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Automating Server Setup using Ansible and Ubuntu 20.04

Introduction Nowadays, servers need to be created and destroyed very frequently. That’s because, at times, servers get a lot of execution load while at other times the load reduces, hence wasting the system resources. A common example is eCommerce websites during the holiday seasons attracting a lot of traffic. When the nature of the application is to be scalable, there …

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Adding and Deleting Users on CentOS 8: How To Guide

Linux is a multi-user operating system. Having proper knowledge of user management is crucial to proper system administration. If you are configuring a fresh Linux server, adding and deleting various users is usually one of the first things you have to do. This guide outlines the steps of adding and deleting users on CentOS 8. Prerequisites Creating and deleting users …