Author: Linux Help

How to Start Using a Web Hosting Account

Starting with a web hosting account is an essential step in launching your online presence. Whether you’re setting up a personal blog, an e-commerce website, or a professional portfolio, a hosting account serves as the foundation. Here’s a comprehensive guide to help you get started: Step 1: Choose the Right Hosting Plan Before diving into […]

5 Linux commands to check free disk space

Keeping track of disk utilization information is on system administrators’ (and others’) daily to-do list. Linux has a few built-in utilities that help provide that information. Linux df command The df command stands for “disk-free,” and shows available and used disk space on the Linux system. df -h shows disk space in human-readable format df -a shows the file system’s […]

How to use a Private key for SSH authentication

What’s a private key? Even the most complex passwords cannot match the cryptographic strength of private keys. With SSH, private keys significantly improve security by relieving users of the burden of remembering complex passwords (or worse yet, writing them down). Let’s first Open a terminal and generate a private key. Step 1 : Check to […]

How to Disable SSH Password Authentication

As long as you use strong passwords, it is not necessary to disable SSH password authentication for your server; however, you can disable it if you would like. Before you proceed, keep these things in mind: You should only disable SSH password authentication if you are extremely familiar with public key authentication and understand the potential consequences of […]

Download and Install WordPress Via the Shell Over SSH and With WP-CLI

Installing WordPress often takes a lot of steps: downloading and uncompressing a zip file, uploading files to the server, and setting up the database and config. That can take a lot of time. Or you can do it by using the Fantastico or SimpleInstall utilities available via your host’s control panel. There is nothing wrong with […]

Use Netplwiz to Enable/Disable Auto Login on Windows 10/11

This post introduces the netplwiz command and offers guides on how to use netplwiz to enable or disable automatic login on Windows 10/11. For more useful computer tips and tools, you may visit MiniTool Software official website. On This Page :About NetplwizUse Netplwiz to Disable Password Login on Windows 10/11Use Netplwiz to Disable Auto Login […]

Allowing SSH root login on Ubuntu 20.04 step by step instructions

Step 1 Open the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file with administrative privileges and change the following line: The quick way to do this job could be just to simply use the sed command as shown below: Step 2 Restart SSH service: Step 3 By default the root’s password is not set on Ubuntu 20.04 and the error message Permission denied, please try again will […]

How To Configure SSH Key-Based Authentication on a Linux Server

Introduction SSH, or secure shell, is an encrypted protocol used to administer and communicate with servers. When working with a Linux server you may often spend much of your time in a terminal session connected to your server through SSH. While there are a few different ways of logging into an SSH server, in this […]