linux.com — Every administrator has a set of software tools that he just can't live without. These are the utilities that you install as soon as you log into a new machine, to help make day-to-day tasks a little easier. Here are my top 10 tools.
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ivalenNov 3, 2005
This is such a bulls**t list.Telnet? My god, when was the last unix system you touched that didn't have telnet on it? And you feel you have to walk around with it just in case?So did you statically compile all these tools? How many flavours of unix can you support?Did you just want to get yourself on Digg?I bet you walk to work with a liter bottle of water strapped to your chest too.Ugh.
binaryzeroNov 3, 2005
Telnet, not single server I support has it, its all SSH now, welcome to 2005, and no clear text passwords...
tyninNov 3, 2005
Yeah this guy doesn't appear to be much of an admin, but whatever. Kinda suprised he didn't meantion aptget... very handy, makes those pesky install dependany problems a thing of the past (almost all of the time anyhow).
vigilNov 3, 2005
Whether this is a complete list or not the article is still a hell of a lot better than most of the junk that has wandered across digg recently. Much appreciated.
spunkmeyer88Nov 3, 2005
Anybody have the same kind of list for xp or os x?
maburgerNov 3, 2005
Here's one for 2K/XP and really any machine. Has both "live" Windows side and bootable Linux distro as well.Highly Recommended.....<a class="user" href="http://www.e-fense.com/helix/index.php">http://www.e-fense.com/helix/index.php</a>
Closed AccountNov 3, 2005
"Telnet, not single server I support has it, its all SSH now, welcome to 2005, and no clear text passwords..."Err, did you read the comment directly above yours? Or did you even read the article's comment on telnet?.."As for the comments about telnet you apparently didn't read why he choose it, it provides simple tcp connections to any port, you can even use it to send email vi smtp on port 25. It's quick and shows instantly if a ports responding"..anyway, fairly usefull- Ben
alecksNov 3, 2005
If you're on windows you should be using PStools.
znxsterNov 8, 2005
hahah "sysadmin toolbox". OK so this is a case of "my first system" ? no digg