Linode Security Digest August 8-12, 2022

[b]Utility to change a root password[/b] I’ve added a utility to change root password on a selected disk image. It’s [url=https://www.linode.com/members/utilities/fschpasswd.cfm]available here[/url], off of the new [url=https://www.linode.com/members/utilities/]Utilities sub-tab[/url]. It’s pretty straightforward. You select a disk image, enter a new password twice, hit submit and the job is dispatched to the host. Your Linode must be […]

[b]Lassie – Linode Autonomous System Shutdown Intelligent rEbooter[/b] Lassie is a shutdown watchdog. It will automatically reboot your Linode if it powers off unexpectedly. It works by detecting that your Linode has powered off without a shutdown job being responsible for the power off condition. To prevent a loop, it will give up after 5 […]

Ubuntu version 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon is now available for installation via the distro wizard. Existing installs can, of course, upgrade.

As you know, we’ve replaced all of our hosts over the last few months. We’re in talks with a “technology asset recovery” firm about acquiring them, but thought we’d offer them to customers first. All hard drives have been removed, rails and power cord are included. Here is the build list. If you are interested, […]

Gentoo 2007.0 disk image is up — available now through the Distro Wizard… Enjoy! -Chris

You didn’t ask for it, but you’re getting it anyway! I’ve thrown caution to the wind, boarded the crazy train, lost my marbles, and: ➡ Increased the RAM ➡ Doubled the XFER ➡ Eliminated setup fees for new signups Linode 256 becomes [b]Linode 300[/b] with 200GiB XFER Linode 384 becomes [b]Linode 450[/b] with 300GiB XFER […]

Linode.com is proud to be sponsoring the first annual [url=http://railsrumble.com/]Rails Rumble Championship![/url] With competition officially slated for September 8th to 9th, assemble your team and head on over to their site to [url=http://railsrumble.com/register]register[/url]. [quote]The concept is simple: you get 48 hours to design, develop, and deploy a web application from scratch. After those 48 hours […]

[b]Multiple Account Management[/b] You can now have [url=https://www.linode.com/members/profile.cfm]multiple Linodes[/url] under one account, either by [url=https://www.linode.com/signup/?extrasMode=2]adding a Linode[/url] to your existing account or, if you already have multiple Linodes you can [url=https://www.linode.com/members/customer_merge.cfm]merge them together[/url]. [b]Multiple Accounts Features[/b] ➡ Can switch from one Linode to another inside the LPM without logging out/in. ➡ All-in-one billing. All your […]

CentOS 5.0 is now available for installation via the distro-wizard.

Debian 4.0 Etch and Ubuntu 7.04 Fiesty Fawn are now available for installation via the distro wizard. Existing installs can, of course, be upgraded via apt.

[b]Dallas Upgrades now available![/size][/b] We’ve [url=https://www.linode.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2634]doubled your resources[/url], and finally have the brand new, faster hardware up and running for you to receive them. To migrate to this new hardware, please utilize the [url=https://www.linode.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2658]Migration Queue[/url] tool located here: https://www.linode.com/members/migrate/ Come and get em! Enjoy! -Chris