- Provides just what administrators need to configure, manage, maintain, and upgrade a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system
- Red Hat is the most popular Linux distribution, with 70 percent of the U.S. market; RHEL subscriptions climbed to 87,000 during the quarter ending February 2004-up 85 percent
- Covers all four RHEL versions-Desktop, Workstation, Enterprise Server, and Application Server
- Delivers the lowdown on the X Window System, printer configuration, Samba, Internet server set up, administration of users and groups, backups and file restoration, and security
Table of Contents:
Introduction. Part I: Becoming Familiar with Enterprise Linux.
Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with Enterprise Linux.
Chapter 2: Exploring the Desktop.
Chapter 3: Putting Your System to Work.
Chapter 4: Exploring the File System and Command Shell.
Part II: Configuring Your Enterprise Linux Local Area Network.
Chapter 5: Configuring and Managing the X Window System .
Chapter 6: Configuring and Managing Printers.
Chapter 7: Configuring the Network.
Chapter 8: The Network File System.
Chapter 9: Connecting to Windows PCs Using Samba.
Part III: Securing Your Enterprise Linux System.
Chapter 10: Security Basics.
Chapter 11: Intrusion Detection and Prevention.
Part IV: Configuring Your Enterprise Linux Internet Services.
Chapter 12: Configuring and Managing DNS Servers.
Chapter 13: Configuring and Managing an E-Mail Server.
Chapter 14: Configuring and Managing an FTP Server.
Chapter 15: Serving Web Pages.
Part V: Maintaining Your Enterprise Linux System.
Chapter 16: Maintaining Your System with the Red Hat Network.
Chapter 17: Administering Users and Groups.
Chapter 18: Installing and Upgrading Software Packages.
Chapter 19: Backing Up and Restoring Your Files.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Optimizing Your System.
Chapter 21: Ten Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving Tips.
Part VII: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Appendix B: What’s on the CD-ROM?
Index.