3 surprising things Linux sysadmins can do with systemd: 3 surprising things Linux sysadmins can do with systemd alansmithee Thu, 03/23/2023 – 03:00 When it first started out, there was a lot of press about systemd and its ability to speed up boot time. That feature had a mostly-universal appeal (it’s less important to those …
Why sysadmins should license their code for open source: Why sysadmins should license their code for open source dboth Wed, 01/25/2023 – 03:00 As a Linux system administrator, I write a fair amount of code. Does that surprise you? Well, I strive to be the “lazy” sysadmin, and I do this, in part, by reducing …
A sysadmin’s guide to Carbonio: A sysadmin’s guide to Carbonio Arman Khosravi Mon, 12/12/2022 – 03:00 Carbonio Community Edition (Carbonio CE) is an open source no-cost email and collaboration platform by Zextras. It provides privacy for organizations seeking digital sovereignty by using on-premises self-hosted servers. Using self-hosted servers offers a deeper level of control over …
Why sysadmins should choose Awesome window manager on Linux: Why sysadmins should choose Awesome window manager on Linux Seth Kenlon Wed, 11/09/2022 – 03:00 Awesome is a window manager for the Linux desktop. A “window manager” is a graphical interface that primarily (if not literally) just manages the drawing and arrangement of windows. In practice, …
A sysadmin’s guide to network interface configuration files: A sysadmin’s guide to network interface configuration files David Both Wed, 08/03/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like In the first article of this series, Get started with NetworkManager on Linux, I looked at what NetworkManager does and some of the tools …
5 new sudo features sysadmins need to know in 2022: When you want to grant administrative access to some of your users while controlling and checking what they do on your systems, you use sudo. However, even with sudo, there are quite a few unseen issues—just think about giving out shell access. Recent sudo releases …
5 reasons sysadmins love systemd: As systems administrators know, there’s a lot happening on modern computers. Applications run in the background, automated events wait to be triggered at a certain time, log files are written, status reports are delivered. Traditionally, these disparate processes have been managed and monitored with a collection of Unix tools to …
10 lessons from sysadmins adapting to change in 2020: While 2020 will certainly be remembered for elections, protests, and most of all, the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of other things changed in 2020, including a whole lot of cool changes in technology. Through it all, we could count on system administrators to do what they …
10 cheat sheets for Linux sysadmins: When you’re a systems administrator, you don’t just have one job; you have ALL the jobs, and often each one is on-demand with little to no warning. Unless you do a task every day, you may not always have all the commands and options you need in mind when …
5 ops hacks for sysadmins: As a sysadmin, every day I am faced with problems I need to solve quickly because there are users and managers who expect things to run smoothly. In a large environment like the one I manage, it’s nearly impossible to know all of the systems and products from end to end, …
16 iptables tips and tricks for sysadmins: Modern Linux kernels come with a packet-filtering framework named Netfilter. Netfilter enables you to allow, drop, and modify traffic coming in and going out of a system. The iptables userspace command-line tool builds upon this functionality to provide a powerful firewall, which you can configure by adding rules …
8 books for sysadmins: Five lucky readers will win a book of their choice from this list. Enter by Sunday, August 5 at 11:59 p.m. ET for a chance to win! ENTER NOW read more: Opensource.com Jen Wike Huger Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: Diving with Sharks?
Killer tools for sysadmins, Skype alternatives, improving Linux skills, 6 must-read RFCs, and more: Try as you might, you can’t read everything on the internet, but here are our top 10 must-read articles from last week: read more: Opensource.com Rikki Endsley Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: Farking?
The truth about sysadmins: You’ve probably heard many stereotypes about system administrators and the job itself. Like most stereotypes, they have varying levels of accuracy, so it’s worth digging a little deeper if you’re considering a career change. Here’s the truth about are some of the things you may have heard about network and system …
Top 5: Interactive calculator for the Linux command-line, ten tools for sysadmins, and more: In this week’s Top 5, we highlight why the operating system matters, getting started with Raspberry Pi, seven projects you might have missed in 2016, ten tools for sysadmins, and an interactive calculator for the Linux command-line. Top 5 articles of …