Foundations of CentOS Linux: Enterprise Linux On the Cheap

by Chivas Sicam, Ryan Baclit, Peter Membrey, John Newbigin

Overview

You need to maintain clients, servers and networks, while acquiring new skills. Foundations of Cent OS Linux: Enterprise Linux On the Cheap covers a free, unencumbered Linux operating system within the Red Hat lineage, but it does not assume you have a Red Hat Enterprise Linux license. Now you can learn CentOS Linux, the most powerful and popular of all Red Hat clones, keep maintaining your network at work, and become an Red Hat Certified Engineer, all just for the cost of this book.

• Introduces CentOS Linux and Fedora clients as equals to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Sets up CentOS as a secure, high–performance web services back end
• Prepares you for the RHCE examination, but does not assume an RHEL installation

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430219644
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	11/19/2009
Series:	Foundations Series
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	7.46(w) x 9.28(h) x 1.11(d)

About the Author

Chivas Sicam occasionally works as an IT instructor and consultant. Prior to his hiatus from working full-time, he indulged himself as one of the system administrators in the engineering team of Defender Technologies Group. Chivas takes pride in being part of DOST-ASTI (Advanced Science and Technology Institute) on Bayanihan Linux. His team advocated the use of open source software for the computing needs of government agencies, schools, and small and medium-size enterprises in the Philippines. He enjoys technology, road trips, and keeping up to date on news of the Utah Jazz.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• BASH
• Client/Host Configuration
• Data Storage Management
• User Management
• X Window System
• Package Management
• Basic Linux Security
• Advanced Security
• Network Security
• Network Services
• Open Source Databases
• Linux Web Services
• File Sharing Services
• Linux Mail Servers
• Directory Services
• The Linux Kernel
• Linux Virtualization
• Linux Troubleshooting