Operating System

I was creating an Active Directory (AD) security auditing tool in Go and Python when I stumbled upon the UserAccountControl flags. This attribute can hold multiple statuses like ACCOUNTDISABLE, NORMAL_ACCOUNT, or DONT_EXPIRE_PASSWORD. It uses a bit-field; a bit-field is a group of bits with each bit representing a value. It is an efficient way of handling multiple statues of a record. A tool that helps identify the property flags. Since a bit-field can hold a range of values, I need a tool that can help me look up the value it represents....

In some situation, we may want to delegate a sudo capability to Linux users or groups without completely giving them full access to the operating system. We can achieve this by using User_Alias inside the /etc/sudoers configuration file. I will share the simple settings that I used in my RHEL server. ## Sudoers allows particular users to run various commands as ## the root user, without needing the root password. ## ## Examples are provided at the bottom of the file for collections ## of related commands, which can then be delegated out to particular ## users or groups....

Systemd is a Linux software suite that handles system services (daemon) and timers; it enables you to start, stop and restart your application using systemctl command. It can also start your application during operating systems boot-up sequence. Note that you will need to have root or sudo privileges for this operation. To create a systemd unit file, create a service file inside the directory /etc/systemd/system/. The filename must end with ....

Systemd is a Linux software suite that handles system services (daemon) and timers; it enables you to start, stop and restart your application using systemctl command. It can also start your application during operating systems boot-up sequence. Note that you will need to have root or sudo privileges for this operation. To create a systemd unit file, create a service file inside the directory /etc/systemd/system/. The filename must end with ....

Revive your old laptop back in service using Lubuntu a light-weight version of Ubuntu. I bought this Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 in 2012 when I was working in Muscat, Oman. This netbook has a blazing Intel Atom processor 1.66GHz, a 2GB DDR3 RAM, and 10″ LCD screen. I was initially thinking of giving it away because when I installed Ubuntu or CentOS it is sluggish and keeps on lagging. Then I stumble upon Lubuntu when I was researching about smallest Linux distribution....

You may want to completely erase the partition table of your USB flash drive including the boot record. In macOS you do easily do that using diskutil. During this COVID-19 lockdown in Malaysia, I wanted to use my weekend time in installing Linux on an old laptop. It turns out that old laptop only support MBR and not GPT boot record and FAT32 instead of EX-FAT. I have to then delete the partition table from GPT to MBR and load LUBUNTU Linux distribution into the flash drive using Unetbootin....

I saw neofetch on reddit. I installed it on my Ubuntu box. It is a really nice looking command line system information tool. I can now show it off to Windows Admin here in the office. Neofetch – A command-line system information tool written in bash 3.2+ Neofetch Screenshot

Here’s the simple steps for you to connect to a Cisco VPN in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Cisco, an American company is the leading provider and manufacturer of enterprise network devices, telecommunication hardware, networking security and networking software. According to smartprofile.io as of April 2018, Cisco holds a 73.9% market which makes it the undisputed leader in its industry. Without further ado here are the steps. Install vpnc and network-manager-vpnc-gnome sudo apt install vpnc network-manager-vpnc-gnome Enter your password Confirm installation After successfully installing the required software it is time to configure it....