Official Ubuntu Server Book

Name: Official Ubuntu Server Book
Price: 6.75 USD
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ISBN: 9780137081332

ISBN-10: 0137081332

ISBN-13: 9780137081332

Edition: 2nd 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Kyle Rankin, Benjamin Mako Hill

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Ubuntu Server is a complete, free server operating system that just works, with the extra Ubuntu polish, innovation, and simplicity that administrators love. Now, therers"s a definitive, authoritative guide to getting up-and-running quickly with the newest, most powerful versions of Ubuntu Server. Written by leading members of the Ubuntu community,The Official Ubuntu Server Book Second Edition,covers all you need to know to make the most of Ubuntu Server, whether yours"re a beginner or a battle-hardened senior system administrator. The authors cover Ubuntu Server from start to finish: installation, basic administration and monitoring, security, backup, troubleshooting, system rescue, and…

Book details

List price: $44.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 8/8/2010
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 592
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

Kyle Rankin is a system administrator for The Green Sheet, Inc., the current president of the North Bay Linux Users Group, and the author of Knoppix Hacks. Kyle has been using Linux in one form or another since early 1998. In his free time he does pretty much the same thing he does at work--works with Linux.



Preface


Acknowledgments


About the Authors


Introduction



Installation


Get Ubuntu


Boot Screen


Disk Partitioning


Server Roles


Installer Console


Reboot the System



Essential System Administration


Basic Command-Line Administration


Ubuntu Boot Process


File System Hierarchy


Networking



Package Management


Introduction to Package Management


Debian Packages


Package Management in Ubuntu


Making Your Own Packages



Automated Ubuntu Installs


Preseeding


Kickstart


PXE Boot Server Deployment


Customize Automated Installs



Guide to Common Ubuntu Servers


DNS Server


Web Server


Mail Server


POP/IMAP Server


OpenSSH Server


DHCP Server


Database Server


File Server


Edubuntu and LTSP


LTSP Server Configurations



Security


General Security Principles


Sudo


AppArmor


SSH Security


Firewalls


Intrusion Detection


Incident Response



Backups


Backup Principles


Drive Imaging


Database Backups


BackupPC



Monitoring


Local Monitoring Tools


Ganglia


Nagios



Virtualization


KVM


VMware Server


Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud



Fault Tolerance


Fault Tolerance Principles


RAID


LVM


Ethernet Bonding


Clusters



Troubleshooting


General Troubleshooting Philosophy


Localhost Troubleshooting


Network Troubleshooting


Hardware Troubleshooting



Rescue and Recovery


Ubuntu Recovery Mode


Ubuntu Server Recovery CD


Ubuntu Desktop Live CD



Help and Resources


Paid Support from Canonical


Forums


Internet Relay Chat


Mailing Lists


Online Documentation


Localhost Documentation


Local Community Teams


Other Languages


Tech Answers System (Launchpad)


Bug Reporting


Summary



Basic Linux Administration


Shell Globs


Pipes and Redirection


File Permissions and Ownership


Linux File Types


At and Cron


Appendix: Cool Tips and Tricks


Avoid That grep Command in grep Output


Shortcut to a Command Path


Wipe a Drive in One Line


Run a Command Over and Over


Make a Noise When the Server Comes Back Up


Search and Replace Text in a File


Find and exec Commands


Bash Commands with Too Many Arguments


Use Your Bash History


Are These Files Identical?


Go Back to Your Previous Directory


Find Out Who Is Tying Up a File System You Want to Unmount


Send a Test E-mail Using telnet


Easy SSH Key Sharing


Get the Most Out of Dig


Index