28 Feb 2013

9 Best Tools for LINUX Admin

System managers are in serious need of the right tools to help manage their systems and environments. There are many different Linux tools that can help administration managers deal with unruly environments. These tools are some of the most highly rated in the business. While the following list of tools may not be the most well known tools, they are by far some of the best Linus tools that can help administrators in a variety of ways. The benefits of these tools are truly limitless.


Webmin

Webmin is an exceptional web based platform that is not just for Linux. It is also for other operating systems. This system is capable of streamlines tasks and is written in Pearl. This is one of the best tools for system managers. It can also configure implementations that are very complex of Apache, Send Mail, and MYSQL.

Tcpdump

This tool analyzes network traffic to help fix problems within the system. This system is capable of completely dump traffic that is IP related to a file or to a screen to be analyzed. It is not the prettiest program, but it gets the job done.

Virtual Network Computing

This tool is known as Tight VNC, Ultra VNC, and Real VNC. This remote access tool is one of the most popular among Linux users and it is easy to see why. In fact, users have been singing the praises of this tool in reviews. It is by far one of the most popular tools used among Linux users. This should be a part of any Linux user’s arsenal.

Gnome Partition Editor

This is a powerful tool to have working for you. Users can erase, edit, and resize the partitions without letting any damage come to the existing data. Just about all file systems are supported by this program. It is truly one of a kind.

Deny Host

This program allows users to monitor logins that are not authorized. It is a Python script that records entries that are denied. System administrators need to have this tool working for them.

Nagios

Nagios is a tool that monitors your network. It monitors protocols, hosts, and services. Alert and resolve problems within the network immediately with this awesome tool. Capacity planning abilities as well as extensions and add ons make this program a must have.

Linux Rescue CD

This tool can be used for just about anything that you can imagine. No system is unmanageable with the use of this extraordinary tool. It leaves nothing to be desired. It is easy to see why this tool is so very popular among system managers. It is easy to use and provides a number of different benefits to users.

Drop box

Many users love Drop box for a variety of reasons. This cross platform tool should be a part of any system administrator’s pile of tools. Users can enjoy all of their files while out and about on the go. You can enjoy all of the benefits this program has to offer by downloading a free version. Drop box is widely used and very well known. No Linux system administrator should be without this program added to their tool box. You would be amazed by how beneficial Drop box is.

Darik’s Boot and Nuke

This tool may be slow to work, but it does work very effectively. This boot disk completely erases hard drives from computers. Systems can easily be disposed of using this exceptional tool. All data that is deleted using this tool is one hundred percent unrecoverable. Check out this tool if you are a system administrator.


Author Bio: The article is written by a very experienced writer Jason Phillips. He is very much tech freak and also written various times on technology related services. Decision Desk application tracking software is the topic of his new article.

4 comments:

  1. DROP BOX??? For a linux admin?
    Why the hell are you not using samba in your organization???

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    1. I think the explanation is in the description: "Users can enjoy all of their files while out and about on the go..." As in, you AREN'T necessarily in your office, and therfore a samba server is going to be inaccessible, whereas a Dropbox account could be reached even through a web browser if no other option was available.

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  2. I'll endorse nagios and tcpdump, possibly a live cd of some sort for both recovery and disk destruction. The others seem to be a stretch for me for someone that does a lot of administration of a lot of boxes. Deny host has existed for years in tcp_wrappers out of the box in most distributions. With security as an issue, it sounds like a lot of services are open that should be locked down. Learn to embrace the command line. As for Dropbox, convenience is good, however you may need to check the corporate policy on storage of corporate files in a non-approved third party provider.

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  3. I think the best bolger. so i am very satisfy of blog.

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