So we’ve covered a few basics of a Linux host in Part I– The File System Users, groups Basic Commands with basic arguments And file and directory permissions Hopefully, what I share next will build on the first post and enhance your knowledge as you move forward with Linux. Reading the contents of a directory, gathering information on files and locating files are some of the most common tasks a DBA will perform as they work on a server. Many of the following commands require you to “pipe” a second command onto the first. This is done by joining the…
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For the Oracle DBA, Linux is life. When I was at Oracle, Linux projects were the easy part of my job, unlike the ones on Windows, AIX, HP-UX and at times, even Solaris. You knew the Linux ones received the most love from development, had the most time towards patching and received attention if there was a bug. History Linux was introduced in 1991, thanks to Linus Tovalds and has been in active development, with introduction of different “flavors” of the OS over the years. As many folks know, Linux was carved out of the GNU open license project, which…