1. Keep the system Updated with Latest Security Patches 2. Keep Yourself updated with latest vulnerabilities through mailing lists, forums etc. 3.Disable and stop unwanted services on the server. 4.Use SUDO to limit ROOT Access 5. SSH security settings. 6. Check the integrity of critical files using checksum 7.Tunnel all of your X-Window Sessions through […]
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Zombie and orphan processes: What is it?
Zombie process: It is process that has completed execution but still has an entry in the process table. This entry is still needed to allow the parent process to read its child’s exit status. In this case the structural information of the process is still in the process table. Orphan process : It is the […]
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Process ID is nothing but a unique identification number that helps to identify a particular process in Linux. PID’s are 16 bit number’s that are sequentially assigned to different processes one after the other. INIT is the only process that gets the same PID number each and every time. INIT is the first program that’s […]
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