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50 UNIX / Linux Sysadmin Tutorials

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all TGS Readers. To wrap this year, I’ve collected 50 UNIX / Linux sysadmin related tutorials that we’ve posted so far. This is lot of reading. Bookmark this article for your future reference and read it whenever you get free time. Disk to disk backup using dd command: dd [...]

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6 Expect Script Examples to Expect the Unexpected (With Hello World)

Expect scripting language is used to feed input automatically to an interactive program. It is easy to learn compared to other scripting languages. Using expect script sysadmins and developers can automate redundant tasks easily. It works by expecting specific strings, and sending or responding strings accordingly. Following three expect commands are used when automating any [...]

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Unix Shell Script to Execute Oracle SQL Query

Question: Can you provide me a shell script that will accept oracle credentials, sql query to be executed and displays the output? Answer: The shell script given below prompts some basic information and displays the output of the SQL. You can use the same concept and hard-code some of these values in the shell-script itself [...]

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Free eBook: Linux 101 Hacks in Chinese Language

Follow the 3 easy steps mentioned below to get PDF version of Linux 101 Hacks Free Book in Chinese Language. STEP 1: Subscribe to The Geek Stuff Enter your email address and click on Subscribe. STEP 2: Confirm the Subscription You’ll get an email with the subject — “Activate your Email Subscription to: The Geek [...]

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Nagios XI Review (Free Nagios core Vs Nagios XI)

Thanks for visiting this article from the Nagios newsletter. We’ll be posting several Nagios XI tutorials in the upcoming weeks. Subscribe to our articles and don’t miss any future Nagios XI step-by-step tutorials. Nagios Price: Nagios Core is free and open source. Nagios XI is $1,295 (to monitor unlimited number of hosts). This is perpetual [...]

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Linux 101 Hacks eBook Goes Online – HTML Version

I’m happy to announce that my free eBook, Linux 101 Hacks is now available for online browsing in HTML format. I’ve also updated the book with the following minor changes. Added “Chapter 13. Bonus Hacks” with 10 additional hacks. I’ll be adding more Linux hacks to this chapter in the upcoming editions. Made few minor [...]

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3 Quick Things You Should Know

1. My Next eBook I’ve been working on my next eBook for last few months. It will be released before end of October. If you liked my previous free eBook, you will absolutely love this upcoming eBook. I’m looking for three reviewers who can help me review and provide feedback on the eBook before the [...]

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Question: I need to share my code (config files, log files, source code etc.,) with group of people to get their feedback for debugging purpose. Can I put the code somewhere online and give a link to others to review, comment, or modify the file? What is your recommendation? Answer: When you are troubleshooting an [...]

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