Did you know that you can manage all of your files and folders right from the command line, using applications like Gnome Terminal? Here are some of the basic commands that we use to manage ...

A vulnerability in the Linux sudo command has been discovered that could allow unprivileged users to execute commands as root. Thankfully, this vulnerability only works in non-standard configurations ...

To get started as a Linux (or Unix) user, you need to have a good perspective on how Linux works and a handle on some of the most basic commands. This first post in a “getting started” series examines ...

ZDNET key takeaways Logging in as the root user should never be done on Linux.Using the root account could lead to ...

I need an explanation of the directories in linux. Where are programs kept, and what directories do what and have what inside them?<BR><BR>/bin<BR>/boot<BR>/dev<BR ...

There are many aspects to security on Linux systems – from setting up accounts to ensuring that legitimate users have no more privilege than they need to do their jobs. This is look at some of the ...