Linux-Cli-Tutorial(by Saman Khalife)
  • Characters
  • Linux Commands
  • Quick review for commands
  • Config file parameters you can use
  • .github
    • ISSUE_TEMPLATE
      • bug_report
  • Editors-for-command-line
  • TOOLs and APPs
    • Iptables
    • Ufw
      • man
  • Git Commands
  • Installing tools and apps
    • Check-used-ports
    • Clear the cache memory in Linux
    • ulimit
    • ulimit
    • Installing WordPress with Apache
    • Installing WordPress with Nginx
    • what packages are installed by apt
    • wildcard characters for globbing
  • Lpic 1
    • LPIC-1 Exam 101 (101-500) Exam
    • LPIC-1 Exam 101 Objectives
    • how to use lvm snapshots
    • LPIC-1 Exam 102 Objectives
  • Lpic 2
    • how to use lvm
    • LPIC-2 Exam 201 Objectives
    • LPIC-1 Exam 102 (102-500) Exam
    • LPIC-2 Exam 202 Objectives
  • Lpic 3
    • LPIC-2 Exam 201 (201-450) Exam
    • LPIC-3 High Availability and Storage Clusters 306 Objectives
    • LPIC-2 Exam 202 (202-450) Exam
    • LPIC-3 Mixed Environments 300 Objectives.md
    • LPIC-3 High Availability and Storage Clusters 306 Exam
    • LPIC-3 Security Exam 303 Objectives
    • LPIC-3 High Availability and Storage Clusters 306 Objectives
    • LPIC-3 Virtualization and Containerization 305 Objectives
  • TXT FILES
    • accept
    • accton
    • aclocal
    • acpi
    • acpid
    • addr2line
    • addresses
    • agetty
    • alias
    • alsactl
    • amidi
    • amixer
    • anacron
    • apachetop
    • aplay
    • aplaymidi
    • apm
    • apmd
    • apropos
    • apt-get
    • apt
    • aptitude
    • ar
    • arecord
    • arecordmidi
    • arp
    • aspell
    • at
    • atd
    • atop
    • aumix
    • autoconf
    • autoheader
    • automake
    • autoreconf
    • autoscan
    • badblocks
    • banner
    • basename
    • batch
    • bc
    • bg
    • biff
    • bind
    • bison
    • break
    • builtin
    • bzcmp
    • bzdiff
    • bzgrep
    • bzip2
    • cal
    • cardctl
    • cardmgr
    • case
    • cat
    • cc
    • ccrypt
    • cd
    • cdparanoia
    • cfdisk
    • chage
    • chdir
    • chfn
    • chgrp
    • chkconfig
    • chmod
    • chown
    • chpasswd
    • chroot
    • chrt
    • chsh
    • chvt
    • cksum
    • clorm
    • cloumn
    • cmp
    • comm
    • compress
    • continue
    • cp
    • cpio
    • cron
    • crond
    • crontab
    • csplit
    • ctags
    • cupsd
    • curl
    • cut
    • cvs
    • date
    • dd
    • ddrescue
    • debugfs
    • declare
    • depmod
    • devdump
    • df
    • diff
    • dig
    • dircolors
    • dirname
    • disable
    • dlpsh
    • dmesg
    • dmidecode
    • dnsdomainname
    • dnssec-makekeyset
    • dnssec-signkey
    • dnssec-signzone
    • dnssec
    • doexec
    • domainname
    • dosfsck
    • dstat
    • du
    • dump
    • dumpe2fs.
    • dumpkeys
    • e2fsck
    • e2image
    • e2label
    • echo
    • ed
    • edquota
    • eject
    • elvtune
    • emacs
    • enable
    • env
    • envsubst
    • esd-config
    • esd
    • esdcat
    • esdctl
    • esddsp
    • esdmon
    • esdplay
    • esdrec
    • esdsample
    • etags
    • ethtool
    • eval
    • ex
    • exec
    • exit
    • expand
    • expect
    • export
    • expr
    • factor
    • false
    • fc-cache
    • fc-list
    • fc
    • fdformat
    • fdisk
    • fg
    • fgrep
    • file
    • find
    • finger
    • flex
    • fmt
    • fold
    • for
    • formail
    • format
    • free
    • fsck
    • ftpd
    • function
    • g++
    • gawk
    • gdb
    • getent
    • getkeycodes
    • getopts
    • goaccess
    • gorupmod
    • gpasswd
    • gpgsplit
    • gpgv
    • gpm
    • gprof
    • grep
    • groff
    • groffer
    • groupadd
    • groupdel
    • groups
    • grpck
    • grpconv
    • gs
    • gunzip
    • gzexe
    • gzip
    • halt
    • hash
    • hdparm
    • head
    • help
    • hexdump
    • history
    • host
    • hostid
    • hostname
    • hostnamectl
    • htdigest
    • htop
    • hwclock
    • iconv
    • id
    • if
    • ifconfig
    • iftop
    • ifup
    • import
    • inetd
    • info
    • init
    • insmod
    • install
    • iostat
    • iotop
    • ip
    • ipcrm
    • ipcs
    • iptables-restore
    • iptables
    • isodump
    • isoinfo
    • isosize
    • isovfy
    • ispell
    • iwconfig
    • jnettop
    • jobs
    • join
    • journalctl
    • kbdrate
    • kill
    • killall
    • klogd
    • kudzu
    • last
    • lastlog
    • ld
    • ldconfig
    • ldd
    • less
    • lesskey
    • let
    • lftp
    • lftpget
    • link
    • ln
    • loadkeys
    • local
    • locate
    • lockfile
    • logger
    • login
    • logout
    • logrotate
    • logwatch
    • look
    • losetup
    • lpadmin
    • lpc
    • lpinfo
    • lpmove
    • lpq
    • lpr
    • lprint
    • lprintq
    • lprm
    • lpstat
    • ls
    • lsatb
