How to disable root login in phpMyAdmin?
When using phpMyAdmin is a good security practice to diable the root login. To disable the account you need to open the config.inc.php and set allow root to false.
How to secure my phpMyAdmin database?
You have disabled root access to your phpmyadmin installation and can now use it to manage your databases. I strongly recommend you to add an extra layer of security to your phpmyadmin installation with .htaccess password protection and setup HTTPS (SSL certificate) to avoid sending username and password in plain text format over network.
Where can I find the config file for PhpMyAdmin?
Usually phpMyAdmin is installed in /usr/share/phpmyadmin. If you can find the config file you can use find command to search phpMyAdmin installation directory. If you can't find config.inc.php search for the sample configuration: config.sample.inc.php. Search for AllowRoot and set it to fale:
Deadbolt, maybe stop using ADM OS!
Ransomware is unfortunately possible on any computer systems provided that vulnerability’s exist and they usually do. Just want to suggest people move away from these niche NAS operating systems which may not get frequent security updates.
Asustor Update via ZDNET (
Asustor Marketing Manager Jack Lu told ZDNet that the company is "going to release a recovery firmware for support engineers today for users whose NAS is hacked so they can use their NAS again."
VPN only with transmission
is it possible to setup VPN only for transmission? connecting trough "Network Interference" causes allot of problems for Radarr and Sonarr.
RANSOMWARE ATTACK
I just woke up this morning to a Deadbolt ransomware attack. It's an Asustor AS5304T. I don't know what to do or what steps to take. How exposed am I? Are other PCs on my network exposed? Any help would be greatly appreciated.