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  • Python for Linux / Unix Administrators Part V

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  • Python for Linux / Unix Administrators IV

    In this part we will continue our journey with Python.   Note that every thing in Python is an Object and it has a unique id and it has a type e.g   >>> x = 2   >>> id(x)   505498008   >>> type(x)       #showing clas...
  • Python for Linux / Unix Administrators III

    In this third part i will start how python interacts with Linux   In bash to check a directory we use:   #ls --l   In python we can make a script for this using the following   Open VI editior as below   #vi pyscr1.py   and type   import subprocess&nb...
  • Python for Linux / Unix Administrators Part II

    Let's Write Our First Program using if and elif statement.   Open Vi editior as   # vi pyif.py   and Start Typing the below:   # Pinger Program by Darklord   print " Helo Pinger, What is Your Age "   age = 20   answer = int(input(Enter Your Age Please...
  • Python for Linux / Unix Administrators Part I

    Python for Linux and Unix Adminitrators:   I know you guys might be wondering , why i keep on posting blogs with lots of strange things and some of my blogs are waiting to be completed.   Well the Answer is that i write what i think would benefit every one interested in the specific fi...
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  • World Wide Web

    My favorite IT related Websites: 1. Distrowatch.com 2. Linuxandsecurity.net 3. Irongeek.com 4. pauldotcom.com 5. 1337day.com 6. nmap.org 7. virustotal.com 9. backtrack-linux.org 10. hakin9.org 11. Preyproject.com 12. hacknmod.com 13. 3dbuzz.com 14. livehacking.com 15. thenewboston.org ...
  • RHEL (6) Part 8

    In This Part i would like to Discuss Networking in Linux. We will take a look at few of the important commands and their usage:   Commands are:   1. ifconfig 2. netstat 3. ethtools 4. mii-tools 5. route 6. ping 7. traceroute 8. nslookup 9. hostname 10. resolv.conf   We ...
  • Linux (RHEL 6) Part 7

    RAID   (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks)   Raid are basically partitions which allow redundancy, better performance and some advance features.   Main Raid techniques are:   1. RAID 0 (Striping): In this type of Raid, disks are grouped together to form one large dr...
  • Linux (RHEL 6) Part 6

    LVM or Logical Volume Manager;   This is a big topic so i decided to give it an extra space.   LVM is an advanced form of handling partitions.   Let get familiar with few of the terminologies of LVM:   Physical Volume: It is a Physical Disk (Note: a partition can also act...
  • Linux (RHEL 6) Part 5

    Partitioning:   Disk Partitioning is used to make a disk(s) enable to read and write.   Basic Partitioning:   We will cover a basic technique to partition a drive. Please note that All drives are IDE are denoted by (/dev/hdx) and /dev/sdx for SCSI/SATA (Where x is disk number). ...