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The Linux rsync command is a powerful file copying and folder synchronization tool. Here are ten common use-cases that you’ll be able to put to good use on your own systems.
The people who can use the Linux sudo command are members of a small and select club, sometimes called the “sudoers” list. Each member has the same powers as root. So how do you join that club? We’ll walk through adding a person to sudoers as well as editing the sudoers file to limit permissions.
File permissions are critical for the security of a Linux system. But how do you set default permissions for new files on Linux?
Chroot is a Linux/Unix utility that can change or modify the root filesystem. With the help of the chroot command, you can easily create an isolated filesystem inside your primary filesystem. Chroot is especially helpful to make your work and home environment separated or if you want a test environment to test software in isolation.
In Linux, all directories and files have access permissions. You can use chmod to set your preferred access rights for different users. But what decides their default permissions? Let’s talk about umask.
Backing up files is a crucial task that every system administrator should perform. Here's how you can create a backup of your data using Déjà Dup.
See how easy it is to deploy a secure FTP server to your network, with the help of SFTPGo.
Pika Backup, an open-source graphical backup utility created by Sophie Herold, promises to keep your data safe and make the entire process easier than ever.
Learn about special file permissions in Linux to have granular control over file and directory access by users.
GPG is a popular and powerful Linux file encryption tool. Learn how to use GPG to keep private files private.
Learn about seven great tools you can use to encrypt/decrypt and password protect files on Linux in this tutorial.
Learn how to easily and securely encrypt files on Linux in this tutorial.
Learn about Linux file permissions and how they can be changed using the chmod command in this Linuxize tutorial.
Learn how to use fscrypt to create an encrypted filesystem - but be warned: this involves tinkering on the command line and doing a partially or fully manual operating system installation. However, if you are willing to put in the time and effort, you will enjoy a high-performing computing experience with seamless modern encryption protection.
Looking for a user-friendly encryption tool to secure data on your Linux servers? If so, you'll want to check our gocryptfs. In this tutorial, Jack Wallen demonstrates how to install and use gocryptfs.
Looking for a way to create encrypted filesystems on Linux? Cryptmount is a powerful utility that allows any user to access encrypted filesystems on-demand under GNU/Linux systems without requiring root privileges.
Looking to secure your confidential files against unauthorized access? If so, you will want to check out this tutorial on how to password protect files in Vim editor.
Want to learn how to encrypt or sign files using GNU Privacy Guard? Check out this helpful tutorial.
Learn to easily secure multiple documents by encrypting compressed files on Linux using a password.
Learn how to create backups that can be restored on a filesystem smaller than the original one using Fsarchiver in this helpful tutorial.
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