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This chapter excerpt on Linux Administration (download PDF) is taken from the book The Accidental Administrator: Linux Server Step-by-Step Configuration Guide. Among the topics covered in this book ...

If you work in PowerShell regularly, you've probably retyped commands you forgot, manually checked log files, or logged into servers one by one. That ends up being annoying in the long run, and it's ...

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Anurag is an experienced journalist and author who’s been covering tech for the past 5 years, with a focus on Windows, Android, and Apple. He’s written for sites like Android Police, Neowin, Dexerto, ...

PowerShell contains thousands of cmdlets with varying degrees of usefulness depending on your use case. While many PowerShell cmdlets could be considered obscure, you'll likely find yourself using ...

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Many information technology (IT) professionals use Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) to manage updates across all their Windows systems and other third-party software. When WSUS is paired with ...