Book description
You love it as the world's most popular desktop Linux distribution, and now Ubuntu is available at a server near you. Embracing the very same features desktop users have grown to love, system administrators are rapidly adopting Ubuntu due to their ability to configure, deploy, and manage network services more effectively than ever.
Beginning Ubuntu Server Administration guides you through all of the key configuration and administration tasks you'll need to know. Whether you're interested in adopting Ubuntu within a Fortune 500 environment or just want to use Ubuntu to manage your home network, this book is your go-to guide to using the distribution securely for a wide variety of network services. Topics include file, print, web, and FTP management, command-line tips and tricks, automated installation, configuration and deployment processes, and kernel management.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewer
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1: Installing Ubuntu Server
- CHAPTER 2: Getting the Most Out of the Command Line
- CHAPTER 3: Performing Essential System Administration Tasks
- CHAPTER 4: Performing File System Management Tasks
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CHAPTER 5: Configuring Your Server for Security
- Setting Up User Accounts
- Creating Groups
- Configuring Permissions
- Working with Advanced Linux Permissions
- Apply Quota to Allow a Maximum Amount of Files
- Understanding Pluggable Authentication Modules
- Configuring Administrator Tasks with sudo
- An Introduction to Setting Up the Netfilter Firewall with iptables
- Summary
- CHAPTER 6: Setting the System to Your Hand: Management of Processes, Boot Procedure, Kernel, and Hardware
- CHAPTER 7: Running It Anyway You Like: An Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting
- CHAPTER 8: Making Connection: Configuring the Network Interface Card and SSH
- CHAPTER 9: Configuring Network Infrastructure Services: Using DNS, DHCP, and NTP
- CHAPTER 10: Using Ubuntu Server As a File and Print Server: Configuring Cups, NFS, and Samba
- CHAPTER 11: Setting Up Web Services: Configuring Apache, MySQL, PHP, and FTP
- CHAPTER 12: Multiplying Your Server: Ubuntu Server and Virtualization
- Index
Product information
- Title: Beginning Ubuntu Server Administration: From Novice to Professional
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2007
- Publisher(s): Apress
- ISBN: 9781590599235
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