Easily Setup and Manage a Web Server with Zentyal

"Zentyal" is designed as an one-stop server for small office and enterprises users.
The distro has all the components you need to run a gateway server, an office server and a communication server. It’s got the Apache web server, OpenLDAP directory server, Bind DNS server, Jabbered2 IM Server, Zarafa groupware, Asterisk VoIP and DansGuardian for content-control management and a lot more. ZENTYAL LINK - www.zentyal.org.
The USP of the distro are its host of custom management tools to monitor and control the various components of the server. Although configuring network management services isn’t for the faint of heart, Zentyal goes the extra mile to help you configure the different servers and services without mucking about with configuration files. here the link for those interested with ZENTYAL - http://www.zentyal.org/

Zentyal’s installer, like the distribution itself, is based on Ubuntu Server. The installation process is fairly straightforward and only prompts you for basic requirements like your location, keyboard layout, etc.
However, pay attention to the network-related settings that will help Zentyal hook up with your network. When prompted to select a network card, select the one that’s connected to the Internet and not your internal network. Also carefully enter the login credentials of the administrator user.
That’s about all the information Zentyal needs for installation. If you are wondering why there isn’t a partitioning step, it’s because Zentyal is designed to take over the entire disk.
Alternatively, you can also install the Zentyal components on top of an Ubuntu Server installation by adding and pulling packages from Zentyal’s repository.
When the distro boots for the first time, it will install some core packages by downloading them from the Internet, so make sure you are online when you boot the distro.
When it is ready, you are logged in Zentyal’s sparse desktop which has a browser window open that points to Zentyal’s web-based administration console. Log into the administration section with the credentials of the user you created during installation. On the initial launch, Zentyal will start a configuration wizard to help you setup the server.

From here you can install individual server packages, or modules in Zentyal parlance, or select predefined groups such as Gateway, Infrastructure, Office, and Communications. You can skip this step and install the packages later.
You can administer and monitor the Zentyal installation from its Dashboard. You can watch various server components, such as the CPU load, monitor bandwidth usage, and the status of all the installed modules. From here you can also install any available updates to the underlying core Zentyal distribution. The navigation bar on the left of the Dashboard will list the various installed modules.

When you select a module or group of modules for installation, Zentyal will show you a list of additional dependency modules that need to be installed. Once the installation process has been completed, Zentyal will configure the new modules prompting you for the essential information required to configure the new modules.
For ex, if you install the module for running an Active Directory server, Zentyal will ask you if you want to run the server in standalone mode or get directory information by connecting to an external directory server.
Another impressive feature is that before making any changes to the system, Zentyal gives you a full summary of changes. It will tell you what actions it’s going to perform (“generate SSL Certificates”) and the reasons for doing so (“Zentyal will self-sign SSL certificates for FTP service”) along with the complete path to the system files it’s going to modify.

If you are getting stuck with Zentyal, so Zentyal has extensive DIY support options and has a dedicated documentation website and also hosts a forum where users share tips and tricks based on the setup of their own networks.
Since Zentyal is based on Ubuntu Server, it will run on any hardware certified by the up-stream distribution. However, unlike Ubuntu Server LTS releases which are produced once every 2 years, Zentyal puts out a stable release every September. All Zentyal releases are based on the latest Long term support release available at the time.
Also, besides the freely available Community Edition we’ve looked at in this review, Zentyal also offers two commercial editions – one for small businesses and the other for large enterprises. The major difference between the Community edition and the commercial editions is the lack of the Disaster Recovery backup service and technical support in the free edition.
Zentyal is a good business distro that’s easy to deploy, set up and manage. If you are setting up a server for your network, I’d highly recommend you to check out its community edition. The distro is light enough to run inside a virtual machine, and once you are satisfied you can expose it to your network. Thanks again for reading. see you soon.

5 Reasons Why You Should Use a Password Manager

We have asked how our readers manage passwords before and we are big fans of password managers here. Many Internet users scoff at the idea of using a password manager to create, store and utilize their passwords. They feel they are too complicated to use, they are not secure and they will just make things harder than they have to be. The truth of the matter is that Password managers are one of the best ways to create, store, backup and manage your passwords on the Web and i  will show you why and how to do it.

 

 

1: Never Type a Password Again

If you have no system in place to manage your passwords, typing them into a field can be challenging if you are not sure what the password is for the site you are visiting. With a password manager, you can copy and paste passwords and even drag them into fields. You can do the same thing with usernames, too. This makes juggling multiple accounts at a single web site much easier for users.

2: Secure Password Creation

 Most password managers allow users to create complicated passwords which is what’s needed online. You should never use the same password across multiple sites, which makes using a password manager even more efficient. Some password managers, like KeePass, auto-generate passwords when you create a new entry. lets continue.

 

3: Easy to Use Backup

Password managers give you a way to organize passwords. They also allow you to backup, export and import password databases. This means if you need to restore your computer, it becomes damaged or you buy a new one, you can bring the password database backup with you and still have access to all your passwords. You can even save your password database. try password manager.

4: Quickly Find and Organize Passwords

 

Password managers allow you to create password groups which make it much quicker to find and organize your passwords. Let’s say you have eight Google accounts for work and play, you can create a single group to store all your Google-related passwords. This makes it much easier to find the password you need. Some password managers even allow you to search for specific usernames, web sites and other information related to a password.

5: Password Access Anywhere You Go

 

Many password managers come in multiple forms. This means that while you may use a password manager on your desktop PC, you can also access it on your tablet and mobile phone with the use of apps. Not all password managers use apps, and if that’s the case for your password manager, you can take advantage of the cloud.
When your create your password database, you can save the database itself on the cloud. Once there, use your password manager to open the database from the cloud service – like Google Drive – and access it no matter what PC you are on.

Conclusion

If you are still thinking a password manager is not for you, consider the following: Most Internet users at some point on the Web will have a password fall into the hands of a hacker. Do you want to be one of those Web users, or do you want to do everything you can to avoid it? With a password manager, you can protect your computer again hackers.. if a hacker send a trojan horse virus on your pc, so then you are finished. a trojan horse virus works like a keylogger. it save everything you type on your keyboard and then send it silently to it primary user. that annoying. so it better to have a password manager to prevent this. In next posts i will show you how to detect a keylogger on your pc. trojan horse can harm your computer many different way. so its better for you to have a password manager so that no hackers gets anything you type ex: credit card numbers, emails, password, mails. see you soon