Install vzdump using yum on CentOS

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As some of you may already know, vzdump is not included in the openvz repository for CentOS. If you need to use vzdump, you have to download its source and compile it yourself, unless you’re already using some VPS control panel that has it bundled.

Luckily, for all those who don’t use control panels and don’t want to compile vzdump themselves, there’s a quick workaround. SolusVM includes it in its repository, which apparently can be used even if you don’t have SolusVM installed on that particular server.

iptables modules for OpenVZ kernel

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This is my preferred list of modules for iptables on OpenVZ kernels (set in /etc/vz/vz.conf): ## IPv4 iptables kernel modules to be enabled in CTs by default IPTABLES=”ipt_REJECT ipt_tos ipt_TOS ipt_LOG ip_conntrack ipt_limit ipt_multiport iptable_filter iptable_mangle ipt_TCPMSS ipt_tcpmss ipt_ttl ipt_length ipt_state iptable_nat ip_nat_ftp ipt_owner ipt_REDIRECT” ## IPv4 iptables kernel modules …

Unable to login to FTP on CentOS 6 VPS with Virtualmin / ProFTPD?

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Does the login to your newly installed CentOS 6 VPS using Virtualmin and ProFTPD fail?

Check your /var/log/secure for errors such as this :
proftpd: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib64/security/pam_stack.so): /lib64/security/pam_stack.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
proftpd: PAM adding faulty module: /lib64/security/pam_stack.so

If you are logging the above error your /etc/pam.d/proftpd was updated (incorrectly)…