As a system administrator it is sometimes useful to watch things happening live in Apache access log. Tail would be the command usually used to accomplish the task, while logged in as an appropriate user through a secure shell session. Tailing the Apache Access Log was a resolution to a problem that I encountered when… Continue reading Tailing the Apache Access Log
Tag: SSH
Why is your fly open to the world?
Do you walk around often with your fly open? In a word, NO! So why is your IT stuff open to the world? Think about it… After years of experiencing consistent and repetitive attacks on the secure shell and WordPress login, I started to wonder why that was occurring. What is the reason that there… Continue reading Why is your fly open to the world?