Quick Question for Hosting Companies

[northwind]

Well, basically here is our situation.

I had a friend who admined my site for me during off-peak hours,

but he is joining the army. He said he was getting a little to fat and wanted to help out the country during time in need.

Anyway, while he is away, I will be the server admin.

I know basic linux and basically I know a lot of places for resources. (including WHC of course)
So I think I will do ok.

The problem is, he left without telling me where he gets all the files and such and any information on the server. . I just missed the bus and couldn't ask him.

So here's my question. Where do I go to get all the files neccessary for my server.
Like updated patches, and such.

Also, I have an empty server and basically it will be what I will be working on until I finally get into being the admin of the server.

[eHostSpace]

Are you using Cpanel or any control panel ? For Cpanel, i think updates are automatic. Hope you have the password to root, or good luck to you!

[northwind]

I do have root access. Basically I have two other technicians but I don't want to pay them and give them to much work. Reliability goes down if they admin more then 2 servers.

Plus I wanna learn :P Also, I am using Cpanel.

[eHostSpace]

Originally posted by northwind@Mar 6 2003, 09:52 AM
I do have root access. Basically I have two other technicians but I don't want to pay them and give them to much work. Reliability goes down if they admin more then 2 servers.

Plus I wanna learn :P Also, I am using Cpanel.

Cpanel do offer automatic updates for both server softwares and Cpanel. You might wanna navigate around in Cpanel and see what it has to offer you.

[HarborNetworks]

BTW you can change the root password if you don't know it. The trick is you have to be at the physical console to do this ;-)