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Configuring a Linux server to use a static IP address typically involves modifying the network configuration files.The exact process might vary slightly depending on the Linux distribution you’re using, but the general steps are similar. Here’s a general guide: Identify the Network Interface Determine which network interface you want to assign the static IP address … Read more
The chmod command in Linux is used to change the permissions of files or directories. It stands for “change mode” and is a fundamental command for managing access control in Linux systems. In Linux, file permissions are represented by three sets of permissions: Each set of permissions consists of three bits, which can be represented … Read more
SSH port Forwarding: Type of SSH port Forwarding? There are three types of port forwarding mechanisms between local and remote host: Local port Forwarding: Create a local port that is connected to a remote host: Remote port Forwarding: Forward a port on a remote server on the internet to a local port. Dynamic Port Forwarding: … Read more
The htop command is a powerful and interactive process viewer for Unix-like systems, typically used in terminal environments. Its purpose is to provide users with a more convenient and user-friendly way to monitor system resources and manage processes compared to the traditional top command 1.Interactive Interface htop presents system resource usage in a visually appealing … Read more
Introduction A swap file, often referred to as a “paging file” in Windows or “swap space” in Unix-like operating systems, is a space on a storage device (usually a hard drive or SSD) that is used as virtual memory by the operating system when the physical RAM (Random Access Memory) is fully utilized. When your … Read more
The vi editor is a powerful text editor available in most Unix-like operating systems, including Linux. It’s often considered a standard tool for editing text files in the command line interface. Here’s a basic tutorial to get you started with vi: What is Vim? Vim is an acronym for vi improved. It is a free and … Read more
To introduce permissions as they apply to both directories and files in CentOS Linux, let’s look at the following command output. Listing files and folders: Use the ls command to list the contents of a directory. Creating directories: Use the mkdir command to create a new director Creating files: Use the touch command to create … Read more
How to Restart Linux with a Command In this tutorial, we’re going to show you how to use the restart command on Linux and how to restart (reboot) your system via the command-line interface (CLI). We previously learned how to shut down Linux using a command. Now we’ll learn how to restart it. These commands … Read more
1. Overview LVM (Logical Volume Management) is a concept that splits up one virtual partition into numerous chunks. Also, these chunks can be on different physical partitions or drives. In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to combine two logical volumes on a single physical volume with LVM. 2. The Concept of LVM The concept of … Read more
This article provides a guide for restoring a missing volume and the data on it when using LVM (Logical Volume Manager). The problem The LVM meta data of a Linux system is corrupted and the drives or partitions are not displayed when executing, PVdisplay, LVdisplay or VGdisplay. EXAMPLE so we will see here that it … Read more