You're reading from Mastering Linux Administration A comprehensive guide to installing, configuring, and maintaining Linux systems in the modern data center

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789954272

Length 772 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Linux

Concepts

System Administration

Authors (2):

Alexandru Calcatinge

Julian Balog

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Linux Basic Administration

2. Chapter 1: Installing Linux FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: The Linux Filesystem

4. Chapter 3: Linux Software Management

5. Chapter 4: Managing Users and Groups

6. Chapter 5: Working with Processes, Daemons, and Signals

7. Section 2: Advanced Linux Server Administration

8. Chapter 6: Working with Disks and Filesystems

9. Chapter 7: Networking with Linux

10. Chapter 8: Configuring Linux Servers

11. Chapter 9: Securing Linux

12. Chapter 10: Disaster Recovery, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting

13. Section 3: Cloud Administration

14. Chapter 11: Working with Containers and Virtual Machines

15. Chapter 12: Cloud Computing Essentials

16. Chapter 13: Deploying to the Cloud with AWS and Azure

17. Chapter 14: Deploying Applications with Kubernetes

18. Chapter 15: Automating Workflows with Ansible

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Chapter 8: Configuring Linux Servers

In this chapter, you will learn how to configure different types of Linux servers, from Domain Name System (DNS) and Domain Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers to web servers, Samba file servers, File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers, and Network File System (NFS) servers. All these servers, in one way or another, are powering the backbone of the World Wide Web (WWW). The reason your computer is showing the exact time is because of a well-implemented Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. You can shop online and transfer files between your friends and colleagues thanks to good working DHCP, web, and file servers. Configuring different types of Linux services that power all these servers represents the knowledge base for any Linux system administrator.