The password last changed date in Linux can be gained from the /etc/shadow file in Linux. You will need to be root as this is a restricted file. The field you want to look at is field 3. The field list is shown below: User Password Last change Min password age Max password age Password […]
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Executing Tests in Ansible
Executing Ansible Tests We can just believe the acres of green lines that are reported back from our Ansible playbooks of executing them. Sure the tasks have succeeded but if there anything that we may have overlooked, like permissions, SELinux or firewalls all throwing stones at our deployments. Testing that the service is actually working […]
1.2 – Major Open Source Software
Major Open Source Software Projects Being able to understand more of the major Open Source Software projects in Linux will help us understand what is on offer. So Linux is the Kernel, the core of the Operating System which we already know. A distribution includes the Linux kernel and other applications. Investigating this topic for […]
1.1 – Linux Evolution
The Evolution of Linux Since 1991 the Linux Evolution has become immense. Let’s talk about what Linux is and what a Linux Distribution is. The term Linux itself refers to the core code in a Linux distribution; Linux is the kernel and is Open Source Software made freely available. For this reason Linux can be […]
Linux Essentials – What is the Certification
Why Linux Essentials Over the last few years, I have been writing many free video tutorials for learning Linux. In the main, these tutorials have been aimed at existing system administrators and whilst they may be new to Linux they will be versed in IT management tasks. But, of course, Linux is not just for […]
Provisioning Vagrant with Ansible
Provisioning Virtual Machines Using Vagrant and Ansible is a lot easier than you think especially if you already have some Ansile experience. Within you own environment you may well be used to using Vagrant from HashiCorp to deploy Virtual Machines. Vagrant is free to use and install on Linux, Windows and MacOS. The great thing […]