One of the last things the Linux kernel does during system boot is mount the root filesystem. The Linux kernel dictates no filesystem structure, but user space applications expect to find files with ...

The process of building a kernel has two parts: configuring the kernel options and building the source with those options. In versions before the 2.5 kernel, configuration was driven by a Config.in ...

How to use syslog-ng to collect logs from remote Linux machines Your email has been sent Jack Wallen walks you through the process of setting up a centralized Linux log server using syslog-ng. Let’s ...

File sharing is a fundamental aspect of networked computing, and in Linux environments, two of the most prevalent protocols facilitating this are NFS (Network File System) and Samba. This article aims ...

It's not hard to look up configuration details on your Linux system. The hard thing is wrapping your brain around how many are available and what they can tell you. Linux systems can report on a lot ...

Microsoft has released an early test version of PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) for Linux. DSC for Linux opens the way for PowerShell users to transfer their scripting skills used on ...

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

Configuring login messages on Linux servers is more complex and dynamic. Let's look at the message of the day setup on an Ubuntu server to decipher how the process works. It seems only decades ago ...

Microsoft recently released a new feature for the Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 (WSL2) that allows you to configure global options that will be used by all WSL2 Linux distributions installed ...

As readers of my previous desktop Linux DNS article will be able to attest, systemd’s management of DNS is complex. By putting time into comprehending its complexity, though, we can create nuanced DNS ...