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| TASK \ OS | Linux | OS / TASK |
| OS notes | (rh) = Red Hat, Mandrake, SUSE,... (deb) = Debian, Libranet,... (fed) = Fedora (gen) = Gentoo (md) = Mandrake/Mandriva (SUSE) = SUSE | OS notes |
| administrative GUI | (rh, FC2+, RHEL4+) system-config* (rh) redhat-config* linuxconf (obsolete) (SUSE) yast2 (deb) dpkg-reconfigure (md) drakconf | administrative GUI |
| managing users | useradd usermod userdel adduser chage getent | managing users |
| TASK \ OS | Linux | OS / TASK |
| list hardware configuration | arch uname dmesg (if you're lucky) cat /var/log/dmesg /proc/* lshw dmidecode lspci lspnp lsscsi lsusb lsmod (SUSE) hwinfo /sys/devices/* | list hardware configuration |
| unique id useful for licensing | /sbin/ifconfig eth0 | unique id useful for licensing |
| show/set EEPROM/NVRAM values | /dev/nvram (if you have it) hwclock nvsetenv | show/set EEPROM/NVRAM values |
| add device without reboot | udev (2.6+) udevtrigger modprobe kerneld insmod hotplug cardctl | add device without reboot |
| remove device | ? | remove device |
| tape device | /dev/st0 | tape device |
| stdin/ stdout/ stderr | /dev/fd/[012] | stdin/ stdout/ stderr |
| X kvm config | xorgcfg xorgconfig Xorg -configure system-config-display xf86config XFree86 -configure redhat-config-xfree86 /etc/X11/?dm | X kvm config |
| TASK \ OS | Linux | OS / TASK |
| read a disk label | fdisk -l | read a disk label |
| whole disk in partition | /dev/hda (e.g. if /dev/hda1 is a partition) | whole disk in partition |
| label a disk | cfdisk fdisk gdisk e2label | label a disk |
| partition a disk | parted (if you have it)cfdisk fdisk gdisk pdisk (on a MAC) (deb) mac-fdisk (on a MAC) (md) diskdrake | partition a disk |
| TASK \ OS | Linux | OS / TASK |
| kernel | /boot/vmlinuz* /boot/bootlx (see /etc/lilo.conf or /boot/grub/menu.lst) | kernel |
| show/set kernel parameters | /proc/* /proc/sys/* sysctl /etc/sysctl.conf | show/set kernel parameters |
| limit physical memory | mem= (in lilo.conf or /boot/grub/grub.conf) | limit physical memory |
| loaded kernel modules | lsmod | loaded kernel modules |
| load module | modprobe insmod | load module |
| unload module | rmmod modprobe -r | unload module |
| make disk bootable | (rh) mkbootdisk (deb) fdisk -A (and lilo to manipulate mbr) | make disk bootable |
| startup scripts | /etc/rc* (but may vary) /etc/init.d/ chkconfig service | startup scripts |
| start/ stop/ config services | (rh) service (rh) chkconfig (deb) sysv-rc-conf | start/ stop/ config services |
| shutdown (& power off if possible) | shutdown -Ph now shutdown -y -g0 -i0 halt poweroff | shutdown (& power off if possible) |
| run levels 1 *=normal states for more detail see www.phildev.net/runlevels.html | (set in /etc/inittab) 0: halt s,S,1: vendor-dependent 1: single-user 2-5*: multiuser 6: reboot | run levels 1 *=normal statesfor more detail see www.phildev.net/runlevels.html |
| show runlevel 1 | /sbin/runlevel | show runlevel 1 |
| time zone info | /usr/share/zoneinfo/ /etc/localtime | time zone info |
| check swap space | swapon -s cat /proc/meminfo cat /proc/swaps free | check swap space |
| core dump management | /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern /proc/pid/coredump_filter | core dump management |
| bind process to CPU | taskset (sched-utils) | bind process to CPU |
| TASK \ OS | Linux | OS / TASK |
| "normal" filesystem | ext2 ext3 ReiserFS | "normal" filesystem |
| volume-based filesystem | LVM, LVM2 EVMS VxVM ($) | volume-based filesystem |
| file system description | /etc/fstab | file system description |
| volume manipulation | e2fsadm lvcreate lvremove lvextend vgdisplay | volume manipulation |
| create filesystem | mke2fs mkreiserfs mkdosfs mkfs.* | create filesystem |
| file system debugging and recovery | fsck debugfs e2undel | file system debugging and recovery |
| create non-0-length empty file | fallocate dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=1024k count=desired | create non-0-length empty file |
| convert DOS-format text to Unix format | dos2unix | convert DOS-format text to Unix format |
| mount CDROM | mount /mnt/cdrom (deb) mount /cdrom | mount CDROM |
| eject CDROM | eject | eject CDROM |
| create/mount ISO image | mkisofs mount -o loop pathToIso mountPoint | create/mount ISO image |
| ACL management | getfacl setfacl | ACL management |
| Fibre Channel / SAN | systool multipath | Fibre Channel / SAN |
| TASK \ OS | Linux | OS / TASK |
| NFS share definitions | /etc/exports | NFS share definitions |
| NFS share command | /etc/init.d/nfs-server reload (rh) exportfs -a | NFS share command |
| NFS information | cat /proc/mounts | NFS information |
