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Creating users in Linux/Unix is a straightforward task. However, adding multiple users across multiple servers can be a time-consuming task, so you can automate this with a shell script to …
How to Create Users using Shell Script in Linux Read More
It is a best practice to backup a configuration file before performing any activity on a Linux system, which helps you to compare the configuration files in case of any …
How to Backup Configuration Files on Remote Linux System Read More
There are situations where we would be required to move a whole volume group from one system to another system for some requirement. As part of this, it also moves …
How to move a Volume Group from one system to another Read More
There are situations where a storage device or LUN must be removed from running system without any issue. This happens for a variety of reasons, but most commonly, when the …
Six Simple Steps to Remove a Storage Device (LUN) from Linux Read More
Disk space on Linux can be expanded by adding a new LUN or resizing an existing LUN on the system. In most cases, the online resizing of the multipath device …
How to Resize an Online Multipath Device on Linux Read More
In some cases, you may need to find a block device mapped against a logical unit number (LUNs) for filesystem (FS) expansion or disaster recovery (DR) activity. Also, this information …
How to Find SAN disk LUN id in Linux Read More
The fsck (stands for File System Consistency Check) is used to check and repair one or more Linux filesystems. This check will run automatically at boot time when a filesystem …
How to Check and Repair EXT4 Filesystem in Linux Read More
Deleting (or removing) a file in Linux from the command line can be done using the rm command. It allows you to delete more than one files at once. Also, …
How to Remove Multiple Files at once on Linux Read More
As a Linux administrator, you may know how useful the command line can be to work with various activity such as installing the application, installing the system patch, and restarting …
How to Run Multiple Commands at once in Linux Read More
The tee command reads standard input (stdin) and writes the result to standard output (stdout) and one or more files simultaneously. It basically displays the command output on the terminal …
Linux tee command with examples Read More