Overview

Linux may not have toppled Windows on the desktop, but it has secured a place in IT infrastructures as an economical and practical network server, able to support a wide variety of services, including the Web, FTP, e-mail, DNS, printer sharing, and file sharing. This revision will cover the recent Linux kernal 2.4 update as well as the Red Hat Linux 7.2 update. The authors provide focused and practical information, beginning with Linux installation and configuration, then moving on to setting up user accounts, implementing security, and managing file systems, printing, and serial communications.

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Author:   Vicki Stanfield ,  Roderick W. Smith
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Sybex Inc.,U.S.
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.995kg
ISBN:  

9780782141382

ISBN 10:   0782141382
Pages:   624
Publication Date:   26 September 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Part 1: The Basics. Chapter 1: The Basics of System Administration. Chapter 2: Installing Linux. Chapter 3: Startup and Shutdown. Chapter 4: Tools of the Trade. Part 2: Managing Users, Processes, and Files. Chapter 5: Creating and Maintaining User Accounts. Chapter 6: Filesystems and Disk Management. Chapter 7: Linux Files and Processes. Chapter 8: Software Administration. Chapter 9: Backup and Restore. Part 3: Communications and Networking. Chapter 10: Printers and the Spooling Subsystem. Chapter 11: Serial Communications, Terminals, and Modems. Chapter 12: TCP/IP Linux Networking. Chapter 13: The X Window System. Chapter 14: Setting Up Your Mail Server. Part 4: System Optimization and Improvement. Chapter 15: Security. Chapter 16: Performance Tuning. Chapter 17: Making Your Job Easier with Scripts. Chapter 18: Troubleshooting Your Linux System. Index.

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Vicki Stanfield, RHCE, has worked with Linux since 1994 and Unix since 1980. She has administered many varieties of Unix, VMS, as well as Slackware and Red Hat Linux. Roderick W. Smith is a Linux networking expert and author of several books, including Linux Samba Server Administration and the Linux+ Study Guide, both from Sybex. Craig Hunt is a Linux expert who lectures regularly at major networking trade shows. He serves as author and series editor for the Craig Hunt Linux Library.

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