Index
A
Access control lists (ACLs)
file system
getfacl command
Linux permissions system
setfacl command
working process
Administration tasks (sudo)
command alias definition
/etc/sudoers file
helpdesk command
root commands
/sbin/shutdown
sudo command
user creation
visudo
all_squash command
Analyzing network connections
netstat command
nmap command
platune–netstat options
ping command
routing testing
services
testing connectivity
traceroute command
troubleshooting tools
ubuntu
apt-get update command
Arguments of Linux commands
Authentication
authorized_keys file
awk command
B
Bash shell script
bash command
command line
command substitution
components
control structures See (Control structures)
counters
count (number of arguments)
elements
execution
exit command
expr operators
input
let command
pattern matching
perform calculations
pstree command
references
requirements
script arguments
script executable
source
subshells, variables and sourcing
substitution operators
variables
which command
/bin method
BIOS device names
Block bitmaps
/boot command
balanced-tree (b-tree) indexing
Btrfs
Copy on Write (CoW) file system
multiple devices
snapshot
subvolumes
tools and features
C
cal command
case command
cat command
CentOS installation
configuration
hard disk
languages and keyboard
network card
root password
software installation pattern
summary screen
cfdisk command
chmod command
cifs file system
clear command
Cloning devices
Command interpreter
Command-line administration
arguments
authentication
bash
command interpreter
commands
cool commands
distributions
file system See (File system)
finger command
get help option
history
logging in and out
mainstream
mission-critical server systems
open source software
options
password changing
piping
real-time communication
Red Hat
redirection
root/nonroot user
sending mail
shell prompt See Also (Shell interfaces)
su (substitute user) command
su-command
SUSE
terminal window
Ubuntu
user account
users command
virtual consoles
Community ENTerprise Operating System (CentOS)
Compiling modules
Computer networking
Control structures
&& and ||
case
classification
flow control
for loops
if loop
if … then … else
logger command
logical operators
nested if
rsync command
until
while command
Cool commands
calendar (cal)
count (wc) command
date command
description
uname and hostname command
Cool manipulation tools
cut
diff utility
sorting text files (sort)
tr utility
uniq
cp command
Cryptography
CUPS print queues
lpq command
print jobs creation
remove
cut command
D
dd command
debugfs command and interface
.deb packages
backports
dpkg database
installation sources
multiverse component
package categories
restricted categories
software repositories
Ubuntu package management See (Ubuntu)
universe categories
/dev command
Device backups
diff command
dirscript script
dmesg utility
dpkg -l command
du -h /usr command
E
echo command
/etc command
/etc/exports file
/etc/hosts file
/etc/nsswitch.conf
/etc/nsswitch.conf file
/etc/passwd file
/etc/profile configuration file
/etc/profile file
/etc/rsyslog.conf file
/etc/shadow file
edquota command
env command
Ethernet network
ethtool command
exports command
expr command
F
fdisk command
fdisk /dev/sdb command
Fedora system
File backups
archive file
command-line
complete directory
extract
incremental backups
path names
tar command
verbose option
File-oriented operating system
File server
commands and configuration files
iptables -F command
NFS shares
operation
Samba project See (Samba file server)
security solutions
File systems
access files
balanced tree
binaries
block bitmaps
boot system
cat /proc/cpuinfo command
configuration files
debugfs interface
debugfs utility
device files
directories
directory indexing
dumpe2fs
e2fsck options
/etc/hosts
Ext debugfs
extents
format
GParted
home directory
indexing
inode bitmaps
inodes and directories
journaling
library files
Linux file system See (Linux)
logical volume
lsdel command
maintenance
/mnt directory
/opt directory
procedure
resize
/root directory
/run directory
/srv directory
stat command
strange directory
superblock
/sys directory
/tmp directory
use of
/usr directoryx
/var directory
Windows
XFS
Filtering and processing text file
awk
programmable filters
regular expressions
repetition operators
Stream Editor (sed)
finger command and utility
Flow control
Free Software Foundation (FSF)
fstab command
fuser command
G
gcc command
gdisk command
General Electric Comprehensive Operating System (Gecos) field
