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ethtool - networking

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allows you to query and change your NIC settings.

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miitool - networking

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view, manipulate,

media independent interface

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fdisk - networking

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manipulates disk partition table

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mountsmb - networking

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used to mount smb drives

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su - networking

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switch user ID during a login session

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dig -networking

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Domain Information Groper Prints DNS information txt mx records

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ping - networking

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Send ICMP packets

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ifconfig - networking

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Interface configuration - used to configure and print interface information

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telnet - networking

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used to communicate with another host using the telnet protocol

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tcpdump - networking

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Transmission control protocol dump - used to capture packets and save to files

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traceroute - networking

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displays route and transfer delays of packets across an IP network to a given host

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netstat - networking

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network statistics - shows current connections and shows open ports being used

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arp - networking

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address resolution protocol - resolves an IP address of a system to a MAC address.

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route - networking

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prints and configures IP routing table

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curl - networking

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client URL - used to transfer data to and from servers

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iptables - networking

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configures the kernel firewall chains and rules to manage inbound/outbound mail

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nmap -networking

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network map - network application tool and security/port scanner

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df - performance

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disk free - displays available disk space

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du - performance

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disk usage - file space usage

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top - performance

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displays processes q

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ps - performance

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process status - provides info on currently running processes

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22
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kill -performance

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kill - terminate a process

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killall - performance

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killall - kills all processes by name

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vmstat - performance

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virtual memory statistics - IO/CPU/MEM monitoring utility

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strace - performance

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strace - trace system calls and signals

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cp - files, folders, scripts

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copy files and directories

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scp - files, folders, scripts

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secure copy - copy over ssh

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mvless - files, folders, scripts

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move files from one place to another

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less - files, folders, scripts

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used to read contents of a file one page at a time

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cat - files, folders, scripts

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concatenate - reads data from files and outputs their content

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chmod - files, folders, scripts

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change mode - change access mode of a file (permissions)

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chown - files, folders, scripts

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change owner - change the owner of a file or directory

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file - files, folders, scripts

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determines file type

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find - files, folders, scripts

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searches in real-time, slower but more up to date

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ls - files, folders, scripts

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list files/directories within a current working directory

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36
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ll - files, folders, scripts

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long list

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37
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lsof - files, folders, scripts

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list open files

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locate - files, folders, scripts

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searches using previously generated database. much faster that “locate” but uses an older database.

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mkdir - files, folders, scripts

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make directory - creates directories

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40
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tail - files, folders, scripts

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prints last lines of a file

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tar - files, folders, scripts

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creates a compressed file called a tarball

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42
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head - folders, files, scripts

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prints first lines of a file

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gzip - files, folders, scripts

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compresses files

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44
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gunzip - files, folders, scripts

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expands compressed gzip files

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45
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diff - files, folders, scripts

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used in comparing the differences in files line by line

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46
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rm - files, folders, scripts

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remove files and directories

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47
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emacs - files, folders, scripts

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family of text editors

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48
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vi - files, folders, scripts

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visual instrument - text editor for programs and scripts

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49
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zcat - files, folders, scripts

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compress or expand files

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touch - files, folders, scripts

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creates a file

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51
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wc - files, folders, scripts

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word count

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52
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which - files, folders, scripts

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identify the location of executables and shows full path of the shell commands

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53
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md5sum - files, folders, scripts

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calculates and verifies 128 bit MD5 hashes

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stdin - files, folders, scripts

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standard input - carries data from a user to a program

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stdout - files, folders, scripts

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standard output - writes data that was generated by a program

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56
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stderr - files, programs, scripts

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standard error - errors generated by a program that failed at some point

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57
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awk - general linux

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pattern scanning and processing message

58
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dmesg - general linux

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print or control the kernel ring buffer

59
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screen - general linux

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allows split screen running several processes at once

60
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cd - general Linux

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change directory - change working directory

61
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pwd - general Linux

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print working directory

62
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sudo - general Linux

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superuser do - give specific users permission to run specific system commands at the root level

63
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uptime - general Linux

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prints device uptime - how long the system has been running, number of logged on users and system load averages

64
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wall - general Linux

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write to all - displays/sends msg to all logged in users

65
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history - general Linux

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shows previous commands used by a user

66
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halt - general Linux

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stops processes- instructs the HW to stop all CPU functions

67
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hostname - general Linux

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prints system hostname

68
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reboot - general Linux

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sends signal to reboot, halt, or power off.

