Add, Delete And Grant Sudo Privileges To Users In FreeBSD 13
The first thing after installing FreeBSD is to create a regular user with sudo access. Because, it is always a best security practice to use a non-root user to perform …
Set Static IP Address And DNS On FreeBSD
In this brief guide, we will learn how to configure or set static IP address and DNS on a FreeBSD system from commandline. The steps provided below are tested on …
How To Reset Or Recover Root User Password In FreeBSD
Have you forgotten the FreeBSD root user password? Worry not! This brief guide explains the procedure to reset or recover root user password in FreeBSD. This guide is officially tested …
Install FreeBSD 13.1
FreeBSD 13.1 has been released a week ago. FreeBSD 13.1 edition is shipped with so many updates and features. This step by step guide explains how to download the latest …
A cautionary tale about locking Linux & FreeBSD user accounts
Like every other solo developer and sysadmin, I do stuff using ssh. Some stuff is automated using scripts, and others require ssh login. For example, one of my scripts logs …
How to trim leading and trailing white space in bash
So I have this specific use case where I get data in a comma-separated values (CSV) file. I pick up the company name, address, telephone, email, and some other data …
How To Use Date Command In Bash Scripting In Linux
When I started writing bash scripts, I realized that one operation I am often dealing with every script is handling date and time. I have done many operations like naming …
How to install and upgrade OpenSSH server on FreeBSD
Another day I wrote about setting up ssh public key password-less authentication for FreeBSD server version 12/13 with an optional 2FA hardware USB key (FIDO 2) for additional protection. However, …
How To Mount Dropbox Locally Using Rclone In Linux
This guide explains how to mount Dropbox locally using Rclone cloud sync tool and how to copy or backup files to Dropbox using Rclone in Linux operating systems. I assume …
How to set up ssh public key password-less on FreeBSD
SSH is an essential tool for login into the FreeBSD Unix box. Without SSH, you cannot manage a remote server easily. Furthermore, SSH means secure shell, and it is a …