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FreeBSD : vsftpd not configured for standalone, must be started from inetd

Getting this error message trying to start vsFTPd on FreeBSD? 500 OOPS: vsftpd: not configured for standalone, must be started from inetd Then you missed the important part shown at the end of “vsftpd.conf”! # If using vsftpd in standalone mode, uncomment the next two lines: listen=YES background=YES Just uncomment “listen=YES”, “background=YES” and start the… Read More »

Windows : Plesk dependency for msi45 required by mssql2008

You might encounter this issue when installing Plesk 11 with Microsoft SQL Server on Windows : Unable to install the “mssql2008_configurator-1.0.noarch” package. The following could cause the installation failure: 1) mssql2008_configurator-1.0.noarch: No suitable solutions were found for the “msi45 >= 4.5.0000.0000” dependency. 2) The dependency for “msi45 >= 4.5.0000.0000” required by the “mssql2008_configurator-1.0.noarch” package could… Read More »

Windows : Enable TRIM on your SSD drive

Using a SSD drive on Windows 7? You better have TRIM enabled for better performance and make your drive last longer. Windows should enable it by default. To check if it’s enabled, run the following command : fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify If returned value is ” 0 “, this mean TRIM is enabled. If ”… Read More »

Linux : SpamAssassin high CPU usage, keep flipping between running and zombie state

You may notice those symptoms after updating SpamAssassin : – High CPU usage – spamd keep flipping between “running” and “zombie” state This probably mean your SpamAssassin installation is missing rule set configuration files. To resolve this issue, simply try running : sa-update Since this should have been automatically done at the installation or upgrade,… Read More »