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You're reading from CompTIA Linux+ Certification Guide A comprehensive guide to achieving LX0-103 and LX0-104 certifications with mock exams

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2018

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781789344493

Length 590 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

SQL

Tools

Linux

Concepts

System Administration

Author (1):

Philip Inshanally

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Configuring the Hardware Settings FREE CHAPTER

2. Booting the System

3. Changing Runlevels and Boot Targets

4. Designing a Hard Disk Layout

5. Installing a Linux Distribution

6. Using Debian Package Management

7. Using YUM Package Management

8. Performing File Management

9. Creating, Monitoring, Killing, and Restarting Processes

10. Modifying Process Execution

11. Display Managers

12. Managing User and Group Accounts

13. Automating Tasks

14. Maintaining System Time and Logging

15. Fundamentals of Internet Protocol

16. Network Configuration and Troubleshooting

17. Performing Administrative Security Tasks

18. Shell Scripting and SQL Data Management

19. Mock Exam - 1

20. Mock Exam - 2

21. Assessment

22. Other Books You May Enjoy

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GRUB and GRUB2

Now we'll switch gears and discuss the boot managers whose jobs are to present the boot menu, from which the user has the options to select which operating system/Linux kernel to load or edit. First, we will focus on GRUB and then move on to GRUB2.

GRUB

GRUB stands for Grand Unified Bootloader. GRUB is primarily used for booting Linux distributions. However, GRUB can work with other boot loaders. A common use-case scenario is for dual booting with a Microsoft operating system: it does this by doing a hand-off to the Windows bootloader for Microsoft operating systems.

GRUB uses the /boot/grub/grub.conf file. Sometimes you will see /boot/grub/menu.lst, but this file is simply a symbolic link to /boot/grub...

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Authors (1)

Inshanally

Philip Inshanally has been in the IT industry for over 17 years. He has extensively worked in various platforms. Philip has his own consulting firm which provides local and remote support around the world; focusing towards designing, planning, implementing and documenting to name a few. As an industry professional, he has the competitive edge due to his ongoing development. He has acquired excellent skills, and this has helped him in dealing with individuals both locally and internationally. He is a father of one; Matthew Zach Inshanally. He has experience in routing, switching, OTT, and various Linux distributions. Also, other vendor-specific technologies such as Cisco, Extreme, Juniper, Microsoft, Sandvine, Zhone, and so on.

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