The GNU/Linux commands are also grouped by categories according its functionalities such as :

• Administration
• Archive
• Developer
• Network
• Text Manipulation

and other common commands.

The examples presented in the blog itself are easy and simple to follow, and is accompanied by step-by-step explanations from writer.

I suggest that you have a look at Linux By Examples website and bookmark it for future reference, because it can be a handy in the future

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Date: 28th & 29th November 2006
Time: 0900 - 1800
Venue: The Westin Kuala Lumpur
Trainers: Roberto Preatoni & Lauri Korts Parn
Cost:
USD1299 // MYR4799 (before November 1st)
USD1499 // MYR5599 (after November 1st)

Note: This course is HRDF claimable! All lunch and coffee breaks will be provided. Certificate of attendance will be provided. Students are expected to bring their own laptops.

Overview:

Hands-on Hacking 2 is targeted at IT professionals who wish to delve deep into the latest security threats and most advanced techniques used by malicious hackers today. The course is the ideal continuation of the Hands-on Hacking Unlimited course. Each topic will be examined in detail while a variety of hands-on exercises is provided throughout the course. This course builds on the concepts and techniques introduced in the Hands-on Hacking Unlimited course, providing the latest knowledge and hands-on experience needed to proactively secure systems and develop countermeasures for possible future attacks.

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Date: 27th, 28th & 29th November 2006 (3-days)
Time: 0900 - 1800
Venue: The Westin Kuala Lumpur
Trainers: Fabrice Marie
Cost: USD1699 // MYR6199 (introductory rate)

Note: This course is HRDF CLAIMABLE! This course is a hands-on lab and all computers will be provided. All lunch and coffee breaks will be provided. Certificate of attendance provided.

Course Benefits :

• Examine threats and vulnerabilities exposed through web services.

• Examine trivial and advanced techniques to uncover web application vulnerabilities.

• Each Concept has a corresponding hands-on session on a real-life application with the assistance of the trainer.

• Detail the proper way to fix or avoid each vulnerability.

• Provide general management guidelines as well as deep technical explanations.

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#!/bin/sh
# Say bye to shutdown your pc

#uses xmessage to ask first.
answer=$(xmessage  "Are you sure you want to shutdown? " -buttons yes,no -print)
if [ $answer = "yes" ]
then
        # Do shutdown at here.
        #Ubuntu probably needs gksudo instead of sudo
        sudo init 0;
fi

#!/bin/sh
# Say bye to shutdown your pc

#uses zenity to ask first.
zenity --question --title "Shutdown Confirmation" 
--text "Are you sure you want to shutdown?"

if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]
then
        # Do shutdown at here.
        #Ubuntu probably needs gksudo instead of sudo
        sudo init 0;
fi

The best way to enable writing to NTFS partition is with the ntfs-3g userland driver. It uses the fuse driver and although still in BETA, tests proven that the driver really works for writing into ntfs partition.

For Ubuntu users, all you need to do is follow the instruction given in this website : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ntfs-3g

I’ve tried it, and it worked perfectly with my machine, no need to depend to intermediate FAT32 partitions to transfer files from Linux. But one  word of advice, although it seems to work, you still need to keep in my that the developers of ntfs-3g driver still consider it in BETA release, so be advice and don’t rough it up too much :p

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and i have the bad luck of giving back to back trainings in which using the command-line is a must. what i observe is this:

* when it comes to typing commands on the command-line (in bash for example), they’re just freaking s.l.o.w. it is as if they’ve never typed before. how hard is it to type: cd /etc/init.d?

* the command: many just don’t seem to grasp the concept of command. commands are very simple (for example: cd, ls, ps, make, make) and after each command, there must be a space. so when i say “okay now you type cd dot dot”, they type “cd..” resulting in command not found. this happens so many times, even after two or three days doing the same thing.**

so what is wrong? are most people coming from the windows environment are so freaking alien to the command line? is opening up a shell and typing commands so difficult that it become mental shock to them?

i don’t know. i don’t have the answer. even with clear slides with all the commands highlighted, they always get it wrong.

inability to grasp the simple concept of commands is one, another is the navigating directories: cd .., cd /usr cd /var/log, cd /etc/, cd .. they’re just lost. and yes, all the necessary introductions have been given, but yet…

i need a solution because if all of my trainings are gonna be like this, i’ll end up hanging myself on a taugeh tree…

** no point saying “cd space dot dot” because there will be some that will type “cdspace..”. i’m not kidding.

So I bought one of those laptop traveller's business cases, to put all my work in and all the peripherals I need such as my trusty X40, camera, chargers etc. Between that and my suitcase, I think I have enough to get me going for the next 2 weeks in Manila for another training.

Dhanesh and Tushar from IOSN South Asia

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