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iinfi
iinfi Original post #1
Feb 18, 2009 at 12:56 AM
Do we have any free tools available for linux admins.
like tool to create dns server. configure vsftpd.

any such stuff which you folks mite have used.

i am mainly interested in RHEL platform.

thank you
anurag_bhd
Feb 18, 2009 at 1:39 AM
You might want to try out Webmin - the one stop solution for all these things, for any Linux distro.

Also, RHEL and Fedora come with many GUI tools to let you configure the basic servers, like Apache.
talktorishav
Feb 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM
I also agree with anurab_bhd, go for webmin or mikrotik.
damngoodman999
Feb 19, 2009 at 7:21 PM
Do we have any free tools available for linux admins.
like tool to create dns server. configure vsftpd.

any such stuff which you folks mite have used.

i am mainly interested in RHEL platform.

thank you


U r learning RHCE right , i guess u asked long time ago where to learn abt the centers right !!

Guess what i had completed the RHCE certified exam 2 weeks back , now i am getting fully expertise on the "HTTPD" and "MTA"

As for your concern - u know we wont use any tools , configure the domain name with prescribed statements any with that !!!

u tried SSH ??? then VSFTPD configuration is easy one line statement


Code:
vi /etc/hosts.deny

vsftpd: ALL EXCEPT "ur domain hostname"

thats all , y u need the tools for that
iinfi
iinfi #5
Feb 21, 2009 at 12:36 AM
@anurag_bhd and @talktorishav thanks i will chk what webmin is

@ damngoodman999
i just gave a couple of examples.. i m afraid at corporate level you dont do just a ftp server. u will need to secure it and also sometimes they require you to do SSL or PKI encryption as well. I just wanted to know if there were any list of tools available for such purposes.
damngoodman999
Feb 21, 2009 at 1:27 AM
there are some tools for SSH , it is


u r studying RHCE right ??
iinfi
iinfi #7
Feb 21, 2009 at 9:00 PM
now i m working as a jr. linux admin n also working towards gaining some exp on some virtualization products n Oracle.
no time to prepare for RHCE. :(
damngoodman999
Feb 21, 2009 at 9:48 PM
my friend is system engineer on linux ,, he told many tools are used i say tom he ll tell in the morning only
iinfi
iinfi #10
Feb 23, 2009 at 9:35 PM
thank you ..webmin looks good.
i m glad i didnt know abt it earlier.

will use it only incase of emergencies. else i will forget command line, which is still the heart n soul of Linux
anurag_bhd
Feb 24, 2009 at 4:26 PM
thank you ..webmin looks good.
else i will forget command line, which is still the heart n soul of Linux

Great spirit, I would say. :)