Linux and Unix, Open Source, Linux Howtos
As a Linux administrator, you may have noticed some requests from developers to convert files from DOS format to Unix format, and vice versa. This is because these files were …
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Sometimes you may need to kill multiple user sessions on Linux. For example, you have to run a month job, for which all users have to be logged out of …
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root user is a privileged user in Linux, which is similar to an administrator in Windows. All kind of administrative operations can be performed using root user privilege hence it …
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Generally, a file system must be mounted on a Linux system to access the contents. When adding a new hard disk to your system, you may need to use the …
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Link is a mechanism of creating a shortcut to the original file or directory which contains information about its files or directories. What is Soft link? A symbolic link, also …
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You may have missed to delete some files that are no longer needed on your computer in some directory. It could be either in “Download” or any other directory that …
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Well known services on Linux can be added on boot without any problems. For example, if you want to add Apache Httpd service on boot, you can do this with …
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Ethtool is used to view and modify network device driver parameters and hardware settings, especially for wired ethernet devices. You can change ethernet card parameters as required, including auto-negotiation, Speed, …
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We all know the purpose of the uptime command in Linux. This is used to check the uptime of the Linux system and how long the system runs without restarting. …
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Single user mode, also referred to as maintenance mode, which allows a single super user to recover/repair system problems. Generally, these problems cannot be solved in a multi-user environment. The …
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