What to do if numeric id is shown instead of Unix username

Posted by suvi under Other

As you know, every file in your Unix OS belongs to some user and some group. It is very easy to confirm the ownership of any file because user id and group id which own the file are always linked to the file. However, sometimes you can’t tell which user owns the file, and today [...]

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How To Manage Unix & Linux Systems Using Webmin

Posted by suvi under Control Panels

Webmin is a web-based system for Unix, Linux, OpenSolaris, and recently added Windows based Operating Systems that allow you to take full control of your server through a popular control panel and web-interface. What Webmin does is it allows you to simplify the managing course of action with a Unix and/or Linux system. You can [...]

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Tracking the Progress of Rsync Transfers

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In my first introductory rsync post, How To Synchronize Directories with Rsync, I’ve shown you the most basic approach to syncing two directories up. Today, I’d like to show you another useful thing you can do with rsync.
Just to remind you all, rsync is a remote synchronization tool. This means that its primary use lies [...]

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