In this chapter, we will introduce the following topics:
- Gathering and aggregating system information
- Gathering network information and connectivity diagnostics
- Configuring basic network connectivity
- Monitoring directories and files
- Compressing and archiving files
- Rotating files from RAM to storage for log rotation
- Using Linux iptables for a firewall
- Accessing SQL databases remotely or locally
- Creating SSH keys for password less remote access
- Creating and configuring cron jobs for task scheduling
- Creating users and groups systematically
