The screen utility provides a way to run a command on a Linux system and then detach from it. This is a particularly useful command if you have a long-running process that you want to keep running even after you log out and still have the ability to reattach to it later and/or from another location. How to use[…]
Read moreSometimes happens that you need to take a look at an unknown Linux system or that you have to quickly analyze the problems of a Linux server. You’re lucky because, on Linux, there are some commands to start an in-depth analysis and that serve to understand what’s happening behind the scene. Looking, administer, analysis. Going down with command line[…]
Read moreIf you manage servers and use a lot the useful cron command, it can happen that you’ll find your e-mail spam folder full of messages from cron. So, let me explain to you how to prevent this case and how to disable e-mail notifications from a specific cron job. No option in server control panel. Let’s redirect the output[…]
Read moreUsing virtual machines, containers or, in general, templates for deploying server systems, often make you lose the ability to customize Linux servers at install time because of deployment wizards. A script above the wizard Alternative for sudo users, a little script for configuring the server in a minute. After the server is deployed, just log in, run the script and[…]
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