Tips (Total 4)

1. How to change VPS/Dedicated Server root password using Command

2. How to restart Mysql of DirectAdmin Panel

3. How to Install VestaCP on Ubuntu VPS/Dedicated Server

4. All Important Command to Manage a Server for Putty/Bidvise

# Tips-1) How to change VPS/Dedicated Server root password using Command

To change VPS/Dedicated Server root password.

1. Login SSH (Putty)

2. Run command: passwd root

3. New Password: Type as you want

4. Retype New Passowrd:

5. passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.

How to change Linux Root Password

Follow the Example.

Run following command.

Will appear New Passowrd Options.

Example: COMMAND

passwd root

Output should be:

# Tips-2) How to restart Mysql of DirectAdmin Panel

To resart mysql server of Direct Admin Panel uses following command.

Command USE

Use following command on Terminal of Putty/Bitvise

Example: COMMAND

service mysqld restart

Output should be:

# Tips-3) How to Install VestaCP on Ubuntu VPS/Dedicated Server

VestaCP step-by-step installation guide

Connect to your server via SSH and switch to the user with root rights. We have shown to do it in the previous article.

Step-1: Upgrate SUDO APT

Run following command on Putty or Terminal of Bidvise using root login.

Example: COMMAND

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step-2: Download the installation Package.

It will download the Vestacp Package.

Run following command.

Example: COMMAND

curl -O http://vestacp.com/pub/vst-install.sh

Output should be:

Step-3: Change the permissions.

Run the following command to change the in vst-install.sh permission.

Example: COMMAND

sudo chmod +x vst-install.sh

Step-4: Start Installation of Vestacp

Run Following Command to start Installtion Vestacp
Follow the steps to enter Email, Hostname, Port etc
It may take some time depending on your server.
After installing finished, Save Username and Password to You.

Example: COMMAND

sudo ./vst-install.sh --force

Output should be:

# Tips-4) All Important Command to Manage a Server for Putty/Bidvise

1. Open Putty/Bitvise SSH Client

Here is Bitvise Download Link

Then, Put Hostip
and Username
and Password
then Login

Output should be:

How to show folder in Terminal at Linux Server

Run Following command at Putty/Bidvise Terninal

Example: COMMAND

ls

Output should be:

How to view the current working directory on your terminal

The pwd command allows you to print the current working directory on your terminal. It’s a very basic command and solves its purpose very well.

Now, your terminal prompt should usually have the complete directory anyway. But in case it doesn’t, this can be a quick command to see the directory that you’re in. Another application of this command is when creating scripts where this command can allow us to find the directory where the script has been saved.

Following command is an example to view filename.txt from root diretory.

Example: COMMAND

pwd > filename.txt

How to move from one directory to another directory in Linux Command

While working within the terminal, moving around within directories is pretty much a necessity. The cd command is one of the important Linux commands you must know, and it will help you navigate through directories. Just type cd followed by directory, as shown below.

First run: ls
It will view all directories
then run cd home
run: ls to view all directories into home

Example: COMMAND

cd home

How to create a directory in Linux Command

The mkdir command allows you to create directories from within the terminal.

Example: COMMAND

mkdir wwe