Storage Management in RHEL/CentOS made Simpler (CLI Tools)
- Best Practices & Patterns, Linux Basics, System Administration, Web Servers
- June 9, 2025

RHEL and CentOS provide powerful command-line tools for disk and storage management. To get started, identify existing disks and partitions using commands like lsblk (list block devices) or fdisk -l. For example, lsblk displays all disks and partitions in a clear tree view. The fdisk -l command reports disk sizes and partition tables; e.g., it might show a 30 GiB /dev/sda disk with /dev/sda2 marked as an LVM partition.
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Shodan is a powerful search engine designed to find internet-connected devices across the globe. It goes beyond conventional search engines by enabling the discovery of specific hardware and software configurations. This guide covers installing and effectively using Shodan’s Command-Line Interface (CLI) on Linux systems including Debian-based (like Ubuntu) and CentOS/RHEL.
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SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) is a powerful security feature of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS. It provides a mechanism to enforce mandatory access control policies. However, SELinux can occasionally block legitimate activities if misconfigured. Here’s how you can investigate and resolve SELinux issues effectively.
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