That's all I have for this weekend. I find new software every week, so if you're new, be sure to check out last week's list ...

Before diving into the tools themselves, it's crucial to understand the key metrics that indicate the health of a Linux system. These include CPU utilization, memory usage, disk activity, and network ...

Suse Linux and Windows will become more closely integrated next week, when Novell releases a product allowing Microsoft management tools to monitor the open-source operating system. Novell said in a ...

Linux tip: Many users are all too familiar with using Ctrl+Alt+Del (or, on a Mac, Cmd+Opt+Esc) to kill unresponsive processes. There isn't a comparable keyboard shortcut for Linux by default, but a ...

Configure IT Quick: Use MRTG to monitor Linux routers and firewalls Your email has been sent Install, configure, and use MRTG on Linux to monitor network systems and ...

If your data center houses Linux servers, you'll be glad to know there's an easy way to monitor those machines. Jack Wallen shows you how with the help of nmon. If you make use of Linux in your data ...

Cfengine, from the start, has had security as a key part of its design and use scenarios. Here, I demonstrate how Cfengine 3 can be used to increase the security of a Linux system by monitoring file ...

Veteran sysadmin and tech blogger Rachel Kroll posted a cryptic warning yesterday about a popular Linux system monitoring tool. Maybe it's better to be safe than sorry.… The post is titled: "You might ...

Linux systems provide a number of commands that make it easy to report on system activity. In this post, we’re going to look at several commands that are especially helpful. The watch command is one ...

Failed logins can be legitimate human error or attempts to hack your Linux system, but either way they might flag something that warrants attention. Repeated failed ...