    • lsattr
    • lsblk
    • lshw
    • lsmod
    • lsof
    • lspci
    • lsusb
    • mail
    • mailstats
    • make
    • makedbm
    • makemap
    • man
    • manpath
    • mattrib
    • mbadblocks
    • mcat
    • mcd
    • mcopy
    • mdu
    • merge
    • mesg
    • mformat
    • mkdir
    • mkfs
    • mkraid
    • mktemp
    • mlabel
    • mmove
    • modinfo
    • LPIC-3 Mixed Environments 300 Exam
    • most
    • mount
    • mountd
    • mpartition
    • mpstat
    • mv
    • named
    • nameif
    • neofetch
    • netcat
    • netstat
    • newaliases
    • newgrp
    • newusers
    • nfsstat
    • nice
    • nl
    • nm
    • nmcli
    • nohup
    • nslookup
    • nsupdate
    • objcopy
    • objdump
    • od
    • op
    • open
    • openvt
    • passwd
    • paste
    • patch
    • pathchk
    • pgrep
    • pidof
    • ping
    • pkill
    • pmap
    • popd
    • portmap
    • poweroff
    • pppd
    • pr
    • praliases
    • printcap
    • printenv
    • printf
    • ps
    • ptx
    • pushd
    • pv
    • pwck
    • pwconv
    • pwd
    • quota
    • quotacheck
    • quotactl
    • quotaoff
    • quotaon
    • quotastats
    • raidstart
    • ram
    • ramsize
    • ranlib
    • rar
    • rarpd
    • rcp
    • rdev
    • rdist
    • read
    • readarray
    • readcd
    • readelf
    • readlink
    • readonly
    • reboot
    • reject
    • rename
    • renice
    • repquota
    • reset
    • restore
    • return
    • rev
    • rexecd
    • rlogin
    • rlogind
    • rm
    • rmail
    • rmdir
    • rmmod
    • rndc
    • rootflags
    • route
    • routed
    • rpcgen
    • rpcinfo
    • rpm
    • rsh
    • rshd
    • rsync
    • runlevel
    • rup
    • rusers
    • rusersd
    • rwall
    • rwho
    • rwhod
    • sane-find-scanner
    • sar
    • scanadf
    • scanimage
    • scp
    • screen
    • script
    • scriptreplay
    • sdiff
    • sed
    • select
    • sensors
    • seq
    • service
    • set
    • setfdprm
    • setkeycodes
    • setleds
    • setmetamode
    • setquota
    • setsid
    • setterm
    • sftp
    • sh
    • shift
    • shopt
    • showkey
    • showmount
    • shred
    • shutdown
    • skill
    • slabtop
    • slacttach
    • sleep
    • slocate
    • snice
    • sort
    • source
    • split
    • ss
    • ssh-add
    • ssh-agent
    • ssh-keygen
    • ssh-keyscan
    • ssh
    • stat
    • statd
    • strfile
    • strings
    • strip
    • stty
    • su
    • sudo
    • sum
    • suspend
    • swapoff
    • swapon
    • symlink
    • sysctl
    • sysklogd
    • syslogd
    • systemctl
    • Systemd
    • tac
    • tail
    • tailf
    • talkd
    • tar
    • taskset
    • tcpdump
    • tcpslice
    • tee
    • telinit
    • telnet
    • terminator
    • tfdp
    • tftpd
    • tmpwatch
    • top
    • touch
    • tput
    • tr
    • tracepath
    • traceroute
    • trap
    • tree
    • tset
    • tty
    • tune2fs
    • tunelp
    • type
    • ul
    • unalias
    • uname
    • uncompress
    • unexpand
    • unicode_start
    • unicode_stop
    • uniq
    • units
    • unix2dos
    • unshar
    • until
    • uptime
    • useradd
    • usermod
    • usleep
    • uudecode
    • uuencode
    • uuidgen
    • vidmode
    • vmstat
    • vnstat
    • w
    • wall
    • warnquota
    • watch
    • wc
    • wget
    • whatis
    • which
    • while
    • who
    • whoami
    • write
    • xargs
    • xdg-open
    • xinetd
    • xz
    • yacc
    • ypbind
    • ypcat
    • ypinit
    • ypmatch
    • yppasswd
    • yppasswdd
    • yppoll
    • yppush
    • ypset
    • yptest
    • ypwhich
    • ypxfr
    • zcat
    • zcmp
    • zdiff
    • zdump
    • zforce
    • zgrep
    • zic
    • zip
    • zless
    • znew
    • readme
      • Some basic info about Cloud Computing model and SRE's
      • Ansible Automation
      • Backup and Recovery
      • Linux File Systems and Storage Management
      • Linux Networking
      • shell-scripting
      • LPIC-3 Mixed Environments 300 Objectives
    • File-systems-Cocepts
      • LPIC1-101
        • LPIC-3 Security Exam 303 Exam
        • /dev/
        • /etc/apt/sources.list
        • /etc/fstab
        • /etc/init.d/
        • LPIC-3 Virtualization and Containerization 305 Exam
        • /etc/ld.so.conf
        • /etc/systemd
        • /etc/yum.conf
        • /etc/yum.repos.d/
        • LPIC-3 Virtualization and Containerization 305 Objectives
        • /media
        • /proc/
        • modprobe
        • /sys/
        • /usr/lib/systemd/user/
        • -boot
        • .bash_history
        • Application container
        • BIOS
        • D-Bus machine ID
        • EFI System Partition
        • Guest drivers
        • LD_LIBRARY_PATH
        • Linux containers
        • MBR
        • Quoting
        • SSH host keys
        • SysVinit
        • UEFI
        • VFAT
        • VMs
        • XFS
