The recent Fast Company article Where are all the lady geeks? proposes to solve the dearth of women coders at hackaton-type events by “bringing the sexy.” Oh my. There are a number of misguided and, in some cases, offensive aspects to this article. First, it’s inappropriate and unprofessional to use “pimpin” in the context of [...]
I typically use Rackspace servers, but these instructions should work for any recent Ubuntu server install, be it on a virtual server or dedicated machine. Secure root account SSH to server $ ssh root@123.456.78.90 Change root password $ passwd Create admin group and admin user Create an admin group $ /usr/sbin/groupadd admin GIve that group sudo privileges $ [...]