If you have users that need certain admin privileges on your Linux machines, here's a walk-through of the process for granting full or specific rights. How many times have you created a new user on a ...

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 ...

Two of the most fundamental tools of the modern Unix-like command line, sudo and su, are being rewritten in the modern language Rust as part of a wider effort to get critical but aging infrastructure ...

I'm setting up some computers for some users at work, and it seems like everytime I'm setting one up, I'm having to log off from their login, log in under my login, make the changes and such, and then ...

The sudo command lets users elevate their privileges to run admin tasks. But it's far from perfect. These tips can help.