        • -etc-inittab
        • -home
        • bootloader
        • -root
        • -var
        • dpkg-reconfigure
        • apt-cache
        • bash
        • exFAT
        • ext2/ext3/ext4
        • bunzip2
        • bzcat
        • dpkg
        • Grub-install
        • grub-mkconfig
        • initramfs
        • kernel
        • egrep
        • file globbing
        • filesystem
        • gdisk
        • menu.lst, grub.cfg and grub.conf
        • Partitions
        • regex(7)
        • rpm2cpio
        • sha256sum
        • sha512sum
        • mke2fs
        • mkswap
        • mount points
        • parted
        • swap space
        • tmux
        • umask
        • umount
        • unset
        • unxz
        • updatedb
        • whereis
        • xfs_db
        • xfs_fsr
        • xfs_repair - Copy (2)
      • LPIC1-102
        • xfs_repair
        • xzcat
        • yum
        • zypper
        • -etc-X11-xorg.conf
        • -etc-X11-xrog.conf.d
        • -etc-at.allow
        • -etc-at.deny
        • -etc-bash.bashrc
        • -etc-chrony.conf
        • -etc-cron.allow
        • -etc-cron.deny
        • -etc-cron
        • -etc-crontab
        • -etc-cups
        • -etc-group
        • -etc-hostname
        • -etc-hosts.allow
        • -etc-hosts.deny
        • -etc-hosts
        • -etc-init.d-
        • -etc-inittab
        • -etc-localhost
        • -etc-localtime
        • -etc-logrotate.conf
        • -etc-logrotate.d-
        • -etc-nologin
        • -etc-nsswitches.conf
        • -etc-nto.conf
        • -etc-ntp.conf
        • -etc-passwd
        • -etc-profile
        • -etc-resolv.conf
        • -etc-rsyslog.conf
        • -etc-services
        • -etc-shadow
        • -etc-skel-
        • -etc-ssh-ssh_host_dsa_key and ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
        • -etc-ssh-ssh_host_ecdsa_key and ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub
        • -etc-ssh-ssh_host_ed25519_key and ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub
        • -etc-ssh-ssh_host_rsa_key and ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
        • -etc-sudoers
        • -etc-systemd-journald.conf
        • -etc-timezone
        • -etc-updatedb.conf
        • -etc-xinetd.conf
        • -etc-xinetd.d-
        • -usr-bin-locale
        • -usr-share-zoneinfo
        • -usr-share-zoninfo
        • -var-log-journal
        • -var-log
        • DISPLAY
        • -var-spool-cron
        • ASCII
        • Gnome
        • Braille Display.
        • CUPS configuration files, tools and utilities
        • Gesture
        • KDE
        • Gestures.
        • High ContrastLarge Print Desktop Themes.
        • IPv4-IPv6
        • ISO-8859
        • LANG
        • LC_
        • LC_ALL
        • Logical OR
        • Mouse keys
        • On-Screen Keyboard.
        • RDP
        • Screen Magnifier.
        • Screen Reader
        • Slow-Bounce-Toggle keys
        • Spice
        • Sticky-Repeat keys
        • Subnetting
        • TCP-UDP-ICMP
        • TZ
        • X
        • UTF-8
        • XDMCP
        • Xfce
        • Unicode
        • VNC
        • Voice recognition
        • X11
        • atq
        • atrm
        • chronyc
        • exim
        • fuser
        • gpg-agent
        • gpg
        • groupmod
        • ifdown
        • logic and
        • logic or
        • lpd legacy interface
        • mailq
        • nmap
        • ntpd
        • ntpdate
        • ping6
        • pool.ntp.org
        • postfix
        • sendmail emulation layer commands
        • sendmail
        • ssh_known_hosts
        • systemd-cat
        • systemd-run
        • systemd.socket
        • test
        • timedatectl
        • tracepath6
        • traceroute6
        • tzselect
        • xauth
        • ulimit
        • unset
        • userdel
        • who, w, last
        • xhost
        • ~-.bash_login
        • ~-.bash_logout
        • ~-.bash_profile
        • ~-.bashrc
        • ~-.forward
        • ~-.gnupg-
        • ~-.profile
        • ~-.ssh-authorized_keys
        • ~-.ssh-id_dsa and id_dsa.pub
      • LPIC2-201
        • /bin/dmesg
        • /bin/uname
        • Device Naming Conventions
        • /dev/mapper/
        • /etc/auto.[dir]
        • /etc/auto.master
        • ~-.ssh-id_ecdsa and id_ecdsa.pub
        • /etc/hostname and /etc/HOSTNAME
        • /etc/hosts.allow , /etc/hosts.deny
        • /etc/hosts
        • /etc/init.d/
        • /etc/inittab
        • /etc/mtab
        • /etc/network and /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
        • /etc/rc.d/
        • /etc/resolv.conf
        • /etc/sysctl.conf
        • /etc/systemd/
        • /etc/udev/
        • /proc/mdstat
        • ~-.ssh-id_ed25519 and id_ed25519.pub
        • /proc/sys/kernel/
        • /run/systemd/
        • /sbin/depmod
        • /sbin/insmod
        • /sbin/lsmod
