # yum -y install tb-config # yum -y install …

Manually Creating Xen Disk Block Devices in /dev

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:35:05 -0700

On newer distros normally udev will create these devices but in some cases it doesnt know how to. Our distros are deployed with the devices already created so that it's not a problem. If your building your own distro or managed to foobar you /dev directory you may need to create the xvda, xvdb, xvdc... devices. Below shows how to do this.

modprobe: FATAL: Count not load /lib/modules/.... Messages in messages log

Thu, 20 May 2010 10:44:05 -0700

The reason for this error is because your modules directory is missing for the kernel version you are running. With a VPS this is a common problem because you are not running the kernel that came with your Linux distribution. To fix the warning on a RedHat-based server (RHEL, CentOS, Fedora Core), run the following commands:

VPS Plan Upgrade

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:49:26 -0700

If you have recently upgrade your VPS plan and are looking to take advantage of your new resources, you have come to the right place! The beauty of a VPS is that you can scale your resource limits up and down without having to actually move hardware configurations and incur the downtime associated with that.

rDNS Records for ProVPS

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:34:34 -0700

rDNS Records for ProVPS To set up proper reverse DNS (rDNS) records for your VPS, you must have first configured forward records to match. Typically only the base IP of your VPS needs a proper rDNS entry as this is the IP mail originates from and it is the IP that receiving mail hosts use to look up your DNS records. So, for instance, if you created your servers hostname as server1.example.net resolving to 127.0.0.1 then you would want to set the rDNS for 127.0.0.1 to server1.example.net, thus …

How To Use pv-grub on a VPS running CentOS 5

Mon, 24 May 2010 13:47:06 -0700

You first need to install the following packages as root using yum, below shows the command to do this. # yum install wget perl python python-devel python-setuptools gcc make patch Next you need to install mercurial, you can do this using the command below

Reset Root Password on a VPS

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:07:24 -0700

Below are instructions on how to reset your root password for various *nix distributions running on our VPS hosts. Your VPS will be down during this reset so please take that into consideration before performing these steps. With that in mind, this entire process can however be completed in less than 10 minutes. A word of caution: These instructions involve a small amount of shell usage, and if you are not comfortable with doing so, please email us and request we reset your root password for you…

How To Install X Server on a VPS (with VNC access)

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:52:41 -0700

How To Install X Server on a VPS (with VNC access) This guide is intended to provide those users who desire it instructions on how to install a graphical user environment on their VPS. Because the usual method of access your VPS (SSH) does not support a graphical environment, we will also install a way of doing so, called VNC. VNC is an open-source desktop sharing protocol allowing, among many other things, remote access to the GUI of a system. It is very similar in function to the Terminal Se…

Xen Console does not Display Login Prompt

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:51:48 -0700

Xen Console does not Display Login Prompt This is often a symptom after upgrading Ubuntu from versions previous to 9.10. These older versions used the /etc/event.d/ system to initialize devices whereas Ubuntu Karmic and later (=< 9.10) use a new /etc/init system. For versions 6.04 and older, the system was /etc/inittab, much like other Linux distributions (e.g. CentOS).