Introduction to Ansible Network Automation: A Practical Primer

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B. Choi, E. MedinaIntroduction to Ansible Network Automationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9624-0_3

3. Shall We Linux? (Part 2)

Brendan Choi¹   and Erwin Medina¹

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Sydney, NSW, Australia

 

In this chapter, we will be exploring a range of Linux utilities that will help us with Linux administration in the future and also prepare us well for the Ansible learning from the next chapter. We’ll start by diving into the Linux directory system and learning how to extract system information. We’ll cover how to view and read Linux processes, run disk space–related tools, and manage users on Linux. In addition, we’ll take a deep dive into controlling access to files ...