Chapter 12. Process Automation
You will learn about the following in this chapter:
How to schedule command execution
Using SSH and the Berkeley r-commands to automate root logins
How the SSH public key authentication mechanism works
Using rdist, rsync, and other tools to automate file synchronization
How to configure and run cfengine to maintain local configurations
Techniques for automating temporary space management
How to use logrotate to rotate log files
One of the perks of being a system administrator is that part of your job involves the automation of your daily tasks. Efficient system administrators quickly learn how to make their systems do as much of their work as possible. Candidates for automation include processes such as file synchronization, ...
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