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Limit CPU usage of Linux process
cpulimit is a small program written in C that allows to limit CPU usage by Linux process. Limit is specified in percentage so it’s possible [Read More…]
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Track file changes using auditd
Most of Linux distributions comes with Linux Auditing System that makes it possible to track file changes, file accesses as well as system calls. It’s [Read More…]
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Failover and Load Balancing using HAProxy
HAProxy is open source proxy that can be used to enable high availability and load balancing for web applications. It was designed especially for high [Read More…]
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Linux Restricted Shells: rssh and scponly
Restricted shells like rssh and scponly give sysadmin the possibility to limit the operations that Linux user can do, for example you can create user [Read More…]
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Linux df Command Usage Examples
This post about Linux df command opens series of articles for Linux newbies where you’ll find description and usage examples of major Linux commands like [Read More…]
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How to Perform Linux Server Monitoring with CloudStats
CloudStats is a powerful tool for Linux server monitoring and network monitoring. This Software-as-a-Service tool allows to track all key indicators of system health, such [Read More…]
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Grub Fallback: Boot good kernel if new one crashes
It’s hard to believe but I didn’t know about Grub fallback feature. So every time when I needed to reboot remote server into a new [Read More…]
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Top 5 Password Managers for Linux
In this post you will find set of password managers for Linux which provides secure storage for your passwords for sensitive data. If you still [Read More…]
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Geolocation for Nagios
Some time ago I came across NagMap addon for Nagios and found it pretty helpful for monitoring multiple hosts around the world. For example, there [Read More…]
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Why Mosh is better than SSH?
Mosh (stands for Mobile Shell) is replacement of SSH for remote connections to Unix/Linux systems. It brings a few noticeable advantages over well known SSH [Read More…]
