Log files. They're there for a reason -- to keep track of what goes on behind the velvet curtain of your operating system. When things go wrong, entries are added to those log files, so you can view ...

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This must-know Linux command will make troubleshooting considerably easier. Quick: What’s the first thing you do when you need to troubleshoot a Linux server? If you answered, “Check log files,” give ...

When I started using Linux some years ago, I dreaded troubleshooting. I used to copy errors from my terminal after a failed command and search for answers online. Although I'm now more accomplished at ...

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Click for a PDF of this and four other essential Linux articles. Generally not taught in any formal classes, troubleshooting is one of the things that most of us end up picking up the hard way. How to ...

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of setting up a centralized Linux log server using syslog-ng. Let’s say your data center is filled with Linux servers and you need to administer them all.