In this article I want to visit a “not used enough” Linux tool called logger. As with managing any system, you want to accurately annotate historical events and adding entries into the system log file is a great way to accomplish this. You can view the system log file with this command: awalding@aw-vb:~$ cat /var/log/syslog …
Too many people shrug off Linux for fears of security with a free and open source operating system, even today. For those of us who know that Linux is no less or more secure than any other operating system, we must be sensitive to this and we must be well versed in Linux commands that …
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An essential function when administering a Linux system is viewing, configuring and managing users and groups. I cover adding users in this article: https://www.cellstream.com/reference-reading/tipsandtricks/582-using-the-useradd-command-to-create-user-accounts-in-linux That said, viewing users is done using a few simple commands. How To View Users on a Linux System Every user on a Linux system, whether created as an account for …
Like most operating systems, Linux can have multiple user accounts. The system administrator or root account, or users with sudo privileges are responsible for managing these users, as well as managing those accounts. Linux is a multi-user system, which means that more than one person can interact with the same system at the same time. …
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This article will discuss how to use some cool bandwidth monitoring tools in Linux so that you have a screen that looks like this: The first thing we will need is a multi-tab flexible terminal emulator. My choice is Tilix, but there are others like Terminator. sudo apt install tilix -y Now that you have …
If you are a Linux user, you know how important the Terminal is to your compute world. Here are Seven Awesome Linux Terminal Utilities for Everyone. Now there are a bunch of different Terminals in Linux, this article is not about that, but I like Tilix the best: sudo apt install tilix Instead, this article …
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How do I install / upgrade Wireshark in Ubuntu Linux? First things first – the Wireshark downloads page is here: https://www.wireshark.org/download.html I know I have put the answer to this in other articles over the years (like this one), but I think it is appropriate to answer the question directly and specifically. Installing Wireshark in …
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Equal-Cost Multi-Path (ECMP) is a forwarding mechanism for routing packets along multiple paths of equal cost with the goal to achieve almost equally distributed link load sharing. This, of course, significantly impacts a router’s next-hop (path) decision. For further details, look at RFC 2991, “Multipath Issues in Unicast and Multicast Next-Hop Selection,” and RFC 2992, …
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Check out these great references as well: Our Wireless custom profile for Wireshark Our Udemy course on Wireless Packet capture Our other Wi-Fi related articles Let’s talk about Wi-Fi Network Monitoring & Manipulation in Parrot Linux. If you are doing anything regarding security or penetration testing you know Linux is the only way to go. …
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Check out these additional IPv6 Resources: Our IPv6 overview course at Udemy Our IPv6 Custom Profiles for Wireshark Our IPv6 classes at the Online School The following is a list of IPv6 operations and their associated How To links for Ubuntu. Please feel free to comment on additional links that others can use: Ubuntu …
Check out these additional IPv6 Resources: Our IPv6 overview course at Udemy Our IPv6 Custom Profiles for Wireshark Our IPv6 classes at the Online School Here are some great Linux command line entries you can make to examine and configure IPv6 (assuming your version of Linux ipconfg does so). Let’s start with some simple ones. …
If you are new, or if you are experienced in Linux, it is always helpful to have a cheat sheet with all the various commands to help you control networking, process files, and much more. Sometimes a cheat sheet can even show you better ways to do something, or even introduce you to new things …
