May 13, 2020
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Comments Off on Securing Linux’s master sysadmin command: Sudo
Sudo is one of the most powerful and dangerous tools in the Unix or Linux system administrator’s toolbox. With it, an ordinary user can run commands just as if he or she were the superuser or any other user. Now, One Identity, … Continue reading
December 19, 2018
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Comments Off on IRS Linux move delayed by lingering Oracle Solaris systems
The enterprise server market belongs to Linux now. Clouds, web-servers, you name it, Linux runs it. One of the biggest reasons for this remains that Linux is cheaper than the alternatives. But that doesn’t mean Linux has all its way … Continue reading
March 10, 2017
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Do you have a network-attached storage (NAS) device holding your accounts payable, document archives, or just your baby photos? If so, you’re running Samba, the open-source file and print server. Now, with the Samba 4.6 release, the program has been … Continue reading
July 29, 2013
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In the latest Top500 supercomputer rankings, 476 of the top 500 fastest supercomputers, 95.2 percent, in the world run Linux. Linux has ruled supercomputing for years. But, it wasn’t always that way. 20 great years of Linux and supercomputers. More … Continue reading
October 9, 2012
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First things first. Ubuntu Linux is still free for anyone to use. That said, Canonical, it’s parent company, will be happy to accept any financial donations you might care to make as well. Today’s announcement on the Canonical blog by … Continue reading
August 8, 2012
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SCO has ceased to be. It has expired and gone to its meet its maker. It’s joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-company. With apologies to Monty Python’s Dead Parrot sketch, SCO, the company behind a series of foolish … Continue reading