Generic tCp port forwarding
get command
Get help option
--help option
internal commands
man command
man sections
overview
packages installation
gpart command
Group membership
/etc/group file
groupadd, groupdel, and groupmod
group creation
handling primary groups
password creation
vigr command
Grub2 bootloader
boot options
menu option
rescue mode
GUID Partition Table (GPT)
H
Hard links
Hardware module
head command
history command
/home command
I
id_dsa.pub file
ifcfg-ethn file
ifconfig command
display information
interfaces up and down
network configuration parameter
virtual IP addresses
Incremental backups
Inode bitmaps
Interfaces
GNOME graphical desktop
graphical login screen
shell login prompt
text-based login prompt
Windows workstation
IP address
device attributes
DNS names
help command
ifconfig See (ifconfig command)
ip command
ip tool
ip addr show command
ip link show command
J
Journald command
K
Kernel management tasks
modules See (Module management)
parameters
software communication
Key-based authentication
cryptography
public/private
SSh file
killall command
kill command
L
less command
/lib command
Links
differences (hard and symbolic links)
inodes
recap
symbolic links
Linux
attributes
backups
copy files
files
links
ls command
mounting disks See (Mounting disks)
move files
nonjournaling file system
permissions
recap of links
remove (rm) command
states
system integrity
Logical volumes manager (LVM)
benefits
/dev/volgroup/data
disk
logical volumes
lvcreate command
partitions
physical volume
pvs command
readahead parameter
snapshots
storage devices
troubleshooting
vgdisplay command
volume groups
Logical volumes manager (LVM). See Partitions
logrotate service
lsblk command
lsmod command
M
mail command
make config command
Makefile command
page option
mask command creation
Master Boot Record (MBR)
Maximum transmission unit (MTU)
Media access control (MAC)
/media command
mesg command
minix file system
mkdir directory
modinfo command
modprobe command
modprobe.conf
Module management
advantages
compiling modules
.conf file
default configuration
dependencies
hardware module
legacy commands
Makefile
modification
modinfo
modprobe
/usr/src/linux/.config file
Monitoring processes
categories
command
CPU usage
current memory
current usage statistics
MEM and CPU cycles
parent-child relations
pgrep
PID
process priority
ps command
real time
RES
shared memory
status
tasks
top output screen
uptime and users
user process
/var/log
VIRT
more command
mount command
devices
df -h command
Linux file system types
lor
mount /what /where
mount /dev/cdrom /media
Samba file computer
Mounting disks
dump status
/etc/fstab file
fsck command
fstab file system
unmounting devices
USB thumb drive
/mnt command
mv command
N
Network devices
computer networking
DNS Server
IP See (IP address)
naming
routing configuration
secure shell
SSH configuration
storing address configuration
testing routing
Network File System (NFS) services
backgrounds
exported file systems
portmap
processes
read-only file system
read-write file system
rpcinfo -p command
showmount command
nice command
no_root_squash command
ntfs file system
O
OpenSUSE
P
PAM modules
pam_deny
pam_env
pam_limits
pam_mail
pam_mkhomedir
pam_nologin
pam_permit
pam_rootok
pam_securetty
pam_tally
pam_time
pam_unix
pam_warn
Partitions
cfdisk
change partition order
default type
delete
fdisk expert mode
gpart
GPT and MBR disks
Linux environment
/proc/partitions file
SCSI, SATA, and USB disks
Password management
account maintenance
/etc/shadow
manage expirations
passwd command
properties
pwck command
Pattern matching
Permissions system
ACLs See (Access control lists (ACLs))
change file ownership
change group ownership
default ownership
display ownership
read, write and execution See (Read, write and execute permissions)
Set Group ID (SGID)
Set User ID (SUID)
sticky bit
SUID, SGID and sticky bit
umask
pgrep command
Piping
pkill command
Pluggable authentication modules (PAM)
advantage
authentication process
configuration file
database model
nsswitch.conf file
sufficient, optional, required and requisite
portmap command
/proc command
/proc parameter
Process and system management
killing processes
monitoring See (Monitoring processes)
ps aux command
scheduling processes
STAT column
Process identification (PID)
Process priorities
Public/private key–based authentication
PuTTY login screen
Q
Quota configuration system
databases setting
editor screen
five-step procedure
