DEV Community

Cover image for Scheduling Jobs, Managing Services & Monitoring in Linux (Part-5)
Rajpreet Gill
Rajpreet Gill

Posted on

Scheduling Jobs, Managing Services & Monitoring in Linux (Part-5)

We’ve made it to the final post in our 5-part Linux Essentials series! In Part 5 of 5, we’ll explore how to automate tasks, manage system services, handle log files, and monitor system performance. This section is especially useful for anyone managing production systems or looking to become a Linux system administrator.

If you’re just joining the series, check out our previous blogs to build your foundation!

1. Job Scheduling Commands
Scenario: Bob wants to schedule a backup script to run every day at midnight.

Image description

2. System Services (systemd)
Scenario: Raj wants to restart the Apache service after updating the config file.

Image description

3. Log Management Commands
Scenario: Alice wants to review system logs to troubleshoot a failed login attempt.

Image description

4. Monitoring & Performance
Scenario: Raj needs to identify which process is consuming too much memory.

Image description

5. Tips for Efficient Linux Usage

  • Use cron for recurring jobs, and at for one-time tasks.
  • Regularly monitor logs to detect issues early.
  • Set alerts for high memory or CPU usage using monitoring tools.
  • Use systemctl is -enabled to check startup status of services.
  • Learn to read log timestamps and understand service-specific logs.

#30DaysLinuxChallenge #CloudWhisler
DevOps #Linux #RHCSA #Opensource #AWS #CloudComputing

Catch out by My LinkedIn profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajpreet-gill-4569b4161/

Top comments (0)