| name resolution order | /etc/nsswitch.conf /etc/resolv.conf | name resolution order |
| show network interface info | ifconfig ethtool | show network interface info |
| change IP | ifconfig (rh) redhat-config-network (fedora) system-config-network (rh) edit: /etc/hosts, /etc/sysconfig/network, /etc/sysconfig/ network-scripts/ ifcfg-eth0 (deb) edit /etc/network/interfaces; /etc/init.d/networking restart | change IP |
| start DHCP client | dhcpcd dhclient | start DHCP client |
| ping one packet | ping -c 1 hostname | ping one packet |
| sniff network | etherfind tcpdump wireshark (formerly ethereal) etherape | sniff network |
| route definitions | route (rh) /etc/sysconfig/network (rh) /etc/sysconfig/static-routes (deb) /etc/init.d/network (deb) /etc/network | route definitions |
| telnetd, ftpd banner | /etc/issue.net (telnet) (ftp varies; can use tcp wrappers) | telnetd, ftpd banner |
| set date/time(from net: ntp or other) | ntpdate rdate netdate | set date/time(from net: ntp or other) |
| TASK \ OS | Linux | OS / TASK |
| auditing | (2.6+) auditd /var/log/faillog | auditing |
| encrypted passwords in | /etc/shadow (may vary) | encrypted passwords in |
| min password length | /etc/pam.d/system-auth | min password length |
| allow/deny root logins | /etc/securetty | allow/deny root logins |
| firewall config | iptables ipchains ipfwadm (rh) redhat-config- securitylevel | firewall config |
| TASK \ OS | Linux | OS / TASK |
| show installed software | (rh) rpm -a -i (rh) rpm -qa (rh) yum list installed (deb) dselect (deb) aptitude (deb) dpkg -l (gen) ls /var/db/pkg/* (gen) eix -I | show installed software |
| file is in which package | (deb) dpkg --search file (deb) apt-file update && apt-file search file (rh) rpm -qif file (gen) equery b file (gen) qfile file | file is in which package |
| add software | (rh) rpm -hiv (rh) yum install pkg (deb) dselect (deb) apt-get install pkg (deb) dpkg -i (md) urpmi | add software |
| precompiled binaries of GPLware and freeware | www.linux.org linux.tucows.com sourceforge.net rpmfind.net (deb) ftp.debian.org (deb) packages.debian.org (gen)packages.gentoo.org3 (gen)gentoo-portage.com3 (md)easyurpmi.zarb.org | precompiled binaries of GPLware and freeware |
| C compiler | cc gcc | C compiler |
| show patch level and/or patches | (rh) rpm -q (rh) cat /proc/version (rh) cat /etc/redhat-release (deb) dpkg -s | show patch level and/or patches |
| patch tool | apt-get update apt-get upgrade (rh) up2date (rh) yum update (md) urpmi | patch tool |
| configure/show runtime linking fortran-2000.com/ ArnaudRecipes/ sharedlib.html | ldconfig ldd lsmod | configure/show runtime linking fortran-2000.com/ ArnaudRecipes/ sharedlib.html |
| link library path | $LD_LIBRARY_PATH /etc/ld.so.conf | link library path |
| tracing utility | strace ltrace | tracing utility |
| define user defaults | /etc/profile /etc/security/ /etc/skel/ /etc/profile.d/* | define user defaults |
| csh global .login | /etc/csh.login | csh global .login |
| default syslog and messages | /var/log/syslog /var/log/messages /usr/adm/messages /var/log/maillog | default syslog and messages |
| system error reporting tool | dmesg (deb) reportbug | system error reporting tool |
| performance monitoring | vmstat procinfo -D top htop pstree | performance monitoring |
| match process to file or port | lsof netstat -atup | match process to file or port |
| manage various logs | logrotate (rh)sysreport; sosreport | manage various logs |
| X pop-up | /usr/X11R6/bin/xmessage | X pop-up |
| Wikipedia | Linux | Wikipedia |
| FAQs (see also faqs.org) | www.linuxdoc.org/ FAQ/Linux-FAQ www.debian.org/doc/ FAQ | FAQs (see also faqs.org) |
| blogs | linuxmoz.com | blogs |
| mailing list | www.linumanagers .org www.linux.org/ help/lists.html | mailing list |
| mailing list archives | www.linuxmanagers.org/ pipermail/linuxmanagers lists.debian.org | mailing list archives |
| man pages www.freebsd.org/ cgi/man.cgi | www.linuxmanpages.com/ Fedora Core 4: linuxcommand.org/ superman_pages.php www.tldp.org/docs.html#man | man pages www.freebsd.org/ cgi/man.cgi |
| newsgroup(s) and forums groups.google | comp.os.linux.* (esp .answers) | newsgroup(s) and forums groups.google |
| user groups | www.debianhelp.org | user groups |
| magazines | www.linuxjournal.com www.linux-mag.com www.debianplanet.org | magazines |
| vendor home page | www.linux.org www.debian.org gentoo.orgwww.redhat.com (SUSE) www.novell.com/linux | vendor home page |
| vendor docs and patches (see also man pages) | tldp.org www.linuxdoc.org/ rpmfind.net/linux/RPM | vendor docs and patches (see also man pages) |
| vendor phone (US) | ? | vendor phone (US) |
| wikis | fedoraproject.org/ wiki/Main_Page (fed) susewiki.org (SUSE) | wikis |
| TASK / OS | Linux | OS \ TASK |
