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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: HenryH on July 21, 2006, 07:56:08 AM

Title: How much disk space do I have? [solved]
Post by: HenryH on July 21, 2006, 07:56:08 AM: If I log onto the server-manager is there any way I can see how much free disk space and which disks are mounted on the server?

If not, am I able to get this info from the admin panel on the server?

If not that, what command(s) will provide me with this info if I login to the server as root?

Have I missed any possibilities?

Thanks...
Title: How much disk space do I have? [solved]
Post by: duncan on July 21, 2006, 08:02:01 AM: Code: [Select]
df du
Title: Re: How much disk space do I have?
Post by: raem on July 21, 2006, 10:02:05 AM: HenryH

> Have I missed any possibilities?

Also
df -h
man df

You should also google for & read a general Linux commands tutorial, there are dozens of them.
Title: Thanks but...
Post by: HenryH on July 21, 2006, 10:14:01 AM: Hi Duncan, How's things over in the West?

Thanks for both the prompt reply and for the compliment that I would understand the results of applying your solution. Man sugggest that I use the -h switch which gives me a generally comprehensible answer.

Thanks...

Now for the follow-up...

How do you suggest that I retrieve this info from a doze box on the network? (or is there a plug-in for the server-manager which would answer my needs?)
Title: Re: Thanks but...
Post by: raem on July 21, 2006, 10:18:13 AM: HenryH

> How do you suggest that I retrieve this info from a doze box on the network?

Install Putty on windows & access sme remotely via ssh.
I think you need to read the manual too, as this is covered.
Title: Re: Thanks but...
Post by: duncan on July 21, 2006, 10:30:42 AM: Quote from: "HenryH"
Hi Duncan, How's things over in the West?

Mate - its freezing over here. Im in the Goldfields area.
Title: Thanks...
Post by: HenryH on July 22, 2006, 06:26:51 AM: Thanks Duncan, Thanks Ray.

I could not remember what Putty was called!

I had had a look through the manual and now I have had a look at some of the tech docs and have been able to connect with Putty. Thank you for the very polite suggestion that I RTFM.

One thing though, inorder for me to be able to connect with Putty, I had to "Allow secure shell access using standard passwords". In my naiveity I had thought that "Allow administrative command line access over secure shell" would be sufficient for the task.

Is there another way around this, is there something else that I am missing or is the way I am doing it 'the way'?

Thanks as always...
Title: Re: Thanks...
Post by: raem on July 22, 2006, 09:21:21 AM: HenryH

Your server will be more secure if you disable "Allow secure shell access using standard passwords".
In order to access the server though, you will need to implement public private keys.
After configuring this, you can access your server via ssh, but without needing a password, as your matching public & private key pair are what will grant you access to the server.
Also no one else will be able to login using plain passwords which nicely prevents random attempts to access via ssh for hacking purposes.
You can create key pairs for any other users who require ssh access.

see
http://no.longer.valid/phpwiki/index.php/SSH%20Public-Private%20Keys

Now a further suggestion is for you to read these forums and the various other documents published on contribs.org. There is a lot of useful information contained therein.