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linux

6 practical examples of yum history to rollback updates and patches

Detailed step by step guide to rollback yum and dnf transactions on Linux server using yum history command. You can undo, redo or completely rollback the system to previous state

Deepak Prasad7 min read
linux

How to configure ipv6 address in Linux (RHEL / CentOS 7/8)

Configure IPv6 address using Network Manager (nmtui), CLI, Modify existing IPv6 address using nmci on Linux (RHEL / CentOS 7), Best practices for IPv6 usage

Deepak Prasad7 min read
cheatsheet

Real time sync directories, delete files, exclude files from directory sync using lsyncd with rsync and rsyncssh in RHEL/CentOS 7/8 Linux with examples.

Deepak Prasad13 min read
system-administration

Capture ssh & sshd strace logs

Step by Step instructions to capture SSH and SSHD strace logs with DEBUG and VERBOSE. Add timestamps to SSH and SSHD debug and strace logs

Deepak Prasad12 min read
system-administration

Add timestamp to SSH verbose logs [STDOUT & Log File]

Execute SSH and add timestamp to SSH verbose logs. Store the verbose logs into a log file and add timestamp prefix to each entry of log file with while loop

Deepak Prasad4 min read
security

Automate SSH Brute Force Attack

SSH brute force attacks are a type of cyber attack that is becoming increasingly common. They involve the use of automated software to try and gain access to

Kennedy Muthii5 min read
system-administration

SOLVED: SSH fails with postponed publickey error

[Solved} Steps to debug and fix postponed publickey error leading to SSH connection failure. You may also get ROOT LOGIN REFUSED, Failed pubkey, permission issues with SSH

Deepak Prasad7 min read
security

Beginners guide to use ssh config file with examples

beginners guide to learn and use ssh config file with example to define different SSH client arguments, There are different configuration files which can be used to define..

Deepak Prasad7 min read
cheatsheet

20+ rsync command examples in Linux [Cheat Sheet]

rsync command in Linux is used to transfer files and directories between one or more remote hosts. rsync is considered better than scp as it provides vast options.

Rohan Timalsina9 min read
programming

How to set up file permissions for Laravel?

Setting up proper file permissions is a crucial step in ensuring the security and functionality of a Laravel application. File permissions control who can

Steve Alila8 min read
programming

Laravel storage::disk [In-Depth Tutorial]

You can perform several actions on the disks using Laravel Storage facade. For instance, you can use the Laravel storage::disk to specify the disk when

Steve Alila8 min read
linux

Install Maven in Rocky Linux 9

2 different methods to install latest maven package using system package manager or from downloading maven from official repository.

Omer Cakmak3 min read
devops

SOLVED: Update ConfigMap & Secrets without Pod restart in K8s

In this tutorial, we'll explain how you can update the values of configmaps and secrets in Kubernetes without restarting the pods.

Deepak Prasad6 min read
linux

How to install Notepad++ in Linux? [SOLVED]

In this article, we will explain how to install Notepad++ on the Linux operating system.

Omer Cakmak4 min read
linux

How to PROPERLY kill process on Ubuntu?

In operating systems (Windows, Linux does not matter), things are managed as processes. These processes run for a certain time, some processes are terminated

Omer Cakmak6 min read
security

How to PROPERLY Open Port in RHEL/CentOS Linux

Examples to open port in linux RHEL/CentOS 7/8 Use netstat to check port status. centos open firewall port. how to open and close ports. check if port is open

Deepak Prasad13 min read
system-administration

Beginners guide to mount NFS share in Linux with examples

Step by step instructions to mount and unmount NFS share in Linux with examples. How to fix umount.nfs4:: device is busy

Deepak Prasad7 min read
networking

Linux disable IPv6 properly (with or without reboot)

Detailed guide with list of best practices to disable Ipv6 in Linux. You can use grubby, grub2-editenv, sysctl to disable your ipv6 across Linux server

Deepak Prasad6 min read
system-administration

SOLVED: Run SSHD as non-root user (without sudo) in Linux

In this tutorial I will share the step by step instructions to run SSHD as non- root user in Linux platform. The same steps can be used for non privileged docker container pods and kubernetes

Deepak Prasad12 min read
linux

6 simple methods to check if ipv6 is enabled in Linux

How to check if IPv6 is enabled or disabled in my Linux server. Check for any process listening on IPv6 socket using netstat, lsof or ss command

Deepak Prasad5 min read
devops

Examples to secure Kubernetes cluster nodes (security context)

The security context can be used to enhance Kubernetes security for the cluster node by applying different policies for the pods and containers.

Deepak Prasad13 min read
devops

How to perform kubernetes health check using probes

Kubernetes performs three layer of health checks using probes. You can use readiness, liveness or startup probes with tcpget, exec and httpget methods.

Deepak Prasad15 min read
cheatsheet

Using lvreduce to PROPERLY shrink Logical Volume [Cheat Sheet]

Step by step instructions to shrink logical volume using lvreduce command with examples. You can shrink root or non -root logical volume

Rohan Timalsina6 min read
cheatsheet

15+ lsof command examples in Linux [Cheat Sheet]

15+ lsof command examples cheat sheet to list the open files across file systems. List open TCP connections for IPv4 and IPv6 communication.

Rohan Timalsina13 min read
linux

How to customize cloud-init autoinstall (user-data) Ubuntu 20.04

Customize cloud-init autoinstall user-data configuration file. Configure network, assign static IPv4, IPv6 IP address, configure SSH, create bind, change password and many more

Deepak Prasad9 min read
linux

Step-by-Step: Create LVM during installation RHEL/CentOS 7/8

Step by step screenshots to create LVM during installation using Red Hat or CentOS 7/8 ISO. how to create lvm in redhat linux 7 step by step

Deepak Prasad6 min read
storage

Beginners guide to how LVM works in Linux (architecture)

LVM stands for Logical Volume Manager which is made up of Physical Volume, Volume Group ad Logical Volume. It can be easily extended or even reduced at times

Deepak Prasad12 min read
system-administration

Configure Thin Provision LVM using kickstart with example in CentOS/RHEL 7/8

Configure thin provision lvm using kickstart and PXE server in CentOS/RHEL 7 and 8 Linux with examples. Define custom chunksize and metadata to create thinpool

Deepak Prasad5 min read
storage

Step-by-Step Tutorial: Configure Software RAID 4 in Linux

Step by Step Guide to configure software raid 4 in Linux using examples. RAID-4 stripes block-sized chunks of data across each drive in the array marked as ..

Deepak Prasad5 min read
linux

Steps to format SD Card in Linux [100% Working]

Step by step instructions to format SD card using 3 different methods in Linux. Using file manager, gparted and fdisk to format sd card in Linux

Deepak Prasad7 min read