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A VPS or Virtual Private Server is a virtual machine hosted by a VPS provider and accessible only via the internet. It may also be called VDS or cloud server. The most common VPS types are OpenVZ, KVM, Xen and VMWare.

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Monitor all incoming pings/requests

I have installed Ubuntu Lucid on a VPS. I installed a webserver, and also a mail server (POSTFIX). What I noticed is that some websites are continuously pinging my domain*. I have also received a number of SPAM mail that is delivered to my IP. What…
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Unable to SSH into server after upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04

I just upgraded the server from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 and now I am unable to SSH into the server. Any ideas? I'm using Putty on Windows 10. Edit: Whenever I finish the update and restart the machine. Then Putty prompt ends, saying the connection…
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How to close a VPS and leave programs running (using "screen" command)?

Imagine that I have a program running in a VPS. I want to close that VPS (maybe turn off the computer) but keep that program running. I understand I can use "screen" to do so. But I'm unsure how the syntax works. Let's say that the program name is…
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How to create config files

Im trying to create a config file in UBuntu 15.10 VPS by doing this: sudo nano $HOME/.yourcoin/yourcoin.conf But when I try to exit and save it says error writing no such file or directory. I also tried mkdir but can't do it. I want to create this…
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Vps not "saving" session

Dont know if this is the right place to ask. Hi, i have a small problem with my vps. I use windows remote desktop connection to connect to the vps. I login using root and my password, and everything is working as intended, but when i disconnect from…
Peterpan
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how can I find out all the commands entered

how can I find out all the commands entered by the user? I need to know all my entered commands OC: centOS
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