I’ve noticed a weird bug in Plesk 12 on CentOS 7: when you connect via FTP, the wp-content folder does not show up – all other folders can be seen as usual. It’s a rather crucial folder for WordPress users. At first I had suspected a problem with the ProFTP service which is not the … Read more
It just occurred to me that even though I know my way around vi fairly well, I never had to quit it without saving my changes. Usually I just go back in and overwrite my mistakes. Today I did something though that wasn’t as easy to eliminate: instead of pasting an IP address, I accidentally … Read more
SELinux – when installed – can take on one of three modes: To check which mode SELinux is running on, we can use either sestatus for a more detailed output, or simply getenforce for a one liner: sestatus SELinux status: enabled SELinuxfs mount: /sys/fs/selinux SELinux root directory: /etc/selinux Loaded policy name: targeted Current mode: enforcing … Read more
You’ve installed an SSL Certificate to secure your Plesk Panel, you’ve tested it with an SSL checker and sure enough: the ugly warning window doesn’t bother you or your customers anymore. But your email client still says that the server doesn’t have a valid certificate. What gives? The secret is this: SMTP, IMAP and POP3 … Read more
To start your Linux distribution into EFI Recovery Mode you need an installation disk. Even the smallest “minimal” image will do. Shutdown the VM if it’s running. Then mount the ISO image onto your VM (under Configuration – Hardware – CD/DVD1). Make sure the “Connected” box is ticked. Next you need to tell Parallels Desktop that … Read more
Installing Plesk on CentOS 7 hasn’t changed drastically from earlier versions, however CentOS is different than its predecessors. I’ve written an article about how to install Plesk on CentOS 6, but that was 3 years ago and thought it’s time for an updated version. Well here it is: Plesk 12, meet CentOS 7. Plesk Documentation … Read more
The End-of-Life (EOL) for CentOS Distributions is as follows: More under Section 21 in this article: http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General
The NC10’s integrated Synaptics Touch Pad works out of the box in CentOS 6, both under GNOME and KDE. No drivers or patches requried. But I remember that when it was running Windows XP I could “tap” the pad instead of clicking the dedicated key (that loud CLACK noise annoys the neighbours). How can we … Read more