        • /sbin/lspci
        • lv
        • /sbin/modinfo
        • /sbin/modprobe
        • pv
        • /sbin/rmmod
        • ~-.ssh-id_rsa and id_rsa.pub
        • LVM Volume Group (vg)
        • /usr/bin/lsdev
        • /usr/bin/lsusb
        • /usr/src
        • EFI System Partition (ESP)
        • GRUB
        • Master boot record
        • ~-.xsesion-errors
        • /boot , /boot/grub , /boot/efi
        • UEFI shell
        • WWID, WWN, LUN numbers
        • blkid
        • blocks in
        • blocks out
        • btrfs, btrfs-convert
        • bzImage
        • -etc-fstab
        • configure
        • cryptsetup
        • diagnose
        • dkms
        • efiboot.img
        • efibootmgr
        • Extlinux
        • fsck
        • -proc-mounts
        • fstrim Command
        • grub-install
        • -sbin-sysctl
        • System log files such as -var-log-syslog, -var-log-messages and the systemd journal
        • initrd and initramfs
        • SysV Init Overview
        • iSCSI Components
        • isohdpfx.bin
        • ISOLINUX
        • chkconfig
        • iw
        • iwlist
        • lib/modules/kernel-version/modules.dep
        • fsck
        • lvm.conf
        • make targets
        • mdadm.conf
        • mdadm
        • mkfs
        • mkinitramfs
        • mkinitrd
        • mkisofs
        • mkswap
        • /etc/modprobe.d/
        • module tools
        • mount and umount
        • hdparm, sdparm
        • mtr (My Traceroute)
        • Netcat(nc)
        • Nmap
        • NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express)
        • partition type 0xFD
        • ping , ping6
        • predict growth
        • processes blocked on IO
        • pxelinux.0
        • pxelinux.cfg/
        • resource exhaustion
        • smartd, smartctl
        • init and telinit
        • isolinux.cfg
        • sync
        • sysctl
        • syslinux
        • lib-modules-kernel-version
        • systemd-delta
        • mount
        • swapoff
        • tune2fs
        • udevadm monitor
        • udevmonitor
        • uefi-grubx64.efi
        • uefi-shim.efi
        • update-rc.d
        • /usr/lib/systemd/
        • usr-src-linux-.config
        • /usr/src/linux
        • /usr/src/linux/Documentation/
        • Xfs_info, Xfs_check, Xfs_repair, Xfsdump and Xfsrestore
        • XZ
        • zImage
      • LPIC2-202
        • /etc/aliases
        • /etc/dovecot
        • /etc/exports
        • /etc/fstab
        • named.conf
        • /etc/nginx
        • /etc/openvpn
        • /etc/passwd
        • /etc/postfix/
        • /etc/samba/
        • /etc/services
        • /etc/ssh/sshd_config
        • /etc/ssh
        • -etc-ssl-, -etc-pki-
        • /proc/mounts
        • /proc/sys/net/ipv4/
        • /proc/sys/net/ipv6/
        • /etc/samba/
        • /var/named/
        • swapon
        • systemctl
        • .htaccess Files
        • Apache2 configuration files
        • AuthUserFile, AuthGroupFile
        • Conditions and comparison operators
        • Configuration files and commands for postfix
        • DHCP Log Messages in Syslog or Systemd Journal
        • DNSSEC
        • traceroute, traceroute6
        • LDIF (LDAP Data Interchange Format)
        • PermitRootLogin, PubKeyAuthentication, AllowUsers, PasswordAuthentication, Protocol
        • Private and public key files
        • SSLCACertificateFile, SSLCACertificatePath
        • SSLEngine, SSLCertificateKeyFile, SSLCertificateFile
        • SSLProtocol, SSLCipherSuite, ServerTokens, ServerSignature, TraceEnable
        • Access Logs:
        • ACL
        • apachectl, apache2ctl
        • tune2fs, dumpe2fs and debugfs
        • dhcpd.conf
        • dhcpd.leases
        • dhcpd
        • dnssec-keygen
        • dnssec-signzone
        • doveadm
        • doveconf
        • dovecot.conf
        • /etc/pam.d
        • exportfs
        • Fail2ban
        • htpasswd
        • http_access
        • httpd, apache2
        • httpd.conf
        • Important Pure-FTPd command line options
        • ip6tables
        • -var-named
        • ldapadd
        • ldapdelete
        • ldappasswd
        • ldapsearch
        • -var-spool-postfix
        • Mail-related logs in /var/log/
        • Master File Format in DNS
        • mod_auth_basic, mod_authz_host and mod_access_compat
        • mount.cifs
        • named-checkconf
        • named-checkzone
        • named-compilezone
        • net
        • Dovecot vacation extension
        • nsswitch.conf
        • OpenSSL
        • OpenVPN
        • pam.conf
        • pam_unix, pam_cracklib, pam_limits, pam_listfile, pam_sss
        • portmapper
        • radvd.conf
        • radvd
        • Resource Record Formats
        • rpcinfo
        • samba-tool
        • Sendmail emulation layer commands
        • slapadd
        • slapcat
        • slapd-config
        • arp
