Linux^® Administrator Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to Linux Certification Skills

by Roderick W. Smith

• ISBN13: 9780470116746
• ISBN10: 0470116749
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2007-02-01
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

Develop the skills you need in the real world Hit the ground running with the street-smart training you'll find in this practical book. Using a "year in the life" approach, it gives you an inside look at Linux administration, with key information organized around the actual day-to-day tasks, scenarios, and challenges you'll face in the field. This valuable training tool is loaded with hands-on, step-by-step exercises covering all phases of Linux administration, including: * Working on the command line * Configuring hardware and the kernel * Managing software and processes * Documenting the system * Working with partitions and file systems * Configuring network features * Managing security An invaluable study tool This no-nonsense book also maps to the common tasks and exam objectives for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) LPIC-1 certification exam and CompTIA's Linux+ certification exam. So whether you're preparing for certification or seeking practical skills to break into the field, you'll find the instruction you need, such as: * Using the command shell history * Redirecting input and output * Resolving hardware conflicts * Reconfiguring the login screen * Managing RPM and Debian packages * Protecting your system from runaway processes * Monitoring your system for degraded performance and security problems * Using journaling filesystems * Configuring common server software The Street Smarts Series is designed to help current or aspiring IT professionals put their certification to work for them. Full of practical, real world scenarios, each book features actual tasks from the field and then offers step-by-step exercises that teach the skills necessary to complete those tasks. And because the exercises are based upon exam objectives from leading technology certifications, each Street Smarts book can be used as a lab manual for certification prep.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Working on the Command Line.

Use Basic Command-Line Features

Manage Files and Directories

Manage Links

Find Files

Edit Files

Manage Accounts

Use Streams, Pipes, and Redirection

Manage the Shell Environment

Write Basic Scripts

Managing Hardware and the Kernel.

Set BIOS Options

Learn about Your Hardware

Resolve Hardware Conflicts

Configure USB Devices

Configure Disk Devices

Configure and Compile a Kernel

Use Power Management Features

Configure X Options

Manage X Logins

Use X for Day-to-Day Operations

Managing Software.

Use RPM

Use Debian Packages

Install Programs from Source

Perform System Backups

Manage Running Processes

Adjust Process Priorities

Manage Runlevels

Schedule Jobs to Run in the Future

Documenting the System.

Maintain a System Log Book

Monitor System Performance

Use System Log Files

Use System Documentation

Use Online Documentation

Managing Partitions and Filesystems.

Plan a Partition Scheme

Use fdisk to Create Partitions

Create Filesystems

Manually Mount and Unmount Filesystems

Use /etc/fstab.

Check Filesystem Integrity

Configure a Boot Loader

Configuring Network Features.

Understand TCP/IP

Bring Up the Network

Monitor Network Connections

Configure Routing

Manage a Super Server

Operate a Mail Server

Run a Web Server

Manage a File Sharing Server

Manage an SSH Server

Add a Printer Using CUPS

Manage Printing

Managing Security.

Blocking Unwanted Network Access

Enable User-Level Security Restrictions

Set Good User and System Passwords

Monitor for Security Breaches

Index.

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