Adding alternate repositories to CentOS
Many alternative repositories are available to install software packages for CentOS. Popular alternatives and instructions for adding each are listed below. EPEL – Fedora Repository […]
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Setting up CentOS – Add users
Add a user with the command “useradd.” For example, to add an admin user to the wheel group, run the following command: useradd newuser -g […]
Setting up CentOS – Add and configure the SSH server
Securing SSH: Protocol 1 should be disabled, and SSH should be set to disallow password authentication, only allowing authentication via keyfiles. You must generate keyfiles […]
Setting up CentOS – Set a hostname
Edit /etc/sysconfig/network and set the HOSTNAME field to the name of your server. Reboot, and the Bash prompt should now show the correct name of […]
Setting up CentOS – Configure the network
When you install a CentOS 6.0, 6.1, or 6.2 server, the network is not automatically configured for DHCP or static IP addressing. In CentOS 6.3 […]