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9780071545884

Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Fifth Edition

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    9780071545884

  • ISBN10:

    0071545883

  • Edition: 5th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-09-23
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
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Summary

Covers all Linux distributionsFully updated for the most current versions, this bestselling guide helps you get Linux installed and running smoothly on a personal computer or an entire network. The book explains how to set up, configure, manage, and troubleshoot all popular versions of Linux, including the latest distributions from Red Hat, Fedora 9, OpenSuSE, and Ubuntu. You will also learn how to manage files and software, grant user rights, implement security, provide Internet and intranet services, and customize Linux 2.6 kernel.

Author Biography

Wale Soyinka is a systems/network engineering consultant. He has written an extensive library of Linux administration training materials and is the coauthor of the previous edition of this book.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Installing Linux as a Server
Technical Summary of Linux Distributions
Installing Linux in a Server Configuration
Managing Software
Single-Host Administration
Managing Users
The Command Line
Booting and Shutting Down
File Systems
Core System Services
Compiling the Linux Kernel
Knobs and Dials: proc and SysFS File Systems
Security and Networking
TCP/IP for System Administrators
Network Configuration
The Linux Firewall
Local Security
Network Security
Internet Services
DNS
FTP
Apache Web Server
SMTP
POP and IMAP
The Secure Shell (SSH)
Intranet Services
Network File System (NFS)
Network Information Service (NIS)
Samba
LDAP
Printing
DHCP
Virtualization
Backups
Index
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