69
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shutdown - general Linux

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send a shutdown signal - schedules a time for system to power down

70
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watch - general Linux

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execute a program periodically

71
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grep - general Linux

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global regular expression print - searches a file for a specific pattern and displays all lines that contain it

72
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egrep - general Linux

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extended global regular expression print - when you need to use the extended version of grep but with some extra metacharacters

73
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zgrep - general Linux

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grep for compressed files

74
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date - general Linux

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displays system date and time or used to change system time

75
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reiserfsck - general Linux

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file system check for Reiser file systems

76
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fsck.xfs - general Linux

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file system check for xfs file system

77
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mount - general Linux

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mount a file system also for SD card, USB storage etc

78
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ntpdate - general Linux

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used to sync date to an NTP server

79
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whoami - general Linux

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print user ID

80
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uname - general Linux

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print system information

81
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last - general Linux

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shows the list of the last users logged into the system

82
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man - general Linux

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manual - shows the manual pages for programs and commands

83
Q

requeue inbound mail - specific to ESG

A

postsuper -r ALL

84
Q

delete all messages from the queue - specific to ESG

A

postsuper -c /home/emailswitch/code/firmware/current/etc/ -d ALL

85
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config_change - specific to ESG

A

modifies entries in MySQL database

86
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config_read - specific to ESG

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prints entries in MySQL database

87
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count_in - specific to ESG

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displays number of messages in inbound queue

88
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count_out - specific to ESG

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displays number of messages in outbound queue

89
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ldapwalk.pl - specific to ESG

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used for testing LDAP settings, connections, looks for a user on a connected server.

90
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fadctl - specific to ESG

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used for checking .fad RBL files

91
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ldapsearch- specific to ESG

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used for testing and pulling LDAP information

92
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support-tunnel.cgi - specific to ESG

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used for managing and configuring support tunnels. opening them from a browser or keeping them open

93
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tunnels.pl - specific to ESG

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used to iterate over each system in a cluster and opens a tunnel

94
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revert.pl - specific to ESG

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used to revert back to a previous definition

95
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service - specific to ESG

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use for calling a service and changing its state/config

96
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bstat - specific to ESG

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used to check Bayesian database stats

97
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bscore - specific to ESG

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used to check for Bayesian database global or user score

98
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remove_invalid.pl - specific to ESG

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used to remove duplicate or invalid config entries

99
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mod_hash.util - specific to ESG

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used for custom rule lookups like RBL listings

100
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deliver_mstore.pl - specific to ESG

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redelivers messages stored in /email/mstore

101
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mstoreforward.pl - specific to ESG

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redelivers single message to specific email address

102
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postsuper - specific to ESG

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used to requeue messages

103
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qm.pl - specific to ESG

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queue management tool- used to delete, hold, or move message between in and out queue

104
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& - special characters used in bash and shell

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ampersand - run processes in the background

105
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- special characters used in bash and shell

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pipe - sends the output of one program to another program for further processing.

106
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>

  • special characters used in bash and shell
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redirection operator - used to overwrite

107
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> >

  • special characters used in bash and shell
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redirection operator - used to append (add/attach)

108
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’ - special characters used in bash and shell

single quote

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single quote - enclosing characters in a single quote preserves their literal value

109
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” - special characters used in bash and shell

double quote

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double quote - preserves the literal value of all the characters in the quote

110
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` - special characters used in bash and shell

backtick

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back tick - is executed by the shell before the main command

111
Q

smtpctl - responsibilities of each service

A

SMTP service

112
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smctl - responsibilities of each service

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SSH master

113
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httpctl - responsibilities of each service

A

webserver

114
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intentctl - responsibilities of each service

