Hi All Today I also had to setup mysql on Ubuntu and allow for remote connections to it. There are a few things that need to be done, to get this working, after you have installed mysql-server 1. Edit my.cnf to bind to the servers REAL IP address sudo vi /etc/mysql/my.cnf edit the line which … Read more →

Hi All I had to install Ubuntu Server onto a Hyper-V virtual machine today. I started off with version 10.04 using the instructions detailed here http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/10/21/installing-ubuntu-server-10-10-on-hyper-v.aspx and it worked OK, other than the fact that it crashed at one point, it was hard to restart and gave a few storage errors on boot up. It … Read more →

Hi All As stated before, I’m fairly new to the Linux world, but have been using it in earnest for about 18months now, and I like it. a lot. I have recently setup a new webserver, using Cherokee on Ubuntu, and then had to undergo the task of giving SFTP access to users, so that … Read more →

Hi All I have been working now with Linux Ubuntu 10.04 TLS 64 Bit and have been thoroughly enjoying my experiences with NIX, as opposed to WIN. One of the first hurdles that I encountered was how to connect to a box, which you’re recently built. The standard method seems to be to use something … Read more →