Installing and updating the OS, managing user accounts, and looking after security are just a few of the primary responsibilities of a Linux systems administrator. While I don’t imagine that I’ll ever ...

I'm not exactly new to linux, but I've had a very long run where I haven't had much contact with it. My first was setting up smb to run a fileserver. I also learned either ipchains or iptables (can't ...

I once locked myself out of my files with a simple mistyped command. This was the first time I rendered my Linux installation unusable, and it was because I didn’t understand permissions. While I ...

It’s not just knowing how to set up and maintain your servers and understanding how system commands work that makes you a good system administrator. You need to know how to fix things when something ...

If you're anything like the average System Administrator, you are understaffed, underfunded, and overworked. By now, you've also gotten used to the idea that no one knows you exist until the mail ...

To people outside of tech, Linux is deemed as an operating system inferior to Windows and Mac. But this couldn't be further than the truth. Linux's open-source nature makes it the top choice of ...

If you’re considering adding Linux to your data center, or your company is looking at promoting you to become their first (or next) Linux admin, you probably understand there are lots of commands to ...

Removing sudo rights from CentOS (top) and Ubuntu (bottom). How to create a new user with admin privileges on Linux Your email has been sent If you’re a Linux system admin, you probably find yourself ...

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I've written about and trained folks on various DevOps tools through the years, and although they're awesome, it's obvious that most of them are designed from the mind of a developer. There's nothing ...