        • keep, fileinto, redirect, reject, discard, stop
        • smbclient
        • Additional Samba Commands: smbcontrol, smbstatus, testparm, smbpasswd, nmblookup
        • SMB Daemons: smbd, nmbd, winbindd
        • squid.conf
        • sshd
        • sssd.conf
        • loglevel
        • vsftpd.conf
        • zone file syntax
      • LPIC3-300
        • IPC$
        • [homes]
        • tunefs.ocfs2
        • vgchange
        • vgcreate
        • HKLM\Software\Samba
        • LDIF (LDAP Data Interchange Format)
        • Microsoft-ADSI-Edit
        • Microsoft-LDP
        • microsoft mmc
        • Microsoft RSAT Tools
        • Microsoft Regedit
        • REG_SZ and REG_MULTI_SZ
        • SeDiskOperatorPrivilege
        • vgdisplay
        • Virtual Machine Generation Identifier
        • Virtual Machine Snapshots
        • allow-dns-updates
        • vgreduce
        • vgreduce
        • vgreduce
        • chmod
        • chown
        • cifscreds
        • cifsiostat
        • config backend
        • vgreduce
        • create-mask and create-mode
        • ifenslave
        • log level (or debuglevel) in Samba
        • delete veto files
        • dig
        • Directory Mask and Force Directory Mode
        • dns-forwarder
        • /etc/exports
        • /etc/fstab
        • /etc/group
        • /etc/idmapd.conf
        • ip
        • /etc/nsswitch.conf
        • /etc/pam.conf
        • /etc/pam.d/
        • /etc/group
        • /etc/resolv.conf
        • exportfs
        • ipvsadm
        • force-create-mode
        • force-directory-mode
        • force group
        • force-user
        • getcifsacl
        • getent
        • getfacl
        • getfattr
        • gpupdate
        • keepalived-configuration-file
        • kpartx
        • ldirectord-configuration-file
        • loadbalancing-algorithms
        • lvchange
        • lvconvert
        • host
        • lvcreate
        • lvdisplay
        • idmap-config
        • idmap_ad
        • lvextend
        • idmap_ldap
        • idmap_rfc2307
        • idmap_rid
        • idmap_tdb
        • idmap_tdb2
        • include
        • inherit-acls
        • lvreduce
        • FreeIPA (IPA)
        • ipa
        • ipa
        • IPA
        • ipa-adtrust-install
        • ipa-advice
        • ipa-client-install
        • ipa-replica-install
        • ipa-replica-prepare
        • ipa-server-install
        • ipactl
        • ipctl
        • kdestroy
        • kinit
        • klist
        • krb5.conf
        • lvresize
        • ldbadd
        • ldbdel
        • ldbedit
        • ldbmodify
        • ldbsearch
        • libnss_winbind
        • libpam_winbind
        • mdadm
        • log level (or debuglevel) in Samba
        • logon-path
        • logon-script
        • map-acl-inherit
        • mount
        • mount.cifs
        • mount Command
        • mkfs.gfs2
        • mkfs.ocfs2
        • multicast dns register
        • net
        • monit
        • net ads
        • net registry
        • nfs4_editfacl
        • nfs4_getfacl
        • nfs4_setfacl
        • nmbd (NetBIOS Name Service Daemon)
        • ntpd.conf
        • ntpsigndsocket
        • mount.gfs2
        • mount.ocfs2
        • mounted.ocfs2
        • multipath
        • nmcli
        • pam_mount.conf.xml
        • pam_mount.so
        • pam_smbpass.so
        • nvme-cli
        • passdb-backend
        • o2image
        • pdbedit
        • o2info
        • ocfpacemakerHealthCPU
        • ocfpacemakerHealthSMART
        • profile-acls
        • rdesktop
        • ocfpacemakerNodeUtilization
        • realm
        • Registry shares
        • registry.tdb in Samba
        • robocopy
        • ocfpacemakerocfSysInfo
        • rpcclient
        • rsync.conf
        • rsync
        • samba regedit
        • samba-tool dbcheck
        • samba-tool dns
        • ocfpacemakerping
        • samba-tool domain backup
        • samba-tool domain backup
        • samba-tool domain exportkeytab
        • samba-tool domain passwordsettings
        • pcs
        • pvcreate
        • samba-tool gpo
        • samba-tool group
        • samba-tool ntacl
        • pvdisplay
        • samba-tool spn
        • samba-tool user
        • Samba
        • samba_dnsupdate
        • secrets.tdb in Samba
        • security
        • server role
        • server services
        • server string
        • setcifsacl
        • setfacl
        • sharesec
        • smb-encrypt
        • smb.conf
        • smbcacls
        • smbclient
        • smbcontrol
        • smbcquotas
        • smbd (Samba Daemon)
        • smbget
        • smbpasswd
        • pvmove
        • smbstatus
        • smbtar
        • pvremove
        • pvresize
        • sss_cache
        • sss_debuglevel
        • sss_override
        • sss_user and sss_group
        • sssd.conf
        • rados-(including-relevant-subcommands)
