Linux Basics for SysAdmin
Ryan Juan
- At
- first,
- you
- are
- introduced
- to
- the
- Linux
- environment,
- with
- a
- focus
- on
- browsing
- the
- filesystem,
- using
- basic
- commands,
- managing
- files
- and
- directories,
- and
- becoming
- acquainted
- with
- the
- shell.
- You'll
- also
- learn
- about
- package
- management
- and
- how
- to
- handle
- system
- startup
- and
- shutdown
- efficiently.
- After
- that,
- you'll
- learn
- all
- about
- system
- configuration
- files,
- 'systemd'
- for
- managing
- system
- services,
- crontab
- for
- job
- scheduling,
- and
- 'at'
- and
- 'batch'
- for
- automating
- processes.
- You
- will
- also
- learn
- about
- system
- performance
- monitoring,
- log
- files,
- backup
- and
- restore
- procedures,
- disk
- partitioning,
- and
- remote
- management
- via
- SSH.Afterwards,
- the
- book
- delves
- into
- topics
- such
- as
- dependency
- management,
- system
- hardware
- configuration,
- kernel
- upgrades,
- and
- device
- driver
- management,
- as
- well
- as
- package
- management
- with
- 'apt'
- and
- 'yum'.
- You'll
- also
- learn
- how
- to
- create
- and
- manage
- repositories,
- and
- install
- and
- setup
- virtual
- machines
- with
- VirtualBox.In
- the
- end,
- the
- book
- covers
- a
- wide
- range
- of
- topics,
- including
- creating
- and
- managing
- user
- accounts,
- editing
- user
- profiles,
- setting
- ownership
- and
- permissions
- for
- files,
- using
- ACLs,
- managing
- user
- sessions,
- configuring
- sudo
- for
- administrative
- tasks,
- implementing
- password
- policies,
- working
- with
- PAM,
- and
- managing
- group
- memberships.
- An
- understanding
- of
- the
- basics
- of
- Linux
- system
- administration
- will
- be
- yours
- by
- the
- time
- you
- finish
- this
- book.Key Learnings
