To configure a Linux server as a gateway, IP forwarding support must be built into the kernel. To determine whether IP forwarding is enabled or not, run the command ...

Cfengine is known by many system administrators to be an excellent tool to automate manual tasks on UNIX and Linux-based machines. It also is the most comprehensive framework to execute administrative ...

Find out how to authenticate your Linux servers and desktops against an MS NTLM proxy server.

On a work VPN, you might need to query work-related domains against a DNS server on the network across the VPN tunnel. Well-implemented Linux VPN software will be designed to make the correct ...

Configuring login messages on Linux servers is more complex and dynamic. Let's look at the message of the day setup on an Ubuntu server to decipher how the process works.

The three major bootloaders in popular use on Linux systems are GRUB, LILO and SYSLINUX (used on boot floppies); all of them support serial consoles. Next, the Linux kernel needs to be told to use a ...

Multiple platforms are now the norm for IT infrastructure. To address that Microsoft is bringing its key configuration tools to Linux and Mac OS to make it easier for customers and partners to ...

This software also enforces AD password policies across Linux systems. Likewise isn’t the only company that tries to get Linux and Windows servers to coordinate with each other.