Novice programmers rarely see the value in externalized configuration. It's tedious and doesn't result in an immediate payoff. That means this task is often overlooked or done poorly, if at all. For ...

{ ----- Example "Purdue" realm ----- } REALM NAME Purdue { human-friendly realm name } ID 1 { numeric realm ID } SADMIN 0 { PUID of realm super-administrator } ETYPE ldes { long-DES encryption used ...

When I write my column, I try to stick to specific hacks or tips you can use to make life with Linux a little easier. Usually, I describe with pretty specific detail how to accomplish a particular ...

Microsoft recently released a new feature for the Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 (WSL2) that allows you to configure global options that will be used by all WSL2 Linux distributions installed ...

To connect an OpenVMS local host to a remote host, perform these tasks at the local host: Specify the communications access method. Specify a remote host to connect to. Sign on to the remote host.