Category Archives: Servers

Bind : validating : dlv.isc.org SOA: got insecure response; parent indicates it should be secure

Have you notified this error message in the logs since bind-9.8.2 update? named: validating @0x7fc170001550: dlv.isc.org SOA: got insecure response; parent indicates it should be secure named: error (insecurity proof failed) resolving ‘dlv.isc.org/DLV/IN’: 0.0.0.0#53 This is related to the new DNSSEC feature which is now enabled by default. This might indicate the DNS resolvers/forwarders you… Read More »

FreeBSD : vsftpd not configured for standalone, must be started from inetd

Getting this error message trying to start vsFTPd on FreeBSD? 500 OOPS: vsftpd: not configured for standalone, must be started from inetd Then you missed the important part shown at the end of “vsftpd.conf”! # If using vsftpd in standalone mode, uncomment the next two lines: listen=YES background=YES Just uncomment “listen=YES”, “background=YES” and start the… Read More »

Windows : How to enable ICMP echo request

As you might noticed on latest version of Windows, ICMP requests are blocked by default with the built-in firewall. Use this simple command to enable echo request : netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 enable

Windows : Plesk dependency for msi45 required by mssql2008

You might encounter this issue when installing Plesk 11 with Microsoft SQL Server on Windows : Unable to install the “mssql2008_configurator-1.0.noarch” package. The following could cause the installation failure: 1) mssql2008_configurator-1.0.noarch: No suitable solutions were found for the “msi45 >= 4.5.0000.0000” dependency. 2) The dependency for “msi45 >= 4.5.0000.0000” required by the “mssql2008_configurator-1.0.noarch” package could… Read More »

Linux : How to enable php-SSH support in Debian

PHP SSH support does not come out of the box yet. The shortest and effortless path to get it working is the following procedure. DISCLAIMER : php-SSH is still beta and not enabled by default. Use only if you know what you’re doing! 1. Install the development components to build the module : apt-get install… Read More »

Linux : Restrict recursive lookup on BIND name server

To restrict as much as possible attack on your name server and avoid your resources consumed by tons of illegitimate queries, it’s wise to disable recursive lookup from the Internet for domains that are not served by your DNS server. To achieve that, simply add those parameters to named.conf “options” section : recursion yes; allow-recursion… Read More »

Linux : SpamAssassin high CPU usage, keep flipping between running and zombie state

You may notice those symptoms after updating SpamAssassin : – High CPU usage – spamd keep flipping between “running” and “zombie” state This probably mean your SpamAssassin installation is missing rule set configuration files. To resolve this issue, simply try running : sa-update Since this should have been automatically done at the installation or upgrade,… Read More »

Linux : How to replace failed drive in software RAID array

This tutorial is about how to replace a failed member of a Linux software RAID-1 array. You can monitor the status of your software RAID array through mdadm with the following command : cat /proc/mdstat This is the kind of output you’ll get in case of the secondary drive is either dead or no longer… Read More »

Linux : IPv6 addrconf prefix with wrong length 126

You may experience this error shown on “dmesg” or system logs (/var/log/messages) : IPv6 addrconf: prefix with wrong length 126 This actually indicate a device on your network trying to broadcast IPv6 information that dosen’t match your network configuration. To get rid and disable this, simply run the following commands as root : echo 0… Read More »

Windows : No Logon Servers Available to service the Logon request

You may experience this issue trying to log into a computer which is a member of a Active Directory network : No Logon Servers Available to service the Logon request. This issue may actually resolved by removing the computer from the domain, reboot and join the domain again.