A kernel module is a program which can loaded into or unloaded from the kernel upon demand, without necessarily recompiling it (the kernel) or rebooting the system, and is intended to enhance the functionality...
To overcome the limitations of and to increase the security mechanisms provided by standard ugo/rwx permissions and access control lists, the United States National Security Agency (NSA) devised a flexible Mandatory Access Control (MAC)...
When we talk of performance in computing, we refer to the relationship between our resources and the tasks that they allows us to complete in a given period of time. In a day of...
Imagine what it would be like if we had to remember the IP addresses of all the websites that we use on a daily basis. Even if we had a prodigious memory, the process...
In a day where massive remote storage is rather common, it may be strange to talk about sharing files using FTP (File Transfer Protocol). However, it is still used for file exchange where security...
During the last Microsoft Build Developer Conference held from March 30th to April 1st, Microsoft released an announcement and gave a presentation that surprised the industry: beginning with Windows 10 update #14136, it would...
Access Control Lists (also known as ACLs) are a feature of the Linux kernel that allows to define more fine-grained access rights for files and directories than those specified by regular ugo/rwx permissions. For...
In Part 13 of this LFCS (Linux Foundation Certified Sysadmin) series we explained how to use GRUB to modify the behavior of the system by passing options to the kernel for the ongoing boot...
Due to recent modifications in the LFCS certification exam objectives effective from February 2nd, 2016, we are adding the needed articles to the LFCS series published here. To prepare for this exam, you are...
Because of the recent changes in the LFCS certification exam objectives effective from February 2nd, 2016, we are adding the needed topics to the LFCS series published here. To prepare for this exam, you...
