[HowtoForge] Newsletter 07/07/2011

HowtoForge Newsletter 07/07/2011
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*** Version 1.2 of the ISPConfig 3 Manual ***
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The next update of the ISPConfig 3 Manual is available in PDF format (version 1.2 for ISPConfig >= 3.0.3.3; Date: 05/04/2011).

Version 1.2 for ISPConfig >= 3.0.3.3 (Date: 05/04/2011)
Author: Falko Timme
308 pages

The manual can be downloaded from these two links:

http://www.ispconfig.org/ispconfig-3/ispconfig-3-manual/
http://www.howtoforge.com/download-the-ispconfig-3-manual

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ISPConfig Monitor App for Android Phones
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With the ISPConfig Monitor App, you can check your server status and find out if all services are running as expected. You can check TCP and UDP ports and ping your servers. In addition to that you can use this app to request details from servers that have ISPConfig installed; these details include everything you know from the Monitor module in the ISPConfig Control Panel (e.g. services, mail and system logs, mail queue, CPU and memory info, disk usage, quota, OS details, RKHunter log, etc.).

Download/Usage
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For download and usage instructions, please visit http://www.ispconfig.org/ispconfig-3/ispconfig-monitor-app-for-android/ .

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New HOWTOs:
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* Enabling Compiz Fusion On An Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop (With The Unity Desktop)
* Enabling Compiz Fusion On An Ubuntu Classic 11.04 Desktop (GNOME) (NVIDIA GeForce 8200)
* How To Set Up And Integrate An Ubuntu 10.04 LTSPv5 Server Into A Windows 2008 Active Directory Domain
* How To Set Up An Openfire Instant Messaging Server On CentOS 5.6
* Installing And Using OpenVZ On Fedora 15
* How To Set Up A Web-Based Enterprise Password Manager Protected By Two-Factor Authentication

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Enabling Compiz Fusion On An Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop (With The Unity Desktop)
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This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) desktop with the Unity interface (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card which I assume it has because otherwise Unity wouldn't start, and GNOME would be used instead). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/enabling-compiz-fusion-on-an-ubuntu-11.04-desktop-with-the-unity-desktop

Enabling Compiz Fusion On An Ubuntu Classic 11.04 Desktop (GNOME) (NVIDIA GeForce 8200)
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This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) desktop with the classic GNOME interface, i.e., no Unity (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an NVIDIA GeForce 8200 here). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/enabling-compiz-fusion-on-an-ubuntu-classic-11.04-desktop-gnome-nvidia-geforce-8200

How To Set Up And Integrate An Ubuntu 10.04 LTSPv5 Server Into A Windows 2008 Active Directory Domain
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With the current economic conditions, companies have been trying to do more with less by recycling old hardware and utilizing open source software. That's also true where I work. Between our call center, finance, distribution, warehouse, and sales departments over 50% of the company's employees are running on RHEL4 LTSP thin clients. Recently it was decided to update our LTSP environment from RHEL4 to Ubuntu 10.04 with LTSPv5. Using the following steps, I was able to set up and integrate an Ubuntu 10.04 LTSPv5 server into a Windows 2008 Active Directory domain.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-set-up-and-integrate-an-ubuntu-10.04-ltspv5-server-into-a-windows-2008-active-directory-domain

How To Set Up An Openfire Instant Messaging Server On CentOS 5.6
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In this current changing world of unified communication, organizations and support teams require some form of communication to improve efficiency and possibly customer satisfaction. In this document, we will look at how to setup an Instant Messaging server on CentOS 5.6 using a free and open source XMPP based IM server.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-set-up-an-openfire-instant-messaging-server-on-centos-5.6

Installing And Using OpenVZ On Fedora 15
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In this HowTo I will describe how to prepare a Fedora 15 server for OpenVZ. With OpenVZ you can create multiple Virtual Private Servers (VPS) on the same hardware, similar to Xen and the Linux Vserver project. OpenVZ is the open-source branch of Virtuozzo, a commercial virtualization solution used by many providers that offer virtual servers. The OpenVZ kernel patch is licensed under the GPL license, and the user-level tools are under the QPL license.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-and-using-openvz-on-fedora-15

How To Set Up A Web-Based Enterprise Password Manager Protected By Two-Factor Authentication
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While it is great that more services such as Facebook and Google are offering two-factor authentication, there are still plenty of services that do not. What is the next best thing? Using a password manager and incredibly complex passwords. A password manager allows you to use different passwords at all the sites and services you visit, but it creates a 'keys-to-the-kingdom' problem. This tutorial will show you how to install the WebKeePass open-source web-based, enterprise password manager and how to protect it with two-factor authentication from WiKID Systems. Note that we have not evaluated the security of WebKeePass - this would certainly be worthwhile. Our primary selection criteria were: open-source, multi-user and allowed for external authentication, in this case via LDAP. Another option that looked promising was CorporateVault.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-set-up-a-web-based-enterprise-password-manager-protected-by-two-factor-authentication

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