Windows installer is slow, reboot-heavy, ad-filled and forces online accounts and privacy toggles. Linux installs fast, ...

I'll get the questions out quick:<BR><BR>What I would like to know is how do I do centralized Linux accounts? And, is there an easy method to integrate those accounts seamlessly with Windows? If so, ...

There are times when locking a Linux user account is necessary and times when you need to reverse that action. Here are commands for managing account access and what's behind them. If you are ...

When you first sign into a Linux server to take over the role of managing it, there are a number of things that you will need to know right away about the system’s user accounts – such as where they ...

I have inherited a small LAN with a mix of Windows desktops and Linux workstations. Currently, the users have two user accounts that are completely separate, and they use a shared folder on the NAS to ...

Lindows, a distribution of Linux, does not require you to set up user accounts; by default you log in as the Administrator. This article explains why you should have ...

Microsoft’s Services for Unix 3.5 (SFU 3.5) helps bridge the gap between Windows and Unix/Linux by “fooling” Unix/Linux systems into thinking they’re just another NIS server. SFU can also perform ...

Recently, I have been spending quite a bit of time working with the Windows Subsystem for Linux in relation to a project that I have been working on. Although I have occasionally dabbled in Linux, it ...

Look at almost any mission-critical computer system in the world—servers, workstations, embedded computers, and many more—and ...

For users who are looking to try something new, or who are tired of their Mac OS or Windows operating systems, now just might be the time to switch to something else. The Mac OS system currently uses ...