Top Enable Sysadmin content of March 2021

Check out our top articles from a record-breaking month.

Posted: April 2, 2021 by Tyler Carrigan (Red Hat)

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March 2021 was a great month for the Enable Sysadmin community! We published 37 articles, received over 588k page views from over 400k unique visitors, smashing our previous records along the way. Today, we are looking back at our top ten articles to give readers a chance to catch up on any of the great content they may have missed! In this list, you will see various topics covered and we are confident that some, if not all, will be of interest to you!

If these articles leave you feeling inspired, or if you would like to be on next month's list, we would love to hear from you. Send in your ideas to the team at enable-sysadmin@redhat.com.

This months top 10

6 OpenSSL command options every sysadmin should know

6 OpenSSL command options that every sysadmin should know

Look beyond generating certificate signing requests and see how OpenSSL commands can display practical information about certificates.

Exploring the differences between su and sudo in Linux

Exploring the differences between sudo and su commands in Linux

If you're confused about what su and sudo commands do for you, this brief guide will help you sort them out.

The effects of adding users to a Linux system

When you add a new user to a Linux system, you also change several files. Do you know all of them?

Linux sysadmins: What's your favorite IDE?

If you program or script in Linux, what's your favorite IDE? The old standby vi or something a little newer?

3 skills that every Linux sysadmin should bring to the table

Do you have these three skills to help you be a successful sysadmin? Check yourself against this list.

NVMe vs M.2: What's the difference?

A quick look at two common terms kicked around in modern drive storage and what you need to know.

Creating a backup of data stored in a Linux virtual machine

Learn how one sysadmin backs up data from one virtual machine to another in a different geographic zone.

Bash scripting: How to read data from text files

Here's how to extract data from a text file such as reading in a list of servers to test connectivity to them.

Tips for using tmux

The tmux command replaced screen. It allows you to reconnect to dropped sessions, helping you maintain long-running applications or processes.

5 ways to ruin a sysadmin's day

Here are five sure-fire ways to ruin your favorite sysadmin's day.

Tyler Carrigan

Tyler is a community manager at Enable Sysadmin, a submarine veteran, and an all-round tech enthusiast! He was first introduced to Red Hat in 2012 by way of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux-based combat system inside the USS Georgia Missile Control Center. More about me