Once in a lifetime you might forget your root password. If that happens, reboot your distro and at the GRUB prompt press “e” to edit the first line. Make sure the new entry sais “linux single”. Press “b” to boot the new entry line. You’ll be thrown into single user mode and given a BASH… Read More »
If you’re using SSH and you have your ports wide open to the world, your best bet would be to install fail2ban. If you’re curious though as of whom is trying to get in by bruteforcing your SSH passwords, you might get a clear view with the following command: grep “POSSIBLE BREAK-IN ATTEMPT” /var/log/auth.log This… Read More »
To hide the icons that show up on the Gnome desktop, launch gconf-editor and go to apps > nautilus > preferences. Uncheck the box at the right of show_desktop and close gconf-editor.
You can change the color of your BASH prompt to red with this command: export PS1=”\e[0;31m[\u@\h \W]\$ \e[m” To make the change permanent, create a .bash_profile in your home directory (if one isn’t already present): touch ~/.bash_profile and paste the line directly into the file. Save and close. For other colors please see the attached… Read More »