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CHAPTER 8
Core System Services
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Regardless of distribution, network configuration, and overall system design, every Linux-based system ships with some core services. These services include init, logging daemon, cron, and others. The functions performed by these services might be simple, but they are also fundamental. Without their presence, a great deal of Linux’s power would be missed.
This chapter will discuss each of the core services, in ...

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