#! /bin/bash
#
IP=`echo $* | sed ’s/^.* from //’ | awk ‘{print $1}’ | sed ’s/::ffff://’`
ATTEMPTS=`grep $IP /var/log/secure | grep “Failed password for”  | wc -l`
if [ $ATTEMPTS -gt 2 ]
then
route add $IP lo
MINUTES=`expr $ATTEMPTS – 2`
echo “route del $IP lo 2> /dev/null” | at now +$MINUTES minutes 2>&1 > /tmp/.bad_user.$$
(hostname ; echo $* ; echo [...]

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and the next thing is the hostname.
Permanent hostname change on RedHat based systems
RedHat based system use the file /etc/sysconfig/network to read the saved hostname at system boot. This is set using the init script /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
/etc/sysconfig/network
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=”plain.domainname.com”
GATEWAY=”192.168.0.1?
GATEWAYDEV=”eth0?
FORWARD_IPV4=”yes”

So in order to preserve your change on system reboot edit this file and enter the appropriate name [...]

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Sometime you feel like to try playing counter-strike in linux..

follow these two link .. and hack your way to install and play with it..
http://halflife2.filefront.com/file/CounterStrike_16_Steam_Installer;18828#Download
http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Play-CounterStrike-1-6-in-Linux-38077.shtml

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