The Definitive Guide to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is a comprehensive guide to Novell’s Linux Enterprise Server product, one of the most powerful Linux-based server solutions available today. Author, consultant and trainer Sander van Vugt guides readers through all of the most important aspects of SLES, beginning with an in-depth overview of installation and configuration tasks. In these opening chapters, readers learn how to configure network capabilities, efficiently manage software updates, and manage the file system. Later chapters are devoted to configuration and deployment of a host of key services, including the MySQL database, file sharing and printing, Web, FTP, News, DNS, and Proxy Servers. Along the way, van Vugt instructs readers on important administration concepts such as instituting strict file system security and server automation. Readers will also learn about how to cluster servers together to lessen downtime and increase performance.
Sander van Vugt is an independent trainer and consultant, living in the Netherlands and working throughout the European Union. He specializes in Linux and Novell systems, and has worked with both for more than 10 years. Besides being a trainer, he is also an author, having written more than 20 books and hundreds of technical articles. He is a Master Certified Novell Instructor (MCNI) and holds LPIC-1 and -2 certificates, as well as all important Novell certificates.