Linux to Windows
Hello – I need a resolution to this issue as soon as possible. I am a windows administrator who has to step into a linux environment and replace the linux server w/ windows. The 3 services I need help with are dns/www/ftp. Currently on linux servers; I have no idea where to even start to see the current dns records; existing web site and ftp users/home directories. Current setup is VMWare ESX Server Running each of these services as a different VM; I can attach a remote console and it seems that I am at a normal linux command prompt. Is there generic commands I can use to spit out the DNS tables? FTP Users accounts? Again; I have no linux experience so any and all help is appreciated. Please let me know if you need further information on the configuration. Thanks!
What disrtibutions/versions of linux are running on the VMs? If you are lucky you could actually use the BIND files directly, since the oldish rippoff M$ totes can understand oldish versions of 'em. As to FTP, that depends on ftp server and config, so no general advice can be given. Placement of files pertaining to web... depends a bit on distro and a lot on config (here it's more safe to assume some form of apache)... Simplest is likely to install Apache for windoze and just copy things over...
-- Glenn
-- Glenn
install somehing called WEBMIN. It runs at http://localhost:10000 and it basically is a graphical interface for you. Its extremely easy :-)
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webmin is a good tools to use, but I personally is a console user, and they all gave you very good hints just put some url you can read for reference http://www.siliconvalleyccie.com/#Websites for DNS, FTP and web setting.
also, http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html a good place to learn linux and how config
also, http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html a good place to learn linux and how config
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
This will be the configuration file for the www server(s).
/etc/named.conf
This one will list where you will find the db.{name} for each {name} domain. The will usually also be under the /etc directory.
/etc/ftpaccess
This should have the information about who can log in, and where their ftp folders are.
I hope this helps, even though you are going away from Linux, it seems that they are running under VM's, which means that if the host OS locks, they are gone too.
Take care,
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