Linux is a powerful, open-source operating system known for its stability, security, and flexibility, widely used in servers, development, and embedded systems
Samba assists in providing shared access to files and printers across multiple networked machines. Meanwhile, on the remote server, a CIFS client application can read, write, edit, and even delete files. Please see How to install SAMBA file shares for Servers and Clients. The de facto CIFS standards are Microsoft implementations. Please see How to…
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What would a world without Domain Name System be like? Just imagine you want to order your favorite McDonald’s cheese or chicken burger online and you must type some numbers in the browser before doing so, and it even gets worse if you don’t remember the number you need to type in order to complete…
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As system administrators, we encounter countless system problems on a daily basis. These problems could be Linux, Windows, or macOS related, but what matters most is finding a quick way to fix them asap so as not to impact the overall productivity of the business. In this post, I will show you how to quickly…
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In this short guide, you will learn how to fix the SU authentication Failure in Linux. With this error, you will also encounter the Permission denied message when trying to carry out any installation with sudo permission. In Linux, there are different types of users, and sudo or the root user is one of such…
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As a Ubuntu Linux system administrator, there might be a time when we have several tasks to handle at the same time. Of course, being able to work within the stipulated time to enhance productivity is one of the things we always strive to achieve. In this article, we shall create Multiple Users with Passwords…
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In this post, you will learn about “All You Need to Know About Symbolic Links in Linux to a file and directory. Also, on how to overwrite a symbolic link, and how to delete/remove a symbolic link”. In Linux, creating symbolic links is one of the common tasks of a system administrator. Operate on symbolic…
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HashiCorp’s Terraform is an open-source infrastructure automation tool. The Go programming language was used to create it. It enables you to define and describe your infrastructure as code within configuration files using a declarative language, as well as deploy and manage that infrastructure across a range of public cloud providers like AWS, GCP, and Azure….
Tomcat, also known as Apache Tomcat, is a Java-based web application server that is free, open-source, and lightweight. Programmers use it to implement the Java Servlet and Java Server Pages technologies (including Java Expression Language and Java WebSocket). Tomcat allows developers to create a variety of enterprise Java applications. That’s why this guide is created…
MariaDB is an open-source, multi-threaded relational database management system, backward compatible replacement for MySQL. The MariaDB Foundation including some of the original developers of the MySQL developed and maintained the system. Installing MariaDB on Ubuntu is a simple process that lets you set you a massive database server for your applications. Benefits of Using MariaDB…
The LAMP stack is a collection of open-source tools for developing web applications. In addition, an operating system, a web server, a database, and a programming language are all required for a web application to function. For a database-driven and dynamic website, each layer of software is critical. So, here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how…
The Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) adds a layer of security to administrative tools and commands. It includes dynamically loadable libraries that dictate how different applications verify and authenticate users. Explore this article to learn how to configure advanced PAM in Linux. In this article, we shall learn how to Configure Advanced PAM in Linux. Please…
The process of starting a computer is referred to as “booting.” You can trigger booting by either hardware, such as a button push, or software, such as a command. A computer’s central processor unit has no software in its main memory when it is turned on, so some processes must load software into memory before…
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Sublime Text is a source code editor that is cross-platform in nature. Hence, it comes equipped and supports a handful of programming and markup languages. Plugins, which are often community-built and administered under free-software licenses enable users to augment the functionality of the system. Please see Shell Scripting: How to Automate a Process in Linux,…
