Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide - Softcover

Shah, Steve

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9780072131369: Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide

Synopsis

"A delight to read. I think this book is well-written enough in explaining what is behind much of Linux." --Harvey Friedman, Linux Journal

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About the Author

Steve Shah (Santa Clara, CA) started his technical life as a programmer for the Apple II, hacking away at BASIC and 6502 assembly. (A frightening amount of which he still remembers...) He added Systems Administrator to his title when he introduced to SCO Unix. Today he gets to do both at ClickArray, Inc., an internet infrastructure company in the infamous "Silly-con Valley". In between work, sleep, and fiddling with some code that has caught his fascination for the moment, he enjoys spending time with his wife and best friend, Heidi, and fine tuning his DJ'ing skills.

From the Back Cover

Implement Linux across your network with this practical, hands-on guide.

Learn to install and administer Linux--on an individual workstation or an entire network--with this comprehensive, in-depth reference. You'll find everything you need to get up and running with any Linux distribution, including the latest version of Red Hat(r). Updated to cover the new 2.4 kernel and complete with an expanded section on advanced networking, this book shows you how to install and configure Linux, set up Internet services, handle single host administration, and much more. Plus, you'll get 8 pages of blueprints illustrating the differences between Linux and Windows NT or Windows 2000. If you are a professional administrator wanting to bring Linux into your network topology, a home user with multiple machines wanting to build a simple home network, or are migrating from Windows, you need this book.

  • Install Linux in a server configuration
  • Configure GNOME, KDE, X-Windows, and more
  • Understand single-host administration and manage users
  • Learn to use file systems, create partitions, and configure quota settings
  • Compile the Linux kernel and unpack source code
  • Set up Internet services and learn the mechanics of FTP
  • Provide intranet services including NFS, NIS, SAMBA, DHCP, and LPD
  • Get details on advanced networking with Linux--TCP/IP, packet filtering, cookbook firewalls, IP port forwarding, and much more

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