What an odd title? What has to deal with puppets and system administration? Well, in fact there is a program called puppet. What is puppet? Puppet is a client/server software system put out by Reductive Labs which allows for simplistic management of *Nix (OS X included).
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Dance puppets, DANCE!
May 4, 2009 // Posted in Linux (Tags: Configuration Management, Puppet, System Administration) | No Comments
Restricting Login in Linux
May 8, 2008 // Posted in Linux (Tags: Linux, PAM) | No Comments
When we talk about forcing a user to log off, what we’re really talking about is time restrictions on certain account system access and services. The easiest way I’ve found to implement time restrictions is by using software called Linux-PAM.
Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) is a mechanism for authenticating users. Specifically, we’re going to use the pam_time module to control timed access for users to services.
Why Linux?
May 8, 2008 // Posted in Linux (Tags: Linux) | No Comments
Linux is now rapidly becoming the operating system of choice in many core areas of business. It is transforming information technology in many exciting ways from being used in products ranging from cell phones and PDAs to cars and mainframe computers. In addition to being cost-effective, it is constantly being updated and refined with the latest technologies. As Linux gains greater acceptance in todays Information and Communication Technology, more and more companies are supporting Linux both application and hardware compatibility. Read the rest of this entry »