Buttar

Azhar Ali Buttar has 20 years of experience working in different domains within IT industry. From network protocols to server hardening, he knows about multiple areas and has been working side by side with MNCs to provide cost-effective security and infrastructure solutions. Azhar’s expertise lies in off-site and hybrid infrastructure deployment using multiple platforms which includes, but not limited to, Azure, AWS, Google and Private Clouds. He has also been leading several infrastructure and security teams to deploy and perform security optimization in multiple projects, and now leads Nocastra with his decision-making and client-oriented skills.

top 20 howto’s and guides for LINUX users

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If somebody will ask me that to whom I will vote and there are Microsoft, MAC and LINUX and I will sure vote for LINUX because of its versatility and openness. Today I would like to share a list of how-to and guide for LINUX users. i hope someone will get help from these guides.

  • Advanced Bash Scripting
    Understand and learn how to write bash scripts for the command line.
  • Bluetooth on Linux
    Great document on setting up Bluetooth on Linux.
  • Introduction to Linux
    This is a great overview of Linux, a definite must read for Linux newbie’s.
  • IPTables
    Secure your network using IPTables.
  • Linux Administration Made Easy
    A very detailed document on Linux administration.
  • Linux Complete Backup and Recovery
    Anyone who has a Linux desktop or server must know how to backup and restore their system at any moments notice. This is an important guide if you absolutely do not want to lose any crucial data.
  • Linux Dictionary
    This is a great resource for finding out information on Linux related terms and jargon.
  • Linux Encryption
    Understand and learn about encryption practices on Linux.
  • Linux Gamers
    Learn the inner workings of how games work on Linux along with how to resolve common problems.
  • Linux IPv6
    Learn about the new layer 3 protocol, IPv6 protocol and how to take advantage of it on Linux.

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how to convert your old LAPTOP into a new one

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If you LAPTOP’s touch pad is made by synaptic then this post is worth reading for you because its gonna give some interesting. Now you can convert your old laptop into a new great working laptop and you don’t need to through your laptop out because of lake of functionality. This software can convert your … Read more

how to customize right click menu in windows

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Customizing right click in windows can help you improve your speed to work with day to day required applications like windows internet explorer, Firefox, Microsoft Outlook and many others. Have a look at the under given steps to customize your right click menu.

1. Go to Start Menu

2. Go to Run and type regedit to open the registry editor

Now start customizing it so that you can add more application and functions in this menu to use it frequently. 

  • Open My Computer HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT Directory shell.
  • Select New from the Edit menu, and then select Key.
  • Here, type the name of the new item you want added to the list, and press Enter.
  • Highlight the new key, select New from the Edit menu, and then select Key again.
  • Type command for the name of this new key, and press Enter.
  • Double-click on the (default) value in the right pane, and type the full path and filename of the application you want associated with this entry.
  • Close the Registry Editor when finished.

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Secure you computer using windows cloud services

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The popularity of any windows service can be judged by just going to its website. Windows Intune is so much popular that even in beta you can’t participate because its full already.

Windows Intune simplifies how businesses manage and secure PCs using Windows cloud services and Windows 7—so your computers and users can operate at peak performance. Windows Intune delivers cloud-based management and security capabilities that can be administered through a single Web-based console, enabling your end users and your IT staff to work from virtually anywhere-all that’s required is an Internet connection.

  • Manage and secure PCs anywhere with cloud services

  • Get the best Windows experience with Windows 7 Enterprise

  • Fits your business needs with simple setup, maintenance, and billing

Windows Intune details

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how to manually configure IP address using command line in debian lenny

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I know most of the guys have very well idea how to do this thing but many would be looking for this piece of information on internet and it is available too but I just like to give you few short steps and you are ready to go with your Debian system. Most of the writer just give the IP address configuration but no one share this secret that you have to enter something in resolv.conf file. Lets configure an Ethernet card on Debian manually and use the internet on command line.

Configure the Network Manually

You can use ifconfig command to configure IP address and other information and you can also enter all this configuration in a file given at the location specified below;

/etc/network/interfaces

Save Network Settings to a Configuration File

To change the current network configuration setting you’ll need to edit /etc/network/interfaces file using a text editor such as vi. This is the only way to save device setting to a configuration file so that system can remember changes after a reboot.

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how to install Apache Tomcat 6 on Debian 5 (Lenny)

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In my previous articles for installation and configuration of apache tomcat 6 I tried to focus on the configuration of this web server with other utilities like setting up apache tomcat with apache2, configuration of apache tomcat with virtual host and apcahe2. Today I like to share a very simple method that will show the steps of configuration of apache tomcat 6 on debian lenny with some java settings.

I hope that you have a working installation of Debian 5 (Lenny), and have enough knowledge to update and install new packages on the system. I also assume that you have a functional SSH connection and root access to your server. why would you look for  a functional SSH connection? because you can access the system using some connectivity software like putty to do the configurations.

Install a Java Implementation

You have to Make sure that your package repositories and installed programs are up to date by issuing the following commands:

apt-get update

apt-get upgrade –show-upgraded

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how to configure startup services in debian lenny

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Debian is a very good Linux distribution which offers very rich feature list including security and many more. For example, you may need to provide a web server (Apache service) to serve web pages. However, if you do not need use a service, you should always turn off all unused services to avoid exploits for this purpose you can use under given few very easy to use tool to manage your startup entries. Debian provided various tools to manage services. There are various methods for managing access to system services:
1) /etc/init.d/service
2) rcconf
3) update-rc.d etc

sysvconfig – Services Startup Configuration Tool

Debian and Ubuntu Linux also offers service command. It can be used to execute System V style init script stored at /etc/init.d/service-name { start|stop|restart|action }.

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