If you’re a new Linux admin, you probably at least know about sudo. Sudo stands for “super user do” and allows standard users to take admin-level actions, such as installing software. Even though most ...

Back in the early days of Linux, things were exponentially more complicated. The distributions were far less mature and required a particular system account to get things done. That account was root - ...

Two flaws were first introduced in late 2013 They reside in the Sudo command-line utility Patches are available and users are advised to apply them Two vulnerabilities were recently spotted in various ...

Keep your Linux system running fast with simple maintenance commands to clean packages, clear logs, manage startup apps, and monitor performance.

OK, it looks like you need to employ some extra privilege. In general, you can’t write to a system log file with your user account. Let’s try that again with sudo. The response to the first of the ...