Introduction

Red Hat is the number-one Linux vendor on the planet. Even though official figures have never been released, as the first open source, one-billion dollar company, Red Hat is quite successful in enterprise Linux. More and more companies are installing Red Hat servers every day, and with that, there's an increasing need for Red Hat skills. That is why I wrote this book.

This book is a complete guide that contains real-world examples of how Red Hat Enterprise Linux should be administered. It targets a broad audience of both beginning and advanced Red Hat Enterprise Linux administrators who need a reference guide to learn how to perform complicated tasks.

This book was also written as a study guide, which is why there are many exercises ...

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