In our last post, we looked at 5 Linux commands (technically six) that are invaluable to any new system administrator. The following are a few more, some of which are critical to know.
cat – This is a unique program that allows you to combine multiple files or parts into a whole. It can also print […]
Cron is one of the outstanding features in Linux and Unix-like operating systems that many system administrators love. It provides a full range of automation capabilities by allowing admins to schedule programs, scripts or other processes for any time of any day. Allowing other users to do this, however, can pose a security risk. Therefore, […]
Cron is a Linux daemon that runs specified programs at precise times throughout the day, week, month, or even year. You can setup a cron job to automate any tasks on your server. Cron.daily is a directory on some Linux servers that runs all scripts or links to scripts within it at the same time […]
Cron is a Linux service that runs in the background. On a dedicated server, cron is extremely valuable because you can automate repetitive commands and tasks. For example, if you want a certain log to be purged every day, you can create a script to perform the task and then tell cron to […]
