Explanation of Network Bonding and its types in Linux.
The process of combing two or more network interfaces together to form a single interface is known as network bonding. In Linux, we usually combine two ethernet interfaces to create...
Category: Linux/Unix
In this category, you can see all articles related to Unix or Linux operating System.
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How to test a port connectivity in Linux on multiple hosts ?
In this short article, we will look how to test a port on Linux on multiple hosts. This tip is very useful to test the port connectivity on a large...
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Difference between Grub 0.97(Legacy GRUB) and Grub 2 in Linux ?
We all know with RHEL7 or Centos 7.0, the GRUB 2 is introduced. Lets have a look at the differences between GRUB 1(0.97) and GRUB 2 in Linux. 1. Introduction...
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What is NFS hard and soft mount in Linux and which option we should use ?
In this article, we will look what is the meaning of hard and soft mount in NFS and which option we should use ? To understand this lets understand the...
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PAM (Pluggable Authentication module) Usage and Configuration in Linux : All about PAM to know.
1. PAM Introduction Pluggable authentication module (PAM) provides a mechanism to incorporate multiple low-level authentication schemes into a high-level application programming interface (API). Sun Microsystems introduced the concept of PAM...
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Understanding GPT(GNU Partition Table) and MBR in Linux.
Today we will check what is MBR and GPT, what are their differences/similarities and what should we use ? 1. What is MBR ? MBR(master boot record) is the first...
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How to do system update, patching, its rollback in RHEL or Centos ?
In this post, we will look how to perform RHEL or CentOS system update, package update, and how to rollback the changes. We will cover below scenarios: 1. Package update...
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Difference between RHEL 5, RHEL 6, and RHEL 7.
Today we will look at the between RHEL5, 6 and 7 version or you can say CentOS 5, 6 and 7 versions. I have gone through multiple sites, however not...
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Difference between NFS v2, v3, v4, v4.1 and v4.2.
In this post we will look at the differences between NFS v2, v3, v4 and the subversions of V4 i.e. v4.1 and v4.2. Difference between NFS v2, v3 and v4...
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Explanation of different process states in Linux and how to view or deal with them ?
Brief explanation of process related terms in linux. Today we will look at a very interesting topic to understand various different process states available in Linux. To understand this post...