        • store-dos-attributes
        • systemctl
        • tdbbackup
        • tdbdump
        • tdbrestore
        • tdbtool
        • template-homedir
        • template-shell
        • testparm
        • tls-cafile
        • tls-certfile
        • tls-dh-params-file
        • tls-enabled
        • tls-keyfile
        • rdb(including-relevant-subcommands)
        • /var/lib/samba/sysvol/
        • /var/lib/sss/db
        • /var/log/samba/
        • sbd
        • smartctl
        • vfs objects
        • vfs_acl_tdb
        • vfs_acl_xattr
        • wbinfo
        • winbind-enumerate-groups
        • smartd
        • winbind-offline-logon
        • winbind-separator
        • winbindd
        • workgroup
        • stonith
        • stonith_admin
      • LPIC3-303
        • /etc/aide/aide.conf
        • /etc/crypttab
        • /etc/openvas/
        • /etc/openvpn/
        • /etc/raddb/
        • /etc/rkhunter.conf
        • /etc/security/limits.conf
        • /etc/selinux/
        • /etc/snort
        • /etc/ssh/sshd_config
        • /etc/ssh
        • /etc/strongswan.conf
        • /etc/strongswan.d/.
        • /etc/swanctl/
        • /etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
        • /etc/sysctl.conf
        • /etc/usbguard/rules.conf
        • /etc/usbguard/usbguard-daemon.conf
        • /etc/wireguard/
        • /proc/cgroups
        • nginx
        • slapd
        • ARP and NDP
        • Brute force attacks
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        • CSRF
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        • DoS and DDoS
        • keylogger
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        • Man-in-the-Middle
        • OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol)
        • OpenSSL Configuration
        • PEM, DER, PKCS
        • Phishing
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        • slapindex
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        • aide
        • apol
        • audit.rules
        • audit2allow
        • audit2why
        • auditctl
        • auditd.conf
        • auditd
        • ausearch, aureport
        • -sys-fs-group-
        • capsh
        • chcon
        • chkrootkit
        • chroot
        • conf.maldet
        • cryptmount
        • cryptsetup (Disk Encryption Setup)
        • delv
        • dnssec-dsfromkey
        • -sys-fs-group
        • dnssec-settime
        • Trojans
        • dpkg
        • ecryptfs- commands
        • ecryptfsd
        • fixfiles
        • getcap
        • getenforce
        • getfacl
        • getfattr
        • getsebool
        • grub.cfg
        • httpd.conf (Apache HTTP Server Configuration)
        • ip6tables-restore
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        • ip6tables
        • ipset
        • iptables-save
        • iptables
        • Kismet
        • Linux Malware Detect (maldet)
        • mod_ssl (Apache SSL Module)
        • mount.ecryptfs, umount.ecryptfs
        • named.conf
        • ndpmon
        • newrole
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        • openssl
        • openvas-adduser
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        • openvassd
        • OpenVPN
        • pam_ecryptfs
        • pam_limits.so
        • pam_tty_audit.so
        • pulledpork.pl
        • radclient
        • radiusd.conf
        • radiusd
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        • rndc
        • c
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        • setcap
        • setcon
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        • setfacl
        • setfattr
        • setfiles
        • setsebool
        • snort-stat
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        • ssh-keygen
        • swanctl
        • sysctl
        • systemctl
        • systemd-cgls
        • systemd-cgtop
        • Tcpdump
        • togglesebool
        • tshark
        • dnssec-keygen
        • usbguard
        • wg-quick
        • wg
        • wireshark
        • ~/.ssh/
      • LPIC3-305
        • -dev-kvm-
        • /etc/docker/daemon.json
        • /etc/libvirt — Libvirt Configuration Directory
        • -proc -[0-9]+-status
        • -proc-[0-9]+-ns
        • -sys-fs-cgroups
        • /var/lib/cloud
        • /var/lib/docker
        • CPU-flags
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        • Domain0(Dom0),DomainU (DomU)
        • Emulation and Simulation
        • Hardware Virtual Machine (HVM)
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        • Kernel-modules-kvm,kvm-intel.and.kvm-amd
        • Migration (P2V, V2V)
        • OpenStack
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        • QEMU Monitor
        • Terraform
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        • brctl — Bridge Control Utility
