Unix tip: Inter-host trust on Unix, part 1
Inter-host trust can be a boon to user productivity and a nightmare to sysadmins. Here's how it works using rsh (remote shell) configuration files. Next week, we'll look at ssh.
Unix tip: 7-Zip to the rescue
Need to build or extract files from archives in a wide range of formats? Ever heard of 7-Zip? Now that I've used it, it goes into my standard tool set!
Unix tip: Monitoring networks with Nagios
Nagios is a free, open source too for monitoring small to large, complex networks. It can be very easy or very complex to configure, but it provides for sophisticated, proactive monitoring and there's a great book to help you get it working just the way you want.
Unix tip: Useful Unix aliases
Unix aliases provide an easy way to customize your working environment. Let's look at some especially useful aliases that you might like.
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