Writing
Tagged “sysadmin”
18 articles
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AI Is Not the Solution. It's the Tool.
The argument against AI is the argument I heard against Google in 1998, with the nouns swapped. It was a bet against literacy then, and it lost. The tool is neutral; the judgment has to stay yours.
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ihasmail Goes Immutable: No Volume, No Database, Nothing Left Behind
Most "stateless" software still hides a config directory somewhere. ihasmail's IMMUTABLE=1 mode runs read-only with no volume at all — here's the trade-off, and two commands to verify it yourself.
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Announcing ihasmail: a JMAP Webmail Built for Stalwart
Mail, calendar, contacts, files and a visual Sieve builder — one JMAP protocol, credentials never in the browser. AGPL-3.0, runs in a container, ships with a mock server so you can try it without touching real mail..
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A New Look for LINUXexpert.org
We just shipped a full redesign — a dark-first, terminal-inspired look built for how sysadmins actually read. Same content, same URLs, better filtering, and the password generator is back.
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Thirty-Three Years of Debian
Debian turns 33 this August. A look at why the free, stable, community-governed OS still anchors the Linux world — and how to give back on Debian Day.
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From Bash to Python
After more than twenty years of doing nearly everything in Bash, I started writing my automation in Python. Four everyday admin jobs side by side in both languages, what Python does better, and where Bash still wins.
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Everything You Should Know About Being a Linux Sysadmin, But Probably Don't
A tongue-in-cheek look at veteran Linux sysadmins, the deprecated tools we refuse to give up, the culture we built that scares newcomers off, and the truce both sides need.
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Supercharge Your Workflow
A free, GPL-licensed set of Bash scripts for the jobs Linux admins repeat every week, backups, log rotation, updates, users, services and a basic security audit, written to work across distributions. What's in it and…
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OPINION: Why Webmin is Bad
Webmin puts a root-privileged web server on port 10000 and edits your configuration files with its own parsers. It has shipped a backdoor, it hides what it changes, and it keeps people from learning the system…
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The Broad Expertise of Linux Engineers
Linux engineering roles tend to span more layers than the equivalent Windows roles. That isn't because Linux people are smarter. It's because of where Linux runs and how open systems are put together. Why the job is so…
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A Day in the Life of a Linux Systems Engineer
Alex is made up. The day isn't. A realistic day in the life of a Linux systems engineer, from the 6 a.m. page to the evening pull request, and what each part of it says about the job that the job description leaves out.
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Why Being Platform Agnostic is Crucial for Linux Systems Engineers
The most useful Linux engineers can also find their way around Active Directory, a Mac, a Cisco switch and a mainframe console. Why knowing the other platforms makes you better at Linux, which ones matter most in 2024…