Author_Details
Terry Collings is the Instructional Technologist at Muhlenberg College where he is responsible for developing smart classroom technologies. He is a Red Hat System Administrator, has taught networking and certification courses, and a veteran author.
Kurt Wall is the technical lead and supervisor of content for TimeSys Linux, a hard real-time version of Linux for use in embedded systems. He has written a number of Linux and Unix programming books and articles.
About_Topic
Red Hat Linux is a free, open source Linux operating system, derived from Unix, and the United States’ leading distribution. Linus Torvalds created Linux with the assistance of developers around the world. Linux is considered an excellent, low-cost alternative to more expensive operating systems. Red Hat controls at least 70% of the US Linux market (IDC) and well over 20 million Linux OS have been downloaded. Enterprise customers are moving to RH, including major corporations like Morgan Stanley and Reuters. Red Hat sells related software, ongoing technical support, and maintenance for corporations. It has distribution deals with IBM, HP, and Dell, and sells to the federal government including the departments of Defense, Energy, NOAA, GSA, DHS/FEMA. Early this year Red Hat opened a Washington DC lobbying office. Red Hat (www.redhat.com) releases their software under the GPU license and the enterprise version retails on a scale beginning with
179 for the workstation and ranging into the thousands for the advanced server configuration in a large company.
About_Book
Red Hat Linux Networking and System Administration, 3 edition starts with the basics-network planning and Red Hat installation and configuration. New features covered in this book include the spring Fedora and RHEL4 2005 release. The book demonstrates in detail how to set and optimize network and Internet services, monitor Red Hat Linux System Maintenance, the basics of Red Hat Linux security and troubleshooting and problem solving advice. The user will learn how to: establish a network file system; configure mail services; configure TCP/IP networking and the Network Information System; connect to Microsoft, Apple and Novell networks; use LDAP; configure FTP services; configure mail and web services; maximize use of Red Hat Network; upgrade and customize the kernel; administer users and groups; install and upgrade software packages; and backup and restore the File System.
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TOC
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I System and Network Administration Defined.
· Duties of the System Administrator
· Planning the Network
· Standard Installation
· Kickstart Installation
· Exploring the Desktops
· System Startup and Shutdown
· The File System Explained
· Examining the System Configuration Files
Part II Network Services
· Managing the X Window System
· Configuring Printers
· TCP/IP Networking.
· The Network File System
· The Network Information System
· Connecting to Microsoft and Novell Networks
· Configuring a Database Server
· Creating a VNC Server
· Providing Additional Network Services
· Optimizing Network Services
Part III Internet Services
· What are Internet Services?
· Configuring BIND: The Domain Name System
· Configuring Mail Services
· Configuring FTP Services
· Configuring a Web Server
· Providing Web Services
· Optimizing Internet Services
Part IV System Administration
· Keeping Your System Updated with up to date and the Red Hat Network
· Upgrading and Customizing the Kernel
· Configuring the System at the Command Line
· Administering Users and Groups
· Installing and Upgrading Software Packages
· Backing Up and Restoring the File System
· Performance Monitoring
Part V System Security and Problem Solving
· Exploring SELinux Security
· Implementing Network Security
· Troubleshooting and Problem Solving
Appendix A: Bash Shell Scripting
Index
Concise_Desc
Red Hat Linux Networking and System Administration, 3 edition starts with the basics-network planning and Red Hat installation and configuration. New features covered in this book include the spring Fedora and RHEL4 2005 release. The book demonstrates in detail how to set and optimize network and Internet services, monitor Red Hat Linux System Maintenance, the basics of Red Hat Linux security and troubleshooting and problem solving advice.
Part I System and Network Administration Defined.
Part II Network Services
Part III Internet Services
Part IV System Administration
Part V System Security and Problem Solving
