Just a quick note on addressing a common issue of running redundant commands when using shell loops. Let's say you needed to get a...

The speedtest.net is probably one of the more popular bandwidth testing utilities, Unfortunately, this and many other similar tools require a Web browser with...

In this example we create the "test" NFS share on a QNAP NAS from CLI and export it to client_ip_01 and client_ip_02. Things to...

A suspected bug with certain versions of VMware ESX causes cloned Linux VMs to obtain a sequentially-number NIC. For example, if the parent VM...

So, being a Unix admin on-call for the week, I just spent half of my Saturday fixing a dead Windows VM. Very annoying. The...

All of a sudden, when using the remote (either radio or IR), Kodi sound controls stop responding. The volume level does not change and...

Here's an example of a script you can use to monitor NetBackup server daemons in a Linux environment. The main difficulty with keeping track...

The pool of random numbers in Linux is derived primarily from user interaction (keystrokes and mouse movement). A server does not have such a...

John the Ripper is a free multi-platform password-cracking software. This article is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to jtr, rather a quick...