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We all know that web hosting is a very saturated market; there are no surprises in that. How do you increase your companies profit without with out changing your main service offered? Simply add secondary services to your existing company.

Adding New Services and Products to Your Hosting Company

Overview:
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Since most website owners don't have a clue what they're doing, why not offer custom a pre-selected script installation services for clients for applications such as, Shopping Carts, Message Boards and other scripts clients need installed. Keep in mind that some scripts may not be compatible with your server.

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Many businesses and individuals have a website for mostly email and less for their actual website reasons. Offer spam and virus scanning for them or even better, backup/failover systems in the event one server is down, they can still have access to their important email – at a cost of course. For clients email is more important than having their own website online. Most people are more familiar with email than updating their own website. This service area goes often overlooked by hosting providers.

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About the Author:
Steven Leggett is the editor of the server resource and hosting tutorial site, www.webhostgear.com – the hosting resource for professionals. A division of Wave Point Media Inc. www.wavepointmedia.com

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Comments (16)

  • Gravatar - Mark Janssen
    Mark Janssen 16:39, November 30, 2003
    If you create a ssh banner file, this will be displayed before people log in, instead of after (with the motd version).

    Specify 'Banner /etc/banner' in sshd_config
  • Gravatar - jad madi
    jad madi 15:47, May 20, 2004
    edit /etc/profile
    at the end add
    uptime
    date
    so uptime status and date will appear.
  • Gravatar - JLChafardet
    JLChafardet 19:54, November 2, 2004
    Mark Janssen <br />
    If you create a ssh banner file, this will be displayed before people log in, instead of after (with the motd version). Specify 'Banner /etc/banner' in sshd_config<br />
    <br />
    it didnt worked on my machine.
  • Gravatar - Skal
    Skal 00:32, June 9, 2005
    I had to reboot to make /etc/banner work.
  • Gravatar - Walter
    Walter 03:13, June 13, 2005
    <snip><br />
    Specify 'Banner /etc/banner' in sshd_config<br />
    <end snip><br />
    Added to sshd_config, restarted<br />
    sshd.<br />
    a) If I connect from a Windows box via putty - I do NOT get the banner, BUT<br />
    b) use "ssh xxxx" from another Linux box (or the same box), I get the Banner -- so might depend on how you are connecting.<br />
    <br />
    Hope this helps
  • Gravatar - BMay
    BMay 19:23, July 28, 2005
    I did get the banner with puTTY from a Windoze box.
  • Gravatar - Viza
    Viza 06:35, September 29, 2005
    you have to restart sshd before it will work
  • Gravatar - Scott
    Scott 22:16, October 19, 2005
    how do i take off the motd?
  • Gravatar - Matt
    Matt 04:30, November 10, 2005
    To remove the motd, just delete the information in /etc/motd
  • Gravatar - Wes
    Wes 15:54, November 10, 2005
    Scott,<br />
    Just edit the file as you did before and remove all the text you entered.
  • Gravatar - Linux GURU
    Linux GURU 16:55, November 13, 2005
    rm -rf /etc/motd <br />
    <br />
    :)
  • Gravatar - Dave
    Dave 06:22, January 9, 2007
    Worked great, didn't have to reboot my server.
  • Gravatar - Steve
    Steve 17:58, August 14, 2007
    So if I want a MOTD with the users name, login, and time/date.<br />
    <br />
    How would i start?<br />
    <br />
    IE Wecome <user> to mysever.<br />
    Date is:<br />
    <br />
    Your webspace is mydomain/~username<br />
    <br />
    Any webpages you can point me too?
  • Gravatar - Maarten
    Maarten 11:08, May 19, 2008
    You don't have to reboot your machine, sending a HUP-signal to the sshd process will make the sshd reread its config file and apply it.<br />
    <br />
    Thus :<br />
    1.) Create the banner file<br />
    2.) Insert the Banner-line into the sshd config file<br />
    3.) ps -ef | grep sshd<br />
    4.) kill -HUP <<sshd PID>><br />
    <br />
    It should work from then on.
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