Ubuntu Tips

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General Changes

dash is the default shell linked to /bin/sh. This can cause a number of problems with some scripts. To change /bin/sh back to bash use the following command.

dpkg-reconfigure dash

Admin Commands

allow a user to sudo

sudo adduser <username> 
sudo adduser <username> admin


Apache

remake ssl snakeoil cert

sudo make-ssl-cert generate-default-snakeoil --force-overwrite

Disable default site

a2dissite default

Enable ldap

a2enmod authnz_ldap

LDAP TLS

The following line needs to be defined in /etc/ldap/ldap.conf

TLS_CACERT      /etc/ssl/certs/[CA_CERT.pem]

Where CA_CERT.pem is your Root CA.

Links

Here are some useful links