vi & vim aids

For my quick reference. To open two files in vi/vim and edit side by side (use CTRL-W + w to switch between the files): # vim -O foo.txt bar.txt To open a file and automatically move the cursor to a particular line number (for example line 80) # vi +80 ~/.ssh/known_hosts To display line numbers along the […]

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Denyhosts Assists

Every so often a legitimate user will get blocked by deny hosts.  When this happens you can re-enable their access with these 8 simple steps (UPDATE: or use the faster version, see below): Stop DenyHosts # service denyhosts stop Remove the IP address from /etc/hosts.deny Edit /var/lib/denyhosts/hosts and remove the lines containing the IP address. […]

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