Juliet Kemp

Last week's Tip of the Trade looked at how to stop your SSH session from dropping out, using the .ssh/config file. This file can also set many other

... other than what its name implies. Tip of the Trade: 'kill' doesn't just kill processes dead, it also can send processes a variety of other signals.

The tune2fs command allows you to set assorted filesystem parameters on a mounted ext2 or ext3 filesystem. The basic syntax is: Tip of the Trade: With the

less, the better-featured version of more, which among other things allows you to move backward through its output, is great for paging through text

You can do more with httpd than just stop/start/reload Apache. Here are some command-line options that enable you to manipulate your configuration without

Enforcing password security with a multiple-user system can be a hassle — users all too often use inadequate passwords. john-the-ripper (also

You may have had the experience of having your SSH connection to another machine drop if you ignore it for too long. Which can be irritating, especially

More about open source software Most admins know WebDAV, but davfs2 isn't as well known. With this open source software tool, you can connect to WebDAV

If you're using Sudo, you've probably already discovered that the increased privileges apply only to the first command typed and don't extend to any input

I recently came acrossexpect (the expect package in Debian and Ubuntu): a powerful utility that can script interactive operations. Tip of the Trade: The

I often find myself wanting to email someone an attachment of some sort – PDF, doc, jpg, or whatever. As a rule I'll do this by scping it to the machine I

This week's column has been written a little more slowly than normal because on Wednesday, I tripped over the dog and broke my left thumb. Under strict