As the subject line says, I now have a bright shiny new (small) virtual private server. For the moment I've done what seems the most obvious first step: getting it set up to log in using SSH and a non-root account so I have to sudo before most easily shooting myself in the foot. The second step being to go for advice without mentioning company names or IP addresses in the same email as what would otherwise amount to, "Hi I'm a newbie admin, easy box to crack here." :} As I do consider RTFM do be a decent answer, does anyone have some preferred, "How not to be an idiot with your new VPS," guides? As for what I plan to do with it I will probably start with having an outside the apartment place to keep a copy of things I'm putting under version control, and then some lightweight personal web serving. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss