How to prevent a Linux system user from logging into the system
The shell setting in /etc/passwd determines whether a Linux system user may log in via the shell or over SSH. If you don't want a certain user to be able to log in, set the shell to /bin/false or...
View ArticleCopy files on Linux shell that have been modified or added within the last X...
Here is a short script that helped me to copy files that have ben modified within the last 60 minutes to a new directory. The script uses a combination of the find and cp commands, it has to be run...
View ArticleRotating screen in Ubuntu and Linux Mint
Just as in Windows you have the option to rotate your screen into any direction in Linux, too. While in Windows you only need to press some keys, a key combination is not configured in Linux by...
View ArticleHow to delete saved passwords for network drives on Linux desktops
The majority of graphical environments let you choose to remember the passwords you enter somewhere to ease access to something but they usually don't tell you how to delete them again. Most Linux...
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