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Serial communication on modern Linux

Connect to your console for troubleshooting with Tio, a Linux serial communication program.
Alan Formy-Duval (Correspondent) 13 May 2020 12 comments
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Start using systemd as a troubleshooting tool

While systemd is not really a troubleshooting tool, the information in its output points the way toward solving problems.
David Both (Correspondent) 11 May 2020 2 comments
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Using the systemctl command to manage systemd units

Units are the basis of everything in systemd.
David Both (Correspondent) 07 May 2020 2 comments
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An SRE's guide to Memcached for building scalable applications

The core of a site reliability engineer's job is building scalable applications and infrastructure.
Moshe Zadka (Correspondent) 24 Mar 2020
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Tools for SSH key management

Time-saving shortcuts for a commonly used open source tool.
Ben Nuttall (Correspondent) 20 Feb 2020 3 comments
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5 ops hacks for sysadmins

Five tools to help you find the source of your users' IT problems when you don't know where to start.
Stephen Bancroft 10 Jan 2020 8 comments
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How to use cron in Linux

No time for commands? Scheduling tasks with cron means programs can run but you don't have to stay up late.
David Both (Correspondent) 02 Jan 2020 9 comments
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Monitoring Linux and Windows hosts with Glances

The Glances tool offers more information about system performance than other sysadmin monitoring tools.
David Both (Correspondent) 28 Nov 2019 3 comments

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