Search Results: system-hardening

linux-server

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian) server initial setup and ongoing administration skill. Covers new server hardening, user management, package management, file permissions, resource limits, log rotation, cron scheduling, and disk management. USE WHEN: - Performing initial setup of a fresh Ubuntu/Debian server (VPS, bare metal, cloud VM) - Hardening SSH, disabling root login, configuring sudo - Configuring system-level resource limits (ulimits, sysctl) for high-concurrency workloads - Managing users, groups, file permissions, and ACLs - Setting up log rotation, journald retention, swap, and NTP - Troubleshooting disk full, FD exhaustion, locale errors, or time drift DO NOT USE FOR: - Container-level administration (use docker or kubernetes skill) - Application deployment pipelines (use deployment-strategies or ci-cd skill) - Firewall/fail2ban configuration (use firewall skill) - Nginx or service configuration (use nginx or systemd skill)