Linux Administration for Dummies

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Edition: CD
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-09-01
Publisher(s): HUNGRY MINDS INC
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Summary

Provides up-to-date coverage of the Coda file system, support for SMP and Ipv6, and other new LINUX network features. Softcover. CD-ROM included.

Author Biography

Michael Bellomo is a certified UNIX system administrator with more than five years of network management experience.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(6)
Part I: Linux at a Glance 7(50)
What Linux Is (And How to Say It)
9(4)
Why You Won't See Icons, Pictures, and Folders
13(8)
Linux Commands for Administrators
21(22)
Daemons --- the Programs That Make Linux Go
43(14)
Part II: Taking Charge of Your World 57(40)
``Root''ing around: Becoming the Master User
59(14)
Managing Users: Like Herding Cats but More Difficult
73(14)
Are Your Users Connected? Pinging the Net
87(10)
Part III: Administering Network Communications 97(44)
Your Basic Protocols: TCP and UDP
99(10)
Internet Addresses, Masks, and Services
109(12)
Telnet: Your windows to the World
121(8)
Transferring Files with FTP or UUCP
129(12)
Part IV: Administering Office Networks 141(30)
Connecting to the Network? Make Your Trip with SLIP
143(12)
Connecting to the Network, Part Two: Using PPP and the DIP Program
155(6)
Mounting, Creating, and Maintaining File Systems
161(10)
Part V: Network File and Machine Sharing 171(70)
The File Distribution Master, NFS
173(22)
The Network Distribution Master, NIS
195(20)
Master of the Linux Domain: DNS
215(14)
The Linux Print Shop
229(12)
Part VI: Electronic Mail, News, and Web Browsing 241(28)
Mail Transports and Programs
243(8)
Setting Up Your FreeWeb Surfboard
251(6)
Setting Up Network News
257(4)
Setting Up Your Users' Newsreaders
261(8)
Part VII: Network Security 269(30)
Password Protection and Cryptography
271(12)
Visible and Invisible Locks
283(10)
Elementary, My Dear Watson: Tracking Security Breaches
293(6)
Part VIII: Linux Disasters and Recovery Techniques 299(26)
Minimizing System Crashes
301(6)
Linux Troubleshooting
307(12)
Fumigating the Year 2000 Bug
319(6)
Part IX: The Part of Tens 325(18)
Ten Types of Linux Utilities You Should Know
327(6)
Ten Applications Every Linux User Needs on Their Virtual Desktop
333(6)
Ten Web Sites Every Linux Administrator Should Know
339(4)
Part X: Appendixes 343(12)
Appendix A: Vi Editor Commands: A Quick Summary
345(4)
Appendix B: About the CD
349(6)
Index 355(23)
IDG Books Worldwide End-User License Agreement 378(2)
Installation Instructions 380
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