In this lesson we’re going to discuss time maintenance on Linux. Introduction Now when you initially setup a Linux system you’re prompted to configure your system time along with your time zone. When you do this you’re probably not overly concerned about these settings because they don’t really seem all that critical to the functioning …
This lesson we’re going to talk about How you can manage CUPS printers from the command line. Introduction Now as you know you can use the CUPS web-based administration utility to manage the CUPS service running on a Linux system. However, you can also use a variety of different command-line tools to manage CUPS as …
This lesson we’re going to talk about how you prioritize processes they’re running on a Linux system. In my previous article, I had explained following concepts and I would request you to read that guides: How Linux handles Processes How to Kill a Process (Terminate a running process) in Linux Introduction Now remember Linux is …
Let’s spend a few minutes discussing How you go about killing a running process on a Linux system from the shell prompt. Introduction Now normally you don’t do this instead you would use the appropriate exit function that’s coded into nearly all applications to end its process. For example, if I were in the vi …
In this lesson we’re going to look at How you can use the cron daemon to schedule jobs to run in the future on a schedule that you specify. Understanding crontab Now as you know, the at daemon can also do the something, you can use it to schedule a job to run at a …
Introduction A key skill that you need to have as a Linux System Administrator is knowing how to view information about the currently installed Hardware in your system. And in this lesson, we’re going to look at various tools that you can use to do this. 1. Exploring /proc File System Now believe it or …
In this lesson we’re going to discuss, How to manage GUID partitions (GPT) on a Linux system using gdisk command. In my previous article, I had explained following concepts and I would request you to read that guide first. fdisk Command: How to Create Disk Partitions (MBR) in Linux Why you’d want to use GUID …
In this lesson we’re going to talk about swap Partition. If you want to create a standard Linux file system to store data in the form of files and directories, then you use the mkfs command to create a file system on the given partition. However, be aware that you can also format a partition …
In this lesson we’re going to talk about Disk Quotas. Introduction Now disk quotas are a very valuable management tool when you’re administering a multi-user Linux system. Here’s the problem because Linux is a true multi-user operating system. It is possible for one or two users on that system to completely hog up all the …
In this lesson we’re going to discuss managing Master Boot Record (MBR) disk partitions (fdisk Command) on a Linux systems hard drive. Introduction Now the MBR partition formats been around for quite a while since the early 1980s and is still used a lot on Linux systems. Therefore, you need to be familiar with managing …