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install CFS

Installation
============
Installation is quite straightforward:

cd /usr/src
rm -fv csf.tgz
wget https://download.configserver.com/csf.tgz
tar -xzf csf.tgz
cd csf
sh install.sh

Next, test whether you have the required iptables modules:

perl /usr/local/csf/bin/csftest.pl

Don't worry if you cannot run all the features, so long as the script doesn't
report any FATAL errors

You should not run any other iptables firewall configuration script. For
example, if you previously used APF+BFD you can remove the combination (which
you will need to do if you have them installed otherwise they will conflict):

sh /usr/local/csf/bin/remove_apf_bfd.sh

That's it. You can then configure csf and lfd by reading the documentation and
configuration files in /etc/csf/csf.conf and /etc/csf/readme.txt directly or
through the csf User Interface.

csf installation for cPanel and DirectAdmin is preconfigured to work on those
servers with all the standard ports open.

csf auto-configures your SSH port on installation where it's running on a non-
standard port.

csf auto-whitelists your connected IP address where possible on installation.

You should ensure that kernel logging daemon (klogd) is enabled. Typically, VPS
servers running RedHat/CentOS v5 have this disabled and you should check
/etc/init.d/syslog and make sure that any klogd lines are not commented out. If
you change the file, remember to restart syslog.

See the csf.conf and readme.txt files for more information.

Perl Modules
============

While most should be installed on a standard perl installation the following
may need to be installed manually:

# On rpm based systems:
yum install perl-libwww-perl.noarch perl-LWP-Protocol-https.noarch perl-GDGraph

# On APT based systems:
apt-get install libwww-perl liblwp-protocol-https-perl libgd-graph-perl

# Via cpan:
perl -MCPAN -eshell
cpan> install LWP LWP::Protocol::https GD::Graph



InterWorx
=========

1. Enable csf in InterWorx > NodeWorx > Plugins > csf

2. See the InterWorx section in /etc/csf/readme.txt


Webmin Module Installation/Upgrade
==================================

To install or upgrade the csf webmin module:

Install csf as above
Install the csf webmin module in:
  Webmin > Webmin Configuration > Webmin Modules >
  From local file > /usr/local/csf/csfwebmin.tgz > Install Module


Uninstallation
==============
Removing csf and lfd is even more simple:

cd /etc/csf
sh uninstall.sh

DirectAdmin Installation Guide

Step 1: Do you meet the system requirements?

– Clean OS install: check install.php to ensure you’ve got a supported OS
– At least one external IP address (IP Requirements)
– SSH installed, gcc, g++, openssl-devel installed.
– Run the pre-install commands before starting the install

Step 2: Make sure your license information is correct.

Sign into your client account at https://www.directadmin.com/clients and click the “view” link next to your license.

Verify that the server IP address and operating system is correct. Also make sure that the license is Active and Verified (if it isn’t, then our billing system hasn’t processed your order yet).

Step 3: Begin the installation!

**** SPECIAL NOTICE for non-root ssh logins ****
If logging in as a user other than admin or root (using su to gain root access):

You *must* add “AllowUsers username” to /etc/ssh/sshd_config before you log out from root or you’ll lose root on the server forever, and you’ll have to format.

  1. Login as root and download the setup.sh filewget -O setup.sh https://www.directadmin.com/setup.sh
    Hint: Use “fetch” instead of “wget” on FreeBSD systems.
  2. Change permissions on the setup.sh filechmod 755 setup.sh
  3. Run the script./setup.sh auto
    The auto method will be best for most people. It automatically installs everything for you, including the CSF firewall.It can also be called as ‘./setup.sh’ without options, which requires input but allows for customization.

    Important: The hostname should not be the same as the primary domain name. e.g. gary.com is not a good hostname, where server.gary.com is. Having the same host/main domain name will cause e-mail and FTP problems. Also, please make sure the hostname resolves once you setup DNS.

That’s it! Please see below if you are installing on a VPS, or wanting to setup DirectAdmin for secure (https://) control panel access.

Special notice for VPS/VDS installs:

After the install, add the following to /usr/local/directadmin/conf/directadmin.conf:
ethernet_dev=devicename
For example, on many vps systems it will be:
ethernet_dev=venet0:0
Other systems where the IP is not the base IP on the device, you’d need to simply set the correct number:
ethernet_dev=eth0:1
Or other systems with the IP on a different device, it might be:
ethernet_dev=eth1
Type:/sbin/ifconfig
to see which device your IP is in.

Replace devicename with the FULL devicename reported by ifconfig. If your VDS/VPS system emulates eth0, then you may skip this step.

Setup SSL Certificates:

This step is only required if you wish to use DirectAdmin through SSL. You will also have to change set SSL=1 in the directadmin.conf file: http://help.directadmin.com/item.php?id=15

Accessing the Control Panel

DirectAdmin can be accessed at http://server.ip.address:2222 — use the Admin username/password specified in the setup.txt file in your scripts directory.

Dealing with RPM errors

When installing RPMs, errors can sometimes occur. Don’t panic, solving them is usually easy. If you didn’t know what to install during your RedHat installation, you might have installed a few services, such as apache and sendmail. These services must be removed before the rpm will be able to be installed.
For example, lets say you are trying to install exim and you get the following:
# rpm -ivh exim-3.36-2.i386.rpm
Preparing… ########################################### [100%]
file /somefile from install of exim-3.36-2 conflicts with file from package sendmail-8.1
…
This would mean that sendmail is already installed on your server and you must remove it. This can easily be accomplished by running the following:
rpm -e –nodeps sendmail
Then you will be able to install your rpm. This follows for other services such as apache, apache-devel, wu-ftp, php, MySQL and so forth. If you need to figure out if you already have a service installed, you can run
rpm -q servicename
or
rpm -qa | grep substring
Where substring is just a word. For example, using “apache” might return:
# rpm -qa | grep apache
apache-fp-1.3.27-2
apache-fp-devel-1.3.27-2
apache-fp-manual-1.3.27-2

Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble with RPMs hanging, please look at: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=73097

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