Linux System Administration Second Edition (Craig Hunt Linux Library) - Softcover

Stanfield, Vicki

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0782141382 ISBN 13: 9780782141382

Publisher: Sybex, 2002

Synopsis

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About this title

From the Back Cover

"Most Indispensable Linux Book"
2001 Linux Journal Readers Choice Awards

Authoritative Answers to All Your Linux Questions

You can rely on the fully updated second edition of Linux System Administration for answers to all your questions about installing, configuring, and administering Linux. Written by two Linux experts, this book teaches you, step–by–step, all the standard and advanced techniques you need to know to set up and maintain a secure, effective Linux environment. Scores of clear, consistent examples illustrate these techniques in detail so you stay on track and accomplish all your goals. Coverage includes:

• Installing a Linux server
• Setting up and maintaining user and group accounts
• Setting up Linux system security
• Sharing files using Samba and NFS
• Implementing a backup strategy
• Troubleshooting common Linux problems
• Setting up the X Window System
• Setting up TCP/IP and connecting to the Internet
• Setting up a mail server
• Maintaining filesystems and partitions
• Configuring printers
• Improving system performance
• Writing shell scripts
• Using Webmin for cross–distribution GUI administration

The Craig Hunt Linux Library
The Craig Hunt Linux Library provides in–depth, advanced coverage of the key topics for Linux administrators. Topics include Samba, Network Servers, DNS Server Administration, Apache, Security, and Sendmail. Each book in the series is either written by or meticulously reviewed by Craig Hunt to ensure the highest quality and most complete coverage for networking professionals working specifically in Linux environments.

Synopsis

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. The ISBN of the first edition is 0782127355.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0782141382
• ISBN 13: 9780782141382
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 660