Pro Linux System Administration, 2nd Edition

Pro Linux System Administration: Learn to Build Systems for Your Business Using Free and Open Source Software

Implement a SOHO or SMB Linux infrastructure to expand your business and associated IT capabilities. Backed by the expertise and experienced guidance of the authors, this book provides everything you need to move your business forward.

Pro Linux System Administration makes it easy for small- to medium–sized businesses to enter the world of zero–cost software running on Linux and covers all the distros you might want to use, including Red Hat, Ubuntu, Debian, and CentOS. Pro Linux System Administration takes a layered, component–based approach to open source business systems, while training system administrators as the builders of business infrastructure.

Completely updated for this second edition, Dennis Matotek takes you through an infrastructure-as-code approach, seamlessly taking you through steps along the journey of Linux administration with all you need to master complex systems. This edition now includes Jenkins, Ansible, Logstash and more.

What You’ll Learn:

• Understand Linux architecture
• Build, back up, and recover Linux servers
• Create basic networks and network services with Linux
• Build and implement Linux infrastructure and services including mail, web, databases, and file and print
• Implement Linux security
• Resolve Linux performance and capacity planning issues

Who This Book Is For:

Small to medium–sized business owners looking to run their own IT, system administrators considering migrating to Linux, and IT systems integrators looking for an extensible Linux infrastructure management approach.

Table of Contents

Part I: The Beginning
Chapter 1: Introducing Linux
Chapter 2: Installing Linux
Chapter 3: Introducing VirtualBox, Git, and Vagrant
Chapter 4: Linux Basics
Chapter 5: Users and Groups
Chapter 6: Startup and Services
Chapter 7: Networking and Firewalls
Chapter 8: Package Management
Chapter 9: Storage Management and Disaster Recovery

Part II: Making Linux Work for You
Chapter 10: Infrastructure Services: NTP, DNS, DHCP, and SSH
Chapter 11: Web and SQL Services
Chapter 12: Mail Services
Chapter 13: File Sharing and Printing
Chapter 14: Backup and Recovery
Chapter 15: Networking with VPNs
Chapter 16: Directory Services
Chapter 17: Performance Monitoring and Optimization
Chapter 18: Logging and Monitoring
Chapter 19: Configuration Management