Thanks, netstat gives me a few lines w/o any ports...... I did install an FTP server and issued proftpd -t -d3 and it started. - not sure if this command also caused it to be configured on runlevel 3... did notice is was added to rc3.d Thanks for your help, Keith Jason Spatafore wrote: You can probably check what email server and ftp server is running by doing: netstat Then look for which process is listening to port 110 (POP, email) and port 21 (FTP) >> Thanks Craig , Thanks for the references. I was able to >> determine the version of apache by httpd - v and the version of >> bind by named -v . However I cannot determin which mail >> server is running nor which ftpd server is running. Any help is >> much appreciated. Keith >> >> style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; >> padding-left: 5px;">Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:59:49 -0700 From: Craig >> White Subject: Re: VPS Command Line >> Tutorials To: Main PLUG discussion list >> Message-ID: >> <1151899189.11093.4.camel@lin-workstation.azapple.com> Content-T >> ype: text/plain On Sun, 2006-07-02 at 20:45 -0700, Alex Dean >> wrote: > On Jul 2, 2006, at 3:49 PM, keith smith wrote: > >> > > I opted to not have a control panel because I hope to >> learn. > > >> There's no better way! :) You may have trouble finding an 'all in >> > one' howto on these diverse topics. Probably better to look for >> more > focused articles, and stitch together the skills you need >> for your > situation. > > > What I would like to >> learn is how to create Zone files, > > If you're just >> getting started, I think DNS can be a pretty hairy > animal. (I >> still prefer to let someone else handle mine.) There's a > great >> free service at everydns.net which will allow you to control > >> just about everything you need to for your DNS. I've had DNS for >> > many production sites with them for years with no trouble. Just >> an > idea. > > Here's some search results I just >> found : > http://www.freeos.com/articles/3956/ > >> http://www.cramsession.com/articles/files/dns-demystified---the- > >> zon-9172003-0852.asp > > > Apache Vhost >> configurations, > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/vhosts/ >> (for Apache 2.0. The 1.3 > version is basically the >> same.) > The O'Reilly "Apache Cookbook" has a really great set of >> tutorials on > virtual hosting. > >> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/apacheckbk/ > > > FTP >> configurations, and modify email accounts ETC from the command > >> > line. > > These 2 are going to depend on which FTP >> server and which mail server > you are using. You may say "which >> one should I use?" and the > response will probably be "what do >> you want to use it for?". Your > server setup probably has >> something installed already, so maybe > getting started with >> those is a good idea. If you can figure out > which ones they >> are, you can try the man pages or web searches for > >> tutorials. ---- I run dns for internal lans but not exposed to the >> Internet because you have to >> get deeper into it. I might suggest installing >> webmin http://www.webmin.com but that evidently isn't the point of >> the exercise. I would suggest that both Apache and BIND are >> mature, stable and well documented on their respective web sites and >> that would certainly be the definitive documentation and possibly the >> best place to start unless you are looking for a walkthru in which >> case, perhaps webmin isn't such a bad >> idea. Craig ------------------------------ < >> /plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> >> te> __________________________________________________ Do >> You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection >> around http://mail.yahoo.com >> -- NextPart -- >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> -- NextPart -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.8/380 - Release Date: 6/30/2006 Sincerely, Jason Spatafore --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com