Chapter 23. Other Administrative Tasks
This chapter deals with the administrative tasks that are of great importance on a Linux system. Other chapters have discussed Linux installation and maintenance, user administration, and some of the tools that would be used on a weekly basis by a system administrator.
This chapter covers some of the deep technical administrative chores such as backup and recovery, security, and file maintenance.
Overview
System administration, in my opinion, is really a state of mind. Yes, there are daily chores that must be accomplished to maintain a Linux (or UNIX) system. These daily chores must be adhered to in order to keep the users happy and their daily routines trouble-free. Yet there is more to administration than ...
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