How to Exclude Files and Directories When Creating a tar File

We are aware of creating a tar files but in this blog we will learn on how to exclude files and directories when creating a tar File. On Linux and Unix-based systems, files can be archived using the tar program. Numerous archive formats, including tar, tar.gz, cpio, tar.bz2, zip, and rar, are created using it. … Read more

How to Install a DNS Server with BIND on Rocky Linux – Master & slave server

In this tutorial we will learn how to install a DNS server with BIND on Rocky Linux .Among its numerous capabilities, BIND is one of the most widely used DNS servers. It supports IPv6, DNSSEC, split DNS, authoritative DNS, cache-only DNS, basic DNS load balancing, and many more. Introduction The DNS server software known as … Read more

Netstat command in Linux operating system – Explained with examples

In today’s article we will go through about the netstat command in Linux operating system. To determine which computers or networks a PC is linked to, we use netstat, which offers statistics about all active connections. The network utility is conveniently usable via the command line on even on Windows & macOS apart from the … Read more

Top 10 Technical Interview Questions for CEPH – Scenario based Questions and Answers

In this blog we will see the Top 10 Technical Interview Questions for CEPH that is likely to be asked when interviewing for a position where CEPH will be used. Please note that these are not just theoretical questions related to the definition and CEPH functionalities rather a conceptual queries based out of the real … Read more

Best practices for Linux Server Security and hardening – Top 10 Security tips

In this article we will talk about the best practices for linux server security and hardening to protect our servers from any security incidents Introduction The World runs on Linux !! As we know it — it took over the digital world early on and hasn’t let up since then. This is why Linux server … Read more

Finding and analyzing system log files in Linux – RHEL/Rocky/CentOS/Alma

In this blog we will learn finding and analyzing system log files in linux operating system specifically to RHEL and its fork such as Rocky , CentOS and Alma Linux Log files are the most important aspect in a linux troubleshooting for system administrator. They provide enormous of information about a system and are instrumental … Read more

Start the career as Linux Administrator – What is really required

In this article we will talk about the how one can start the career as Linux administrator. A Linux admin, or Linux system administrator, is an IT professional who manages the functionality of a Linux system. Similar to Windows, Linux is an operating system that connects the internal hardware in electronics, including phones and computers. … Read more

Troubleshooting the DNS name resolution issues – Tools used for DNS problems

Let us explore the ways we do troubleshooting the DNS name resolution issues which could have been leading to a situation where you would be having an issues accessing to the server, switches and any other networking devices. What is a DNS ? Name resolution is the process of relating easy-to-remember names with difficult-to-remember Internet … Read more