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Linux may not have toppled Windows on the desktop, but it has secured a place in IT infrastructures as an economical and practical network server, able to support a wide variety of services, including the Web, FTP, e-mail, DNS, printer sharing, and file sharing. This revision will cover the recent Linux kernal 2.4 update as well as the Red Hat Linux 7.2 update. The authors provide focused and practical information, beginning with Linux installation and configuration, then moving on to setting up user accounts, implementing security, and managing file systems, printing, and serial communications. The ISBN of the first edition is 0782127355.

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"Most Indispensable Linux Book"
—2001 Linux Journal Readers Choice Awards

Authoritative Answers to All Your Linux Questions

You can rely on the fully updated second edition of Linux System Administration for answers to all your questions about installing, configuring, and administering Linux. Written by two Linux experts, this book teaches you, step-by-step, all the standard and advanced techniques you need to know to set up and maintain a secure, effective Linux environment. Scores of clear, consistent examples illustrate these techniques in detail—so you stay on track and accomplish all your goals. Coverage includes:

• Installing a Linux server
• Setting up and maintaining user and group accounts
• Setting up Linux system security
• Sharing files using Samba and NFS
• Implementing a backup strategy
• Troubleshooting common Linux problems
• Setting up the X Window System
• Setting up TCP/IP and connecting to the Internet
• Setting up a mail server
• Maintaining filesystems and partitions
• Configuring printers
• Improving system performance
• Writing shell scripts
• Using Webmin for cross-distribution GUI administration