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The duties of a system administrator are wide-ranging, and vary widely from one organization to another. Sysadmins are usually charged with installing, supporting and maintaining servers or other computer systems, and planning for and responding to service outages and other problems.

Other duties may include scripting or light programming, project management for systems-related projects, supervising or training computer operators, and being the consultant for computer problems beyond the knowledge of technical support staff. To perform his or her job well, a system administrator must demonstrate a blend of technical skills and responsibility.

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See computer's uptime and history

I was wondering if it is at all possible to find out when the computer was switched on, what files where accessed what folders were opened, what programs run and when the computer was resumed and put back to sleep (just like in the movies). I know…
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The list of running daemons

How to get the list of daemons and theirs statuses (stopped, running, crashed, etc) for each runlevel? Like rc-status in gentoo.
zerkms
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Which logs should I pay attention to?

There are many logs in /var/log/ For a standard home installation, which ones should I be checking regularly?
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How do I check the up time in Ubuntu 12.10?

Possible Duplicate: See computer’s uptime and history Well sometimes for testing purposes I want to know the up time but don't know where to look. How do I check for this?
Mysterio
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What is a good starter Ubuntu book?

What is a up-to-date good book that talks about general usage of Ubuntu or Linux in general (but that applies to Ubuntu as well) ? Things like: what are the common commands (man, ls, etc.) basics of bash (including redirection, piping etc.) where…
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How to run applications using admin account while it is not in use or active?

I want to have applications running (like deluge) in admin account even if admin account is not active and guest or family account is in use. Some times family account is in use and pc is restarted for any reason so admin app won't start on the…
tony r
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How should one name "admin" user?

The ubuntu has user "root" of unlimited privileges, apparently, it exists to not be used. The "admin" is already taken by something. So, assuming the computer is not connected into any sort of omnipresent domain with individual tracking of every…
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Hardening my Ubuntu 10.04 OS against ungraceful shutdowns

There's a system that a customer has that runs our software that is just going to be powered off at arbitrary times. UPS is not an option because the unit is moved from place to place. Think of it as a psuedo-embedded system. It's headless and has…
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Is there a way to create a user with username "admin"?

Is there a way to create a user with username admin? When I tried to pick a username admin I got this error/ warning message. The username you entered (admin) is reserved for use by the system. Please select a different one. Please note that I…
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How to create a "shutdown user" or "shutdown account"

Red Hat had a feature useful to me at the present time. There was an account, generally called "shutdown", and when you logged in with the account, the system shut down. In my specific case, I have Ubuntu Server running in a VM on my local system.…
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What is the best tool to manage several Ubuntu stations over network?

Wich are the options for Ubuntu Desktop management over network? Not installation deployment over network. Management of more than 1000 Ubuntus desktop over network. Something like Red Hat Satellite... to generate reports about updates, memory…
Alexandre Quintanilha Porto
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forgot "administrator's name'

I still have the password but I no longer have the name I used to create the administrator's account. As I'm a novice in all this, I'm not sure I can safely go root without royally messing things up. How can I retrieve the name step-by-step? Thank…
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Error 5 - input/output error

I am trying to install Ubuntu (actually Kubuntu, but I've tried Ubuntu as well and it gives the same error) on my AMD Ryzen 5 3500u laptop, which runs windows perfectly. Every time I try to install Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based distros, setup just throw me…
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Can Ubuntu run without internet?

I have already installed Ubuntu on my laptop and I want to ask if Ubuntu can still run without internet.. Thanks!
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