Controlling access to files with Access Control Lists (ACLs) Today we will have a look at ACL permissions. This is the final article of the Linux Permissions 101 series. Please read the previous articles for more details on permissions. Linux Permissions 101 — Part I: Discussed about permission types, how…

Download audio from any YouTube video of your choice and convert to MP3 format. — UPDATE: The Initial code has been updated to set a customized location — instead downloading the file to the same location where code resides — for the downloaded audio file. Therefore, the article also has been updated using the UPDATE keyword where necessary. I usually like to download music or…

Working with File ownership, Group memberships, special permissions. — Hello everyone, I hope you all are doing good :) Previously, we have discussed what permissions are and how to change and calculate permissions using symbolic, octal notations and umask. Please read Linux Permissions 101 — Part I Contents File Ownership and Group Membership Modify File Ownership and Group Membership Special…

In this article we will be looking at the basic file and directory permissions in Linux. To begin with, Permission Parameters, Modifications and Default Permissions are discussed here. — There is no doubt that permissions in Linux play a vital role in system administration from a security standpoint. As a multi-user operating system having large number of users working concurrently, it is essential to have suitable permissions on files and directories to control access rights without risking system security.

In this tutorial, I will show how to configure Server Blocks in Nginx to host 02 separate websites on an Ubuntu 22.04 server. Also, the websites will be secured with SSL using Let’s Encrypt. — If you already have Nginx installed, please click here to skip the installation steps and jump directly into the tutorial. First, we should install Nginx on the Ubuntu server. In case if you don’t have it, run the below commands to install and verify.

This article covers the things you should probably know before and during Windows installation using Bootable USB, which will reduce the hassle if you face similar issues. — Hello everyone, I hope you all doing good :) I guess, we could all agree that most of us at some point might have to re-install windows due to various reasons. …

Have you lost your root password. No worries. In today’s article we will see how to reset a forgotten root password in RedHat Linux version 7. — There are actually 02 ways to accomplish this task. Boot the system using a Live CD, mount the root file system from there and edit the /etc/shadow file. Reset the root password without any external media. We are going to look at the 2nd method. This method could be used…

Let’s build our own secured random password generator using Python. — Hello everyone, I hope you are fine and safe 🙂 Today, in this article, I will take you a walk with me to share all relevant details along with a brief explanation of the code. The motive behind this task was to have a password generator for personal use rather…

Automate and download all videos from any YouTube playlist of your choice. — Most of the time, I am using YouTube to learn new stuff and I usually tend to download complete playlists so that I am able to refer them offline later. However, I was having great difficulty to find a way to download all videos in a playlist at once until…