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
        • Buffer overflows
        • CRL (Certificate Revocation List)
        • CSR (Certificate Signing Request)
        • CSRF
        • XSS
        • DoS and DDoS
        • keylogger
        • Link layer address and IP address spoofing
        • Man-in-the-Middle
        • OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol)
        • OpenSSL Configuration
        • PEM, DER, PKCS
        • Phishing
        • Privilege escalation
        • Rainbow tables
        • Rogue access points, routers, and DHCP servers
        • Rootkits
        • SQL and codes injection
        • Social engineering
        • slapindex
        • varlibldap
        • 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
        • ip6tables-save
        • ip6tables
        • ipset
        • iptables-save
        • iptables
        • Kismet
        • Linux Malware Detect (maldet)
        • mod_ssl (Apache SSL Module)
        • mount.ecryptfs, umount.ecryptfs
        • named.conf
        • ndpmon
        • newrole
        • ntop
        • openssl
        • openvas-adduser
        • openvas-feed-update
        • openvas-mkcert
        • openvas-nvt-sync
        • openvas-rmuser
        • openvassd
        • OpenVPN
        • pam_ecryptfs
        • pam_limits.so
        • pam_tty_audit.so
        • pulledpork.pl
        • radclient
        • radiusd.conf
        • radiusd
        • Viruses
        • radmin
        • radtest
        • radwho
        • restorecon
        • rkhunter
        • rndc
        • c
        • seaudit
        • seinfo
        • selinuxenabled
        • semanage
        • sestatus
        • setcap
        • setcon
        • setenforce
        • setfacl
        • setfattr
        • setfiles
        • setsebool
        • snort-stat
        • snort
        • 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
        • Dockerfile
        • Domain0(Dom0),DomainU (DomU)
        • Emulation and Simulation
        • Hardware Virtual Machine (HVM)
        • IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
        • Kernel-modules-kvm,kvm-intel.and.kvm-amd
        • Migration (P2V, V2V)
        • OpenStack
        • PV-DomU,HVM-DomU
        • Paravirtualization (PV)
        • QEMU Monitor
        • Terraform
        • Vagrantfile
        • brctl — Bridge Control Utility
        • capsh
        • cloud-init
        • syncd
        • dockerd
        • etc-xen-
        • guestumount — Virtual Disk Image Unmounting Tool
        • guestmount
        • guestumount
        • Hypervisor
        • ip(including-relevant-subcommands)
        • ip — Network Management Command
        • libvirtd — Libvirt Daemon (Legacy Central Virtualization Daemon)
        • LXC (Linux Containers)
        • LXD (Linux Container Daemon)
        • nsenter
        • Packer
        • tunefs.ocfs2
        • qemu-img — QEMU Disk Image Utility
        • vgchange
        • qemu — Quick Emulator
        • tunctl — TUN/TAP Device Control Utility
        • unshare
        • user-data
        • vagrant
        • virsh — Virtualization Shell for Managing VMs
        • 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
        • -sys-class-net-bond-bonding-slaves
        • -sys-class-net-bonding_masters
        • 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
  • Security attacks full list
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  • Key Components of an SLA
  • Types of SLAs
  • Importance of SLAs
  • Best Practices for Implementing SLAs
  • Conclusion
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Service-Level Agreement (SLA)

A Service-Level Agreement (SLA) is a formal, negotiated contract between a service provider and a customer that outlines the expected level of service, performance metrics, responsibilities, and remedies if those service levels are not met. SLAs are widely used in IT, telecommunications, cloud services, and other service-oriented industries to ensure clear expectations and accountability.

Key Components of an SLA

  1. Service Description: Clearly defines the services provided, including the scope of work, deliverables, and any exclusions.

  2. Performance Metrics: Specifies measurable criteria for service performance. Common metrics include:

    • Availability/Uptime: The percentage of time the service must be operational (e.g., 99.9% uptime).

    • Response Time: The maximum allowable time to respond to service requests or incidents.

    • Resolution Time: The time frame in which issues or incidents must be resolved.

    • Throughput/Performance: Quantifiable service performance measures like bandwidth, processing speed, or transaction rates.

  3. Roles and Responsibilities: Outlines the duties of both the service provider and the customer. This includes details on support responsibilities, maintenance, and incident management.

  4. Monitoring and Reporting: Describes how service performance will be measured, monitored, and reported. This section may detail tools, methods, and reporting frequency.

  5. Penalties and Remedies: Specifies the consequences if service levels are not met. This may include financial penalties, service credits, or other remedies agreed upon by both parties.

  6. Duration and Termination: Defines the SLA’s validity period and conditions for termination or renewal. It may include clauses for periodic review and modifications.

  7. Dispute Resolution: Outlines the process for resolving conflicts or disputes regarding the SLA’s terms or service performance.

Types of SLAs

  • Customer-based SLA: An agreement between a service provider and an individual customer covering all services provided to that customer.

  • Service-based SLA: A standardized SLA that applies to all customers receiving a specific service.

  • Multi-level SLA: SLAs that are tailored at different levels within an organization (e.g., corporate-level, customer-level, or service-specific agreements).

Importance of SLAs

  • Clarity and Accountability: SLAs clearly define the expected service performance, reducing ambiguity and setting clear expectations for both parties.

  • Performance Measurement: By establishing quantifiable metrics, SLAs provide a basis for monitoring service performance and driving continuous improvement.

  • Risk Management: SLAs help manage risk by specifying remedies for service failures, thereby protecting customers from poor service quality.

  • Relationship Management: They form a critical part of the relationship between service providers and customers, fostering transparency, trust, and collaboration.

Best Practices for Implementing SLAs

  • Define Realistic Metrics: Ensure that the performance metrics are achievable and aligned with business needs.

  • Regular Review and Update: SLAs should be reviewed periodically to reflect changes in technology, business requirements, or customer expectations.

  • Clear Communication: Both parties should fully understand the SLA terms and any associated consequences for non-compliance.

  • Use Automation for Monitoring: Leverage monitoring tools to continuously measure performance against SLA metrics and provide timely reports.

Conclusion

A Service-Level Agreement is a critical tool for managing expectations and ensuring quality in service delivery. By specifying clear metrics, responsibilities, and remedies, SLAs help maintain high service standards, build trust between providers and customers, and facilitate proactive management of service performance.

For further details and examples, you may refer to additional resources and industry guidelines on SLAs

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