Learn Linux dd Command with 17 Examples

The dd command is a command-line utility that is abbreviated as ā€œData Definitionā€œ, ā€œData Duplicatorā€œ, or ā€œDisk Dumpā€ depending upon the usage, but itā€™s commonly known as a utility for copying and converting data in Linux. It can copy data from a file or block

Block/Unblock Ping ICMP Requests in the Linux System

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.

How to Ping Multiple Hosts at High Performance with fping on Linux

First, letā€™s 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, letā€™s begin. Short Intro of Traditional Ping Command

How to Kick Out SSH Users from the Linux System

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 ā€œexitā€ command in the terminal once they are done with

How to Talk to Other Users on the Network in Linux

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

How to Check, Allow, or Disallow Terminal Write Access in Linux

By default, all the Linux systems accept standard input from another user connected in the same network using the ā€œwallā€ or ā€œwriteā€ commands. It is possible due to the terminalā€™s ability to write messages received from another user on the screen; check out our article

Beginners Guide for Uname Command on Linux

The uname (which stands for ā€œUnix Nameā€) is a commonly used Linux command-line utility to print basic information about the operating system name and system hardware. The output with the ā€œ-aā€ flag will give you a summary of your system architecture, kernel name, kernel release,

What is File Globbing in Linux (How to Use It with Examples)

If you have ever used wildcard characters like (*) or (?) for global selection, then you are already interacting with file globbing, but letā€™s get a proper picture of it with its introduction. What is Linux File Globbing? File globbing is a built-in shell operation

Find the Last Logged-In Users on Linux with Lastlog Command

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€œ/var/log/lastlogā€ file. The output is a long format summary of all the userā€™s account names, ports, IP addresses, and last login

Check the Linux Uptime History Using the Uprecords

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

Check Historical and Statistical Uptime of Linux

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

How to Check Userā€™s Failed Login Attempts on Linux

Recently, we wrote a detailed article on how to check a userā€™s login history in Linux to track user activity for a particular investigation. Unfortunately, the command mentioned in that article canā€™t show the log of a userā€™s failed login attempt; it only shows the