Linux in a Nutshell, Third Edition

Chapter 2. System and Network Administration Overview

Common Commands

Following are lists of commonly used system administration commands.

Clocks

hwclock	Manage hardware clock.
netdate	Set clock according to host’s clock.
rdate	Manage time server.
zdump	Print list of time zones.
zic	Create time conversion information files.

Daemons

apmd	Advanced Power Management daemon.
bootpd	Internet Boot Protocol daemon.
fingerd	Finger daemon.
ftpd	File Transfer Protocol daemon.
gated	Manage routing tables between networks.
identd	Identify user running TCP/IP process.
imapd	IMAP mailbox server daemon.
inetd	Internet services daemon.
kerneld	Provide automatic kernel module loading.
klogd	Manage syslogd.
lpd	Printer daemon.
mountd	NFS mount request server.
named	Internet domain name server.
nfsd	NFS daemon.
pop2d	POP server.
pop3d	POP server.
powerd	Monitor UPS connection.
pppd	Maintain Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) network connections.
rdistd	Remote file distribution server.
rexecd	Remote execution server.
rlogind	rlogin server.
routed	Routing daemon.
rshd	Remote shell server.
rwhod	Remote who server.
syslogd	System logging daemon.
talkd	Talk daemon.
tcpd	TCP network daemon.
tftpd	Trivial File Transfer Protocol daemon.
update	Buffer flush daemon.
ypbind	NIS binder process.
yppasswdd	NIS password modification server.
ypserv	NIS server process.

Hardware

agetty	Start user session at terminal.
arp	Manage the ARP cache.
cardctl	Control PCMCIA cards.
cardmgr	PCMCIA card manager daemon.
cfdisk	Maintain ...