8. System Administration Tasks

This chapter covers some common system administration tasks related to running a LOCKSS system.

Sections include how to run commands as the root user, as a privileged user who can become root via sudo, or as the lockss user; how to update a Linux operating system; and how to install various system utilities like Curl, Wget, Tar, or Gzip.

Chapter Table of Contents

• 8.1. Running Commands as root
• 8.2. Running Commands as a Privileged User
• 8.3. Running Commands as the lockss User
• 8.4. Operating System Updates
• 8.5. Upgrading to Linux Kernel 5.4 or Greater in the RHEL 8 Family
• 8.6. Installing the ip_tables Loadable Kernel Module in the RHEL 10 Family
• 8.7. Installing Curl
• 8.8. Installing Wget
• 8.9. Installing tar
• 8.10. Installing unzip
• 8.11. Resetting the System to a Blank State