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Unix & Linux

mount options shown in /proc/mounts

August 11, 2022 by Magenaut

IIRC then the mount options shown in /proc/mounts have changed. Some time ago acl and user_xattr were shown, now it seems that only noacl and nouser_xattr are shown if these features are turned off.

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags filesystems, linux-kernel, mount, proc Leave a comment

How create a temporary file in shell script?

August 11, 2022 by Magenaut

While running a script, I want to create a temporary file in /tmp directory.

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags shell-script, tmp Leave a comment

Get SSH server key fingerprint

August 11, 2022 by Magenaut

Is there a way to programmatically obtain a SSH server key fingerprint without authenticating to it?

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags ssh Leave a comment

What is a “loop device” when mounting?

August 11, 2022 by Magenaut

I am mounting an ISO file, and looking at this tutorial. They use the command:

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags grep, linux, loop-device, mount Leave a comment

How to define similar bash function at once

August 11, 2022 by Magenaut

I have these functions in ~/.bashrc:

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags bash Leave a comment

How do I prevent sed -i from destroying symlinks?

August 11, 2022 by Magenaut

Why does sed -i executed on symlink destroys that link and replaces it with destination file? How to avoid this?

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags sed, symlink Leave a comment

How to solve the issue that a Terminal screen is messed up? (usually after a resizing)

August 11, 2022 by Magenaut

Sometimes, a terminal screen is messed up, and when we use man ls to read the manpages, or press the UP arrow to go to previous commands in history, the screen will show characters not as the right place. (for example, treat the end of screen as some where in the middle of the screen).

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags bash, terminal Leave a comment

Log every invocation of every SUID program?

August 11, 2022 by Magenaut

I would like to have a log file that contains an entry for every time a user runs any suid program, containing the user name, the program and any command line arguments passed to it. Is there a standard way to achieve this on Linux?

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags linux, logs, security Leave a comment

What does etc stand for?

August 11, 2022 by Magenaut

What does the “etc” folder in the root directory stand for? I think knowing this will help me remember where certain files are located.

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags directory-structure, terminology Leave a comment

do changes in /etc/security/limits.conf require a reboot?

August 11, 2022 by Magenaut

Do changes in /etc/security/limits.conf require a reboot before taking effect?

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags limit, ulimit Leave a comment
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