A few Linux commands offer different ways to see which users are logging into your Linux servers, how often they log in, and how long they’ve been active or idle. If you want to get a report to see ...

The usermod command is a tool for updating details about an existing user account in your system. It's kind of like editing ...

Hi guys, me again. I fairly recently redid my install of Gentoo on my little server. Now my original install had a really nice logging set up. What it would do is in /var/log it would have all manner ...

If you’re a systems administrator, you know the importance of log files. Without those crucial bits of saved information, you might not know where to start troubleshooting issues on your servers. With ...

Learn how to add, delete, and grant sudo privileges to users in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux.

How to monitor a Linux log file in real time Your email has been sent This must-know Linux command will make troubleshooting considerably easier. Quick: What’s the first thing you do when you need to ...

When you disown a Linux process in bash, you keep it from being terminated when you log out and allow it to finish on its own. This post shows how to use the disown command. When you want a process to ...

The sudo command lets users elevate their privileges to run admin tasks. But it's far from perfect. These tips can help.