Managing user groups on Linux systems is easy, but the commands can be more flexible than you might be aware. User groups play an important role on Linux systems. They provide an easy way for a select ...

I ran into an odd issue the other day when I was working on a Linux box. I noticed a number of processes in the ps output were listed with the user’s UID instead of his username. It took a little ...

When Apple announced the release of Mac OS X, many Mac users were stunned: here was a new operating system based on the venerable Unix, which, they feared, would call into question the Mac’s legendary ...