There exist many types of operating systems and each has specific front end and back end programs with varying compatible troubleshooting features similar to Linux. Most people may not be aware of ...

Chances are, if you are the owner or administrator of a Linux machine, you access it remotely from time to time, if not constantly. Be it a workstation at home, a co-located server or a hobby machine, ...

In common with other parts of the early Unix operating system, the term 'daemon' gives little away about what its function might be. A daemon is a task that runs in the background, and there's a small ...

A daemon is a process that runs in the background and is waiting for a specific event to occur. Typical daemons are httpd of web server and sshd which provides SSH connection. When booting is ...

The name is also a play on words with System D, a reference to the French dérouillard (to untangle) or démerder. System D is a manner of responding to challenges that requires fast thinking, adapting, ...

"Daemon" appeared in 1963, it appeared as an abbreviation for "Disk And Exective MONitor". at firstFile systemofMagnetic tapeIt seems that it was used as the name of a program that automatically ...

A nasty backdoor that found its way into the source code of a popular IRC server application has been rooted out - and has provided a wake-up call to the Linux world regarding security best practices.

In common with other parts of the early Unix operating system, the term 'daemon' gives little away about what its function might be. A daemon is a task that runs in the background, and there's a small ...