So you don't have to reinvent the wheel.
If you surf to http://[vdr-host]:5480 you will be asked for a password.
user: root
password: vmw@re
Not very secure. Better make sure the VDR is firewalled.
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Loading...The e-commerce application magento, for some reason, expects to have a lot of permissions on every server. One thing I stumbled upon when trying to install magento, was the creation of /tmp/magento/var.
Since /tmp could be shared between all users, this may not be the safest way. That's why my servers don't allow access to /tmp, but have a personal /tmp-style directory instead.
I got the error:
[Thu Feb 04 21:24:21 2010] [error] [client 1.2.3.4] PHP Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/tmp/magento/var) is not within the allowed path(s): (/blah/blah/website.com:/usr/share/pear:/var/www/error) in /blah/blah/website.com/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Config/Options.php on line 214
The fix is very, very easy. But since I couldn't find anyone else posting the exact fix, I thought I'd do it.
in app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Config/Options.php on line 137, you find:
public function getSysTmpDir()
{
return sys_get_temp_dir();
}
Change it to:
public function getSysTmpDir()
{
return $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/your_secret_tmp_dir/';
}
(2 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)Loading...In this article I'm covering the use of old-style dhcp and tftp, which is useful for company networks that have/need a complete dhcp server running. Personally, for smaller setups, I now prefer dnsmasq to do the job.
With most modern onboard and PCI network interface cards (NICs), it's possible to boot from the network. This system is called PXE.
As I'm running (a variant of) RedHat Linux, I only cover how to set up PXE boot using Linux components. But there are Windows solutions as well. (Google it!)
When the NIC boots, it needs to get IP settings. Setup dhcp as usual. Now add these lines to the configuration:
next-server 192.168.1.254;
filename "/pxelinux.0";
In the place of 192.168.1.254, you need to enter your own tftp server address.
On my RH system, I installed the dhcp server using yum install dhcp, then configured /etc/dhcpd.conf as follows:
ddns-update-style ad-hoc;
authoritative;
log-facility local0;
default-lease-time 86400;
max-lease-time 86400;
subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0{
range 192.168.1.100 192.168.1.200; #limited range
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255;
option routers 192.168.1.254;
option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.254;
option domain-name "lan";
next-server 192.168.1.254;
filename "/pxelinux.0";
}
Download and install a tftp server. Most Linuxes ship their own, which you can install using yum (RedHat), yast (SuSE), apt-get (debian/ubuntu) or similar.
On my RedHat, I install a tftp server by running yum install tftp-server. Then I enable it using /sbin/chkconfig tftp on and reload xinetd: /sbin/service xinetd restart.
On my RedHat system, I install syslinux by running yum install syslinux. I then copy the syslinux.0 file to /tftpboot: cp /usr/lib/syslinux/pxelinux.0 /tftpboot
On a default RedHat installation, the firewall is enabled. You may need to open port 67-69 for dhcpd and tftp to function and port 53 for DNS.
More details are described on
http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/PXELINUX
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I already covered how to run VMWare Remote Console outside the browser. But the latest Firefox update broke more. It appears that Firefox is no longer connecting to SSL2 websites anymore.
The problem accessing the console is that FF 3.6 now has SSL2 disabled by default. Open about:config and change security.enable_ssl2 from false to true.
But that won't help with the console plugin, which although it installs, won't work from the "Console" tab. The workaround here is to generate a shortcut on your desktop and launch your session from there. -- mozilla.com
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cd /tmp
IP=the.esx.srv.ip # < fill in esx server ip address here
wget --no-check-certificate https://$IP/ui/plugin/vmware-vmrc-linux-x86.xpi
mv vmware-vmrc-linux-x86.xpi vmware-vmrc-linux-x86.zip
cd ~
mkdir -p bin/vmwareconsole # make directory bin in your own homedir
cd bin/vmwareconsole
unzip /tmp/vmware-vmrc-linux-x86.zip
cd ~/bin
ln -s vmwareconsole/plugins/vmware-vmrc . # make a symlink for easy access
vmware-vmrc # run the console
(11 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...The first time I tried to access the VMWare ESX 4 web client, I got this 503 Service unavailable error, which made me think I broke something. But on the second install, I got the exact same message.
While this is not important for most Windows users, as a Linux user I need this entry as there is no vSphere client for Linux.
In a default installation VMWare ESX 4.0 appears not to be running all required daemons to connect to the web client.
(2 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)Loading...While browsing through the ESX 4.0 screens, I stumbled on the firewall option to enable or disable access to a VNC server. That was reason for me lookup a way to use this VNC server.
It appears that ESX 4.0 has a built-in VNC Server which you can use to manage your virtual machines. You can login from machines that you don't have the vSphere client installed on. For example, Linux systems or that nice little HP Thin Client I have here. Some may even use it as a backdoor.
RemoteDisplay.vnc.enabled = "TRUE"
RemoteDisplay.vnc.password = "your_password"
RemoteDisplay.vnc.port = "5900"
You can apply these settings by editting the .vmx file manually using ssh or the Datastore browser. Or you can use the gui:
You will need to open the firewall to allow incoming VNC connections. You can find this in the ESX hosts configuration > Software:Security profile > Properties. Or you could run "esxcfg-firewall -e vncServer"
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