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Linux System Management Commands

The document discusses various Linux system administration tasks including managing files and directories, storage, processes and services, networking, installing and updating software, and configuring system software.

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Linux System Management Commands

The document discusses various Linux system administration tasks including managing files and directories, storage, processes and services, networking, installing and updating software, and configuring system software.

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1.

0 System Management

1.2 Given a scenario, manage files and directories

File editing
- sed
- awk
- printf
- nano
- vi(m)

File compression archiving, and backup

- gzip
- bzip2
- zip
- tar
- xz
- cpio
- dd

File metadata

- stat
- file

Soft and hard link

Copying files between systems


- rsync
- scp
- nc

File and directory operations


- mv
- cp
- mkdir
- rmdir
- ls
- pwd
- rm
- cd
- .
- ..
- ~
- tree
- cat
- touch
1.3 Given a scenario, configure and manage storage using the appropriate tools.

Disk partitioning- Commands


- fdisk
- parted
- partprobe

Mounting local and remote devices


- systemd.mount
- /etc/fstab
- mount
- Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS)
- External devices

Filesystem management
- XFS tools
- Ext4 tools
- Btrfs tools

Monitoring storage space and disk usage


- df
- du

Creating and modifying volumes using Logical Volume Manager (LVM)

- pvs
- vgs
- lvs
- lvchange
- lvcreate
- vgcreate
- lvresize
- pvcreate
- vgextend

Inspecting RAID implementations


- mdadm
- /proc/mdstat

Storage area network (SAN)/ network-attached storage (NAS)


- multipathd
- Network filesystems
- Network File System (NFS)
- Server Message Block (SMB)/Common Internet File System (CIFS)

Storage hardware
- lsscsi
- lsblk
- blkid
- fcstat

1.4 Given a scenario, configure and use the appropriate processes and services.

System services

- systemctl
- stop
- start
- restart
- status
- enable
- disable
- mask

Scheduling services
- cron
- crontab
- at

Process management

- Kill signals
• SIGTERM
• SIGKILL
• SIGHUP
- Listing processes and open files
- top
- ps
- lsof
- htop

- Setting priorities
- nice
- renice

Process states
- Zombie
- Sleeping
- Running
- Stopped

- Job control
- bg
- fg
- jobs
- Ctrl+Z
- Ctrl+C
- Ctrl+D
- pgrep
- pkill
- pidof

1.5 Given a scenario, use the appropriate networking tools or configuration files.

Interface management
- iproute2 tools
- ip
- ss
- NetworkManager
- nmcli
- net-tools
- ifconfig
- ifcfg
- hostname
- arp
- route
- /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
- Name resolution
- nsswitch
- /etc/resolv.conf
- systemd
- hostnamectl
- resolvectl
- Bind-utils
- dig
- nslookup
- host
- WHOIS

Network monitoring
- tcpdump
- wireshark/tshark
- netstat
- traceroute
- ping
- mtr

Remote networking tools


- Secure Shell (SSH)
- cURL
- wget
- nc
- rsync
- Secure Copy Protocol (SCP)
- SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)

1.6 Given a scenario, build and install software.

Package management
- DNF
- YUM
- APT
- RPM
- dpkg
- ZYpp

Sandboxed applications
- snapd
- Flatpak
- AppImage

System updates
- Kernel updates
- Package updates

1.7 Given a scenario, manage software configurations.

Updating configuration files


- Procedures
- Restart service
- Reload service
- .rpmnew
- .rpmsave Repository configuration files
- /etc/apt.conf
- /etc/yum.conf
- /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
- /etc/yum.repo.d
- /etc/apt/sources.list.d

Configure kernel options


- Parameters
- sysctl
- /etc/sysctl.conf
- Modules
- lsmod
- rmmod
- insmod
- modprobe
- modinfo

Configure common system services


- SSH
- Network Time Protocol (NTP)
- Syslog
- chrony

Localization
- timedatectl
- localectl

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