[the] Code Girl (aka UnrulyGrrl)

Wow, did that ever come in handy recently. I thought I was being all smart by importing my entire /etc dir into CVS. THAT part was smart at least. The STUPID part was then using the cvs-checked-out version as /etc. I did at least have the foresight to simply rename my original etc dir rather than deleting it.

I never read the docs on cvs import too closely. HUGE mistake. Turns out that all symbolic links are ignored. Guess what all your rc.d startup scripts are? Yeah. links.

Typically you would not notice a blunder such as this until you rebooted your server. I happened to have just asked for more ram/drive space on my VPS and the server then had to be rebooted for those changes. Then it didn’t come back up. I guess it was a good thing that it was rebooted so soon after my change, so the cause could be traced much more easily.

Console access to your VPS: just one of many reasons to go with RimuHosting for your ‘virtual private server’ needs. Helps to save you from yourself :)

I recently started using Ubuntu Linux, despite being a hardcore Gentoo user. [Finally I got tired of waiting for things to compile every time I wanted to install something. ]

I tried out Ubuntu by getting a cheap $20/mo Virtual Private Server (VPS) from Rimuhosting.com. I already have 2 other VPS’ with them, but those servers run Redhat Fedora Core 5 (blah).

I liked Ubuntu so much that I installed it on my laptop at home and desktop at work, and I haven’t looked back since.

RimuHosting is one of the only places I have ever known that
1) is more clueful than an entire Linux User Group combined
2) actually MEANS “root access” when they say “root access”
3) has very reasonable prices

Rimu gives you total control of your VPS, including the ability to reboot it or even power cycle it. Rimu has lots of helpful FAQs, from setting up a CVS project to getting IPTables working. The turnaround time on support tickets is fantastic. A great Knowledge Base is available as well.
Did I mention the awesome freebies that come with a VPS?
+ web-based DNS Manager
+ backup MX server
+ backup FTP space
+ console access via SSH - great for those times when youve hosed your box by doing something stupid with IPTables, as I have done a few times

I just finished moving everything off a FC5 server over to my new Ubuntu server (aptly named ‘linuxwins.org’) and set up an Apache virtual host for unrulygrrl.org. I even revamped my website making it look a little more interesting.

Rimu folks are willing to help you with darn near anything that you are having problems with. When I was getting the Ubuntu server set up, I just couldn’t get Apache Server SIde Includes (SSI) working using the XBit hack (it did work on the old FC5 server, but that used Apache 1.x while this is Apache 2.x). I sent them email late one night asking for help, explaining what I had already tried, and the problem was fixed by the next morning. They have helped me many times in the past with various issues. I could not be happier with the service from Rimuhosting.

Please mention that you saw info on “unrulygrrl.org” if you decide to get a VPS from RimuHosting, they like to keep track of how people found them.
Thanks!

Ah this damn VPS (Virtual Private Server)……i should really learn RedHat so I dont screw it up anymore/again any time soon. These are the pitfalls of having root access to a box.

However, RimuHosting.com tech support has been awesome helping me get it all straightened out.

On a tangent: Everyone who stops by my office sees and loves my Linux is the SHIT sticker I have slapped on my monitor