If you had to manage a server without any control panel (just command line), what would be the hardest daily task for you?
I’ve been using control panels like cPanel and DirectAdmin for years and they mask a lot of complexity, really. But I've been thinking, if someone had me go pure command line, no GUI, no online interface whatever... what would actually be the hardest aspect on a day-to-day basis?
I suppose for me it's managing email accounts. Adding a new mailbox, setting up forwarders, checking spam filters, all of stuff is terrible without a decent UI. Or even database management? I am so used to phpMyAdmin that doing everything via the MySQL CLI would be a massive slowdown for me.
How about you? “Without a control panel, what’s one routine task that would turn into a nightmare?
(And yes, I know CLI is faster once you understand it, but I’m talking about the battle to get there.)