fstab
hard limit
initial file system
inodes and blocks
repquota command
soft limit
software
R
Read, write and execute permissions
apply permissions
effect of
files and directories
Real-time communication
disable
individual chat sessions
wall messages
write command
IP address configuration
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)
package management
queries
rpm command
yum
zypper
Remote procedure call (RPC)
rm command
rmdir command
root_squash command
route command
Routing configuration
rpm –Uvh packages
rsyslog.conf configuration file
rsyslog process
S
Samba file server
fstab file
nuuk command
server
share configuration
smbpasswd command
specifications
syntax errors
/sbin method
/sbin/shutdown command
Scheduling processes
cron
crontab configuration
/etc/cron.d
/etc/crontab file
task definition
scp command
Script arguments
Secure Shell connection
public/private key pairs
secured Ftp sessions
sftp command
ssh command
ssh/known_hosts file
SSH sessions
Secure Shell (SSH)
Server Message Block (SMB) protocol
service-add command
Set User ID (SUID) permission
Share configuration
active directory
browseable
chmod 777 /share
comment
create mask
CUPS printing
directory mask
domain controller
environment
/etc/samba/smb.conf
force group
function
handle printing
home parameter
inherit acls
logon drive
map
mkdir /share command
OpenLDAP directory server
optional path
path and store dos attributes
path parameter
printable
read only
root permissions
Samba services
security and server option
smb.conf configuration file
usershare
valid users parameter
Winbind service
workgroup
Shell interfaces
automatic command completion
bash option
best effect
key sequences
shell prompt. See Command-line administration
showargs script
smbclient command
Snapshots
Software management
DEB packages
repositories
RPM packages See (Red Hat Package Manager (RPM))
sort command
Sorting text files (sort)
Source script
caching keys
command-line options
/etc/ssh/ssh_config file
/etc/ssh/sshd_config file
generic tCp port forwarding
key-based authentication
ssh-agent command
ssh_config
sshd_config option
ssh-keygen command
X forwarding
sticky bit permission
Storage devices
/dev/sda and /dev/vda
file system labels
udev device names
Universal Unique ID (UUID)
Storing address configuration
su - command
Substitution operators
sudo cammand
Symbolic links
sync option
sysctl.conf file
syslog command
syslog-ng configuration
syslog service
systemctl status command
System logging
ascending order
cron process
graphical command
Journald
log events
log information
log message
log statement
named pipe
regular file
remote machine
syslog
syslog-ng
systemctl status
terminal/console
T
tac command
tail command
test command
Text files
contents
cool manipulation tools
CUPS print system
file-oriented operating system
filtering and processing
Vi
Time to live (TTL)
top command
tr command
Troubleshooting LVM
dmesg command
lvdisplay command
lvs command
pvscan command
vgchange
vgs command
vgscan command
U
administrator commands
apt-get command
apt-get commands
aptitude
automatic updates
encrypted home directory
English language installation
geographical area
Grub 2 boot loader
keyboard layout
Linux command line
LVM option
multiple options
screen layout
SSH Server
system name
uniq command
Unmounting devices
until command
User and group environment
account creation
administration tasks (sudo)
/etc/default/useradd
/etc/login.defs file
Gecos field
group membership
passwords See Also (Password management)
quota
shell environment
strong password
UID
unique username
useradd command
useradd/adduser command
userdel command
User IDentification number (UID)
user management
vipw command
User and group environment. See Group membership
/usr directory
Utah-based network software
V
Variables
boot procedure
definition
environment variables
generic configuration
subshells and sourcing
vfat file system
vgchange command
activating command mode
command mode
cutting, copying and pasting
deleting text
global substitution
insert mode
manipulation
modes
moving command
quitting command
Vim
Virtual IP addresses
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Virtual Private Server (VPS)
W
wc command
Windows file systems
Windows NT-style
X
X Forwarding
XFS file system
Y
YaST configuration tool
yum system
Z
zypper package
base URL
enabled status
failover configuration
GPG configuration
installation source
mirror servers
RPM Packages
service-add URI
3.149.27.168