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Understanding fortification

Overview Fortification Mode is a new feature introduced in apnscp as of May 2016. Fortification simplifies permission management for PHP-based applications, which run as a separate user from the account holder to enhance site security. Fortification mode is done within the control panel on a known application via Web > Web Apps. When disabled, fortification…

tail emits warning: unrecognized file system type

Symptom tail when used on v6.5+ platforms will successfully open a file, but elicit a warning similar to: tail: unrecognized file system type 0x794c7630 for ‘error_log’. please report this to bug-coreutils@gnu.org. reverting to polling Cause Older versions of tail, such as shipped with RHEL7.2, do not ship with a version of coreutils that properly detects…

Platform isolation overview

Overview Apis Networks utilizes a unique platform that consists of multiple security subsystems and user roles to yield optimal throughput and keep your account secure. This article will explain how account partitioning works. Filesystem Layers Every account is comprised of several layers of files. These layers are read-only and provide a basic environment for services…

Determining platform version

Hosting platform may be located within the control panel under Account > Summary > Development > Platform Version. Different hosting platforms use, relatively, slightly different architecture and hardware. Release Announcements Certain platforms come with release announcements providing an overview of features. Platforms prior to 4, introduced with the data center migration from Texas to Atlanta in 2007, were unremarkable and consequently, not…