A few Linux commands offer different ways to see which users are logging into your Linux servers, how often they log in, and how long they’ve been active or idle.

Does anyone know what logging program sounds like the one I described in my first set up? Or another similarly cool logging system? That may or may not have gotten 5 out of 5 stars on ZDNet?

Featured text from the download: HOW DO YOU VIEW THOSE LOG FILES? There are two main methods of viewing Linux log files from the command line. The first is static and the second is in real-time.

How to monitor a Linux log file in real time Your email has been sent This must-know Linux command will make troubleshooting considerably easier. Quick: What’s the first thing you do when you ...

When you disown a Linux process in bash, you keep it from being terminated when you log out and allow it to finish on its own. This post shows how to use the disown command.

Security researchers have discovered a ludicrously simple way to hack into a number of Linux distributions: Just tap the backspace key 28 times in a row. A team from the Cybersecurity Group at ...

When we hear ``black box recorder'' or ``flight recorder'', it's usually in a news-piece where authorities are piecing together the events prior to an aviation accident. For the majority of the time ...

Also: The best Linux distros for beginners With sudo in place, users no longer had to change to the root user or log in to that account to run administrative commands, such as installing software.