Where do you go on the web for Linux help?

This may sound like I'm joking or not giving you a serious response, but the absolute truth is that when I need help with Linux I use google.com and ask.com. If you look at my account at linuxquestions.org you will see that I have never asked a question there.

Sometimes before I look at google or ask I go to these sites. These may be related to a particular distro but they have information that applies to any Linux installation.

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/index.xml?catid=install#doc_chap2

http://gentoo-wiki.com/Main_Page

Nobody's documentation is better than Gentoo's.

http://howtoforge.com

HowToForge has a huge amount of information.

Looking for software? Check out these sites.

http://sourceforge.net

http://freshmeat.net

I know that jmgarvin has mentioned some Red Hat specific sites such as this one for software.

http://rpm.livna.org/

As mentioned earlier, when these sites fail me I use google or ask.com.

of information is tldp.org

The Linux documentation Project

they are constantly working on including distro agnostic documentation for as many different packages as they can. Being volunteer driven they suffer from a lack of manpower, but they have a very complete set of documentation viewable online, most of which is also included in all distros. [ the how tos in the docs. ]

I tend to look for answers in the docs before looking for answers from people, since I learn more, and usually find the answers that way. :)

if TLDP doesn't have anything that helps, then the software package's specific help resources, usually email list based, or irc based, is the next best source.

I just recently checked out a special configuration question for ssh, which I was able to get the issue resolved through the ssh help email list. :)
a configuration setting that limits root access to a remote system to a "trusted" group of people, by stopping su from being used unless they are on a specific machine on their end.

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Easy... Compile sshd with the match keyword patch
(http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1180),
and use it to ensure that members of the admin group can only log in using public/private key
authentication.

Also make these users a member of the wheel group, and ensure that only they can su - check out etc/pam.d/su.

For example, in /etc/ssh/sshd_config add:
Match Group admins
PubkeyAuthentication yes
PasswordAuthentication no
ChallengeResponseAuthentication no

In /etc/pam.d/su ensure the following is uncommented:

# Uncomment the following line to require a user to be in the "wheel" group.
auth required
/lib/security/$ISA/pam_wheel.so use_uid

I use this method to ensure that admins can only log in using public/private keys and have access to perform admin functions while (hopefully) ensuring that "normal" users cannot mess about.

This also has the advantage that if any user uploads their own keys to ~/.ssh that they will not be able to gain admin rights!!!
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in addition to those sugested by Stress Junkie & Jaqui, (I didn't have that, thank you Mr. Jaqui) try: The UNIX Forums @ http://www.unix.com/ (I know, it looks to official to be serious, but it is an open forum) covers all things, including Linux (as well as others) and programs you might need to know how to set-up. -d

I think you're looking for the wrong answer -- or, more specifically, asking the wrong question. In general, I tend to find that there are no specific websites that suit my needs when I'm looking for information. I, like SJ, use Google when I'm trying to find something on the Web. Generally, however, I think the best source of such information is people rather than places. If you have access to the right people, they'll often know how to solve the problem or at least have an idea of what the real problem is -- and, if not, they'll generally have ideas for where to look, having already done a fair bit of manpage and Google searching that will provide some help.

Finding the right people for Linux problems in particular is probably best accomplished via Linux User Groups. Find a couple of good LUGs, and use them.

Start by joining several LUG mailing lists, especially in your area. See which lists are most helpful to you and use them constantly and thoroughly.

http://www.linux.org/groups/

I go to:

fedoraproject.org/wiki/
tldp.org
gentoo.org (they have TONS of answers about Linux in general and setting up various things)
google.com/linux
linuxcompatible.org
tutorials.linux-noob.com

Good luck!

Thanks for the worthwhile suggestions. I didn't mention I was already using Google / Linux; I could have save a couple of you some keystrokes.

I haven't been too impressed with the local LUG. At the two meetings I attended, most (all?) of the dozen members present were from the academic community. The topics discussed were more theoretical than practical, and using Linux in a business or Windows environment was never mentioned. Responses to my questions were usually "Just try it! If you break it, you can always start over!" Long-time readers of my rants know how I feel about that.

The next closest LUGs meet over 2.5 hours away. At least one of them is also based at a university, so I don't hold much hope for it. None of them have updated their web sites since the first of the year.

Maybe LUGs are different in bigger cities or in areas where information technology plays a bigger part in the regional economy.