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CentOS Hot to install and configure Cacti on CentOS 4
Post date: October 6, 2006, 23:10 Category: Installing Views: 6250 Comments: 0
Tutorial quote: This is a tutorial I wrote about how to quickly install and configure cacti on a CentOS host. Covers the basics.
CentOS How To Monitor A System With Sysstat On Centos 4.3
Post date: August 29, 2006, 10:08 Category: System Views: 1799 Comments: 0
Tutorial quote: A common task for System Administrators is to monitor and care for a server. That's fairly easy to do at a moment's notice, but how to keep a record of this information over time? One way to monitor your server is to use the Sysstat package.

Sysstat is actually a collection of utilities designed to collect information about the performance of a linux installation, and record them over time.

It's fairly easy to install too, since it is included as a package on many distributions.
CentOS Securing the CentOS Perfect Setup with Bastille
Post date: August 29, 2006, 10:08 Category: Security Views: 2110 Comments: 0
Tutorial quote: This article shows how to secure a CentOS server using psad, Bastille, and some other tweaks. psad is a tool that helps detect port scans and other suspicious traffic, and the Bastille hardening program locks down an operating system, proactively configuring the system for increased security and decreasing its susceptibility to compromise.
CentOS System Monitoring with the Sysstat package
Post date: August 18, 2006, 02:08 Category: System Views: 1463 Comments: 0
Tutorial quote: A system administrator needs to know how systems are performing. Using the Sysstat package, this tutorial will show how to monitor a system for performance.

CentOS The Perfect Setup - CentOS 4.3 (64-bit)
Post date: April 13, 2006, 02:04 Category: Miscellaneous Views: 3653 Comments: 0
Tutorial quote: This is a detailed description how to set up a CentOS 4.3 based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters (web server (SSL-capable), mail server (with SMTP-AUTH and TLS!), DNS server, FTP server, MySQL server, POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.). This tutorial is written for the 64-bit version of CentOS 4.3, but should apply to the 32-bit version with very little modifications as well.