NameHero® Blog
Web Hosting Tips & Resources From NameHero
Embracing a lifelong passion for technology since childhood, CJ delved into the intricate workings of systems, captivated by the desire to understand the unknown. This innate curiosity led to his discovery of Linux, a revelation that resonated deeply. With more than 7 years of on the job experience, he's honed his technical skills as a Geek and Senior Linux Systems Administrator.
If you are using systems that use SSH 8.2 or higher and use SSH you need to check this out. With security keys, your SSH key can be stolen but as long as they don’t physically get your security key they won’t gain access to your critical systems. In this post, we will explore everything […]
Have you gotten the error message “host key verification failed” when connecting to a remote server and are stuck wondering what it means and how to fix it? If so you have found your way to the right place. In this blog post, we will break down what the error means, possible causes, and the […]
On Unix-like operating systems like Linux, the operating system consists of files and folders. With everything coming back to files and folders, permissions are important. Permissions for newly created files are just as important. Think about it, you don’t want to be constantly thinking about file permissions, and nor should you or your users. That […]
On Unix and Linux systems one of the go-to commands used to copy files is the SCP command. When everything is working that’s great but what if you run into an error? In this post, we will discuss SCP and SSH, Debugging, and potential causes of the SCP permission denied errors. Understanding SCP And SSH The […]
Debian-based Linux distributions use .deb files for installing packages. These deb files are then stored in a central repository to make retreating these files easy. This is where a package manager like apt comes into play as it allows you to search and install packages from those remote package repositories. In this post, we will discuss how to keep […]
On Unix-like operating systems like Linux, the operating system consists of files and folders. With everything coming back to files and folders, access control of them is extremely important. Think about it with the right level of access you can do anything. File permissions allow us to restrict access to only those who should have […]
Have you ever wondered how Linux and other Unix-like operating systems know where programs are located when you try and run a command? The path variable is responsible for this, it tells the operating system where to search for executable files. Contained in the path variable is a list of directories that are searched though […]
In this blog post, we are going to take a look at how to mount SMB shares on Linux. From the related terms, to what needs to be installed, and how to mount it to your local file system. Then wrapping up with troubleshooting and unmounting. What Is CIFS? CIFS stands for common internet file […]
Technology has changed so much from the early days, today we have more and more connected devices. This means more of our lives are dependent on this technology, meaning the security of those devices has become that much more important. In this blog post, we are going to take a look at the Nmap command. […]
SQL is the abbreviation of structured query language which is used to interact with database management systems. The names of both SQLite and MySQL come from this query language. In this post, we will make sense of these database management systems. Although we are only comparing two different options, I remember how confusing it can be from when I […]