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intent analysis

115
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lmctl - responsibilities of each service

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log monitor

116
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qhctl - responsibilities of each service

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quarantine helper

117
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rverifyctl - responsibilities of each service

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recipient verification

118
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sasctl - responsibilities of each service

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SASL Auth Service

119
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stunnelctl - responsibilities of each service

A

support tunnel service

120
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throttlectl - responsibilities of each service

A

rate control service

121
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apache - responsibilities of each service

A

web service agent

122
Q

How to address the following situations -

Restart recipient verification while in debug mode

A

verifyctl -D restart

123
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How to address the following situations -

Ensure recipient verification always starts when in debug mode

A

vi /home/emailswitch/code/firmware/current/sbin/reverifyctl

change line 12 to DEBUG=1

124
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How to address the following situations -

How to turn on and off web debugging on firmware versions 4.x and below.

A

touch /tmp/web.debug

/etc/init.d/apache restart

tail -f /tmp/web_error_log

125
Q

How to address the following situations -

why would you decrease an MTU?

A

max transmission unit - because of slower packet delivery and needing to resend the entire packet. Decreasing it speeds the packet delivery

126
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How to address the following situations -

When would a smarthost be used?

A

when a customer needs outbound mail relay set up

127
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How to address the following situations -

Explain to a customer what a default gateway is.

A

serves as a default forwarding host to other networks when no other route info matches the destination IP of the packet.

128
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How to address the following situations -

Copy an SSL cert from 1 ESG to another.

A

cat /home/emailswitch/code/config/ssl_signed_cert.pem
hightlight and copy everything

vi /home/emailswitch/code/config/ssl_signed_cert.pem
paste
Then mtactl restart, smtpctl restart, service apache restart

129
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How to address the following situations -

Configure emails to be blocked based on given scenario

A

anything in the block/accept tab

130
Q

How to address the following situations -

Turn on Energizer Updates

A

Basic > Status - to activate subscription

Advanced > Energize Updates - to update

131
Q

How to address the following situations -

Configure an ESG to use TLS

A

Advanced > Secure Admin
Upload cert > copy and paste into
/home/emailswitch/code/config/ssl_signed_cert.pem
Advanced > Email Protocol (then SMTP over TLS)

132
Q

How to address the following situations -

Configure a cluster

A

Advanced > Clustering
> needs to be same model number and same firmware

> make sure both ESGs have same clustered shared secret

> Make sure ports 443, 8000, 8002 are open between the 2 ESGs

> Add the IP address of the first ESG into the Join Cluster field on the Advanced/Clustering page of the 2nd ESG’s interface

> then click join cluster option.

133
Q

How to address the following situations -

Restart a service

A

service restart

134
Q

How to address the following situations -

Errors noticed when reading tcpdump - wireshark

A

locating failed connections - look for SYNS, ACKS, FINS
Malformed packets, window sizes being out of whack, connecting interruptions, etc.

Wireshark - color codes packets black and red which usually means a bad sign.

135
Q

How to address the following situations -

Identify actions that would be taken from mail servers connecting to ESG

A
Initial connection
greeting
ehlo/helo
TLS negotiation
recipient verification
mail transfer
136
Q

Type of Info Found in the Following Logs -

/home/product

A

config, definitions, firmware,

cdf

137
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Type of Info Found in the Following Logs -

/mail/log/info

A

processed mail information

pmi

138
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Type of Info Found in the Following Logs -

/mail/log/warnings

A

warning log for processed mail - hardware errors

139
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Type of Info Found in the Following Logs -

/mail/log/errors

A

error log for processed mail - service logs entries

140
Q

Type of Info Found in the Following Logs -

/home/emailswitch/code/firmware/current/web/cgi-bin

A

/home/emailswitch/code/firmware/current/web/cgi-bin -

reloads the config database

141
Q

Type of Info Found in the Following Logs -

What is the difference between a Hub and a Switch?

A

A hub is dumb. Plug computers into a hub for a LAN.

A switch can do the same thing but is smarter and with software it can learn.