The mount command in Linux is used to mount a file system or removable storage devices like USB flash drives to a specific point in the directory tree, known as the āmount pointā. This allows files and directories on the file system or storage device
Ping is the most commonly used command-line utility used by many sysadmins or network engineers to check whether a target machine is up or down in a given network. We already discussed how this command works in a separate article; click here to read it.
First, letās talk about the traditional ping command, its shortcomings, and how fping can fill those gaps before discussing the fping command. If you are only interested in knowing about the fping command, then click here. So, letās begin. Short Intro of Traditional Ping Command
As a sysadmin, when you are working on a remote system or server, multiple users might be accessing the same system via SSH simultaneously. Active users can gently disconnect from the server by issuing the āexitā command in the terminal once they are done with
The write command in Linux allows two logged-in users to communicate with each other via the terminal in real time until they are on the same network. This command copies the text from one terminal to another, making it possible to send messages or text
By default, all the Linux systems accept standard input from another user connected in the same network using the āwallā or āwriteā commands. It is possible due to the terminalās ability to write messages received from another user on the screen; check out our article
The lastlog command in Linux shows the most recent login of all the users or a specific user by pulling the information from the ā/var/log/lastlogā file. The output is a long format summary of all the userās account names, ports, IP addresses, and last login
We wrote an article a few days ago about the tuptime command, which is used to view the historical and statistical records of the uptime command. In this article, we will discuss another similar utility named uprecords, which is used to record and keep track
As a system administrator, you may want to look for various information on your workstation or server system, such as how long the system has been running. This way, you can keep track of the system resources and optimize based on your usage. Unfortunately, the
Recently, we wrote a detailed article on how to check a userās login history in Linux to track user activity for a particular investigation. Unfortunately, the command mentioned in that article canāt show the log of a userās failed login attempt; it only shows the
A Linux server is operated by multiple users who can login and logout at any given time without any restriction (of course, they should have the proper privileges). In an occasion like a data breach, you might want to track user activity to investigate the
Want to find out all the users who logged into your system? Donāt raise your finger; raise your pinky instead. Confused about what I am talking about? Let me explain what I mean. In Linux, there are numerous tools to show you all the logged-in
