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Administer Ubuntu Server in the Enterprise
Realize a dynamic, stable, and secure Ubuntu Server environment with expert guidance, tips, and techniques from a Linux professional. Ubuntu Server Administration covers every facet of system management--from users and file systems to performance tuning and troubleshooting. Learn how to automate installation using Kickstart, set up print and Web servers, configure and secure networks and TCP/IP ports, and implement Linux virtualization. You'll also get details on sharing resources via NFS and Samba, protecting your system, and customizing the Linux kernel.
Install Ubuntu Server Edition in a production environment
Use administrative commands, secure with the PolicyKit, and customize permissions with ACLs
Configure filesystems in partitions, logical volumes, and RAID arrays.
Configure secure remote administration using the Secure Shell and Landscape
Manage updates and configure local repository mirrors
Control users with quotas, PAMs, and authentication databases
Build Web servers using Apache, MySQL, and PHP
Handle security with AppArmor, Kerberos, iptables-based firewalls, and TCP Wrappers
Virtualize your system using VMware, Virtualbox, and KVM
Covers Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS)
Author Biography
Michael Jang, (RHCE, LPIC