        • capsh
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        • dockerd
        • etc-xen-
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        • guestmount
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        • ip — Network Management Command
        • libvirtd — Libvirt Daemon (Legacy Central Virtualization Daemon)
        • LXC (Linux Containers)
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        • nsenter
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        • tunefs.ocfs2
        • qemu-img — QEMU Disk Image Utility
        • vgchange
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        • tunctl — TUN/TAP Device Control Utility
        • unshare
        • user-data
        • vagrant
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        • virt-cat
        • virt-copy-in
        • virt-copy-out
        • virt-df
        • virt-diff
        • virt-filesystems
        • virt-inspector
        • virt-p2v-make-disk
        • virt-p2v
        • virt-rescue
        • virt-resize
        • virt-sparsify
        • virt-sysprep
        • virt-v2v
        • xentop
        • xl.cfg
        • xl.conf
        • xl
      • LPIC3-306
        • /etc/drbd.conf
        • /etc/drbd.d/
        • /etc/lvm/lvm.conf Configuration File
        • /etc/multipath.conf
        • /etc/network/interfaces
        • /etc/smartd.conf
        • /etc/sysconfig/networking-scripts/ifcfg-*
        • /etc/systemd/network/*.netdev
        • /etc/systemd/network/*.network
        • /proc/drbd
        • /proc/mdstat
        • /proc/sys/dev/raid
        • -sys-class-net-bond-bonding-miimon
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        • Access Control Lists (ACLs)
        • Active-Active Cluster
        • vgcreate
        • Cluster Services
        • Disaster Recovery (DR)
        • Failover Cluster
        • Fencing (Node and Resource Level Fencing)
        • HAProxy Configuration File
        • LVS Forwarding Methods
        • Load-Balanced Cluster
        • Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF)
        • Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
        • Primary, Secondary
        • ProtocolA,BandC
        • Quorum
        • Redundancy
        • Replication
        • Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
        • Session-Handling
        • Shared-Disk Cluster
        • Shared-Nothing Cluster
        • Split-Brain
        • State-Handling
        • Three-way replication
        • active-passive-cluster
        • apctest
        • apcupsd
        • authkeys
        • bonding.ko
        • Ceph
        • ceph-authtool
        • ceph-bluestore-tool
        • ceph-deploy
        • ceph-volume
        • ceph.conf
        • CephFS
        • cibadmin
        • connection-scheduling-algorithms
        • corosync-cfgtool
        • corosync-cmapctl
        • corosync-quorumtool
        • corosync.conf
        • crm
        • crm_attribute
        • crm_mon
        • crm_node
        • crm_resource
        • crm_shadow
        • crm_simulate
        • crm_standby
        • crm_verify
        • crushtool
        • DRBD Kernel Module
        • drbdadm
        • drbdmeta
        • drbdsetup
        • vgdisplay
        • fsck.ocfs2
        • genhash
        • gfs2_edit
        • gfs2_grow
        • gfs2_jadd
        • gluster
        • ifenslave Command
        • ip Command
        • ipvsadm
        • iscsiadm
        • iscsid.conf
        • Keepalived Configuration File
        • kpartx
        • ldirectord Configuration File
        • loadbalancing-algorithms
        • vgreduce
        • lvconvert
        • lvcreate
        • lvdisplay
        • lvextend
        • lvreduce
        • lvresize
        • mdadm
        • mkfs.gfs2
        • mkfs.ocfs2
        • Monit
        • mount.gfs2
        • mount.ocfs2
        • mounted.ocfs2
        • multipath
        • nmcli
        • nvme-cli
        • o2image
        • o2info
        • ocf:pacemaker:HealthCPU
        • ocf:pacemaker:HealthSMART
        • ocf:pacemaker:NodeUtilization
        • ocf:pacemaker:ocfSysInfo
        • ocf:pacemaker:ping
        • pcs
        • pvcreate
        • pvdisplay
        • pvmove
        • pvremove
        • pvresize
        • rados
        • rbd
        • authkey
        • smartctl
        • smartd
        • bonding.ko-(including-relevant-module-options)
        • stonith
        • stonith_admin
        • syncd
        • targets.conf
        • tgtadm
        • tunefs.ocfs2
        • vgchange
        • vgcreate
        • vgdisplay
        • vgreduce
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  • Overview of Extlinux
  • Installing Extlinux
  • Configuring Extlinux
  • Example: Full Installation
  • Booting with Extlinux
  • Advantages of Extlinux
  • Conclusion
  1. TXT FILES
  2. File-systems-Cocepts
  3. LPIC2-201

Extlinux

Extlinux is a bootloader within the Syslinux suite that is specifically designed for booting from ext2, ext3, ext4, or btrfs filesystems. It is commonly used for systems that require a simple, flexible, and lightweight bootloader for local storage devices like hard drives.

Overview of Extlinux

Extlinux is part of the Syslinux Project, which also includes other bootloaders such as SYSLINUX, ISOLINUX, and PXELINUX. Each of these bootloaders is tailored for different environments (e.g., SYSLINUX for FAT filesystems, ISOLINUX for CD/DVDs, PXELINUX for network booting). Extlinux focuses on Linux native filesystems, providing robust support for ext2/3/4 and btrfs filesystems.

Installing Extlinux

To install Extlinux, follow these steps:

  1. Install the Syslinux Package:

    • On Debian-based systems:

      sudo apt-get install syslinux
    • On Red Hat-based systems:

      sudo yum install syslinux
  2. Prepare the Filesystem:

    • Ensure your target partition is formatted with ext2, ext3, ext4, or btrfs filesystem.

  3. Install Extlinux:

    • Mount the target partition if it is not already mounted.

    • Use the extlinux command to install the bootloader:

      sudo extlinux --install /mnt/your_partition
    • Replace /mnt/your_partition with the path to your mounted partition.

  4. Install the MBR (Master Boot Record):

    • The MBR code is necessary to point to the Extlinux bootloader installed on the partition.

    • Use the dd command to copy the MBR boot code:

      sudo dd if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdX
    • Replace /dev/sdX with the appropriate device identifier for your disk.

Configuring Extlinux

Extlinux uses a configuration file named extlinux.conf which resides in the root of the target partition. Here is an example configuration:

  1. Create the Configuration File:

    • Create the extlinux.conf file in the root directory of the target partition:

      sudo nano /mnt/your_partition/extlinux.conf
  2. Add Configuration Entries:

    • An example configuration might look like this:

      DEFAULT linux
      LABEL linux
          LINUX /boot/vmlinuz
          APPEND initrd=/boot/initrd.img root=/dev/sdX1 ro
    • Replace /boot/vmlinuz and /boot/initrd.img with the paths to your kernel and initial RAM disk.

    • Replace /dev/sdX1 with the appropriate root device.

Example: Full Installation

Let’s go through a full example of installing and configuring Extlinux:

  1. Install Syslinux Package:

    sudo apt-get install syslinux
  2. Prepare the Filesystem:

    sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdX1
    sudo mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt
  3. Install Extlinux:

    sudo extlinux --install /mnt
  4. Install the MBR:

    sudo dd if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdX
  5. Configure Extlinux:

    sudo nano /mnt/extlinux.conf

    Add the following content:

    DEFAULT linux
    LABEL linux
        LINUX /boot/vmlinuz
        APPEND initrd=/boot/initrd.img root=/dev/sdX1 ro
  6. Copy Kernel and Initrd:

    sudo cp /path/to/vmlinuz /mnt/boot/
    sudo cp /path/to/initrd.img /mnt/boot/
  7. Unmount the Partition:

    sudo umount /mnt

Booting with Extlinux

After following the steps above, you can reboot your system, and Extlinux should load the kernel and initrd as specified in the extlinux.conf file.

Advantages of Extlinux

  • Lightweight: Minimal resource usage, making it ideal for embedded systems and environments with limited resources.

  • Flexible: Supports multiple filesystems and configurations.

  • Simple: Easy to install and configure compared to more complex bootloaders like GRUB.

Conclusion

Extlinux is a powerful yet simple bootloader for systems using ext2/3/4 or btrfs filesystems. Its ease of installation and configuration, combined with its flexibility and lightweight nature, make it an excellent choice for a variety of Linux environments. Understanding how to use and configure Extlinux can be an invaluable skill for Linux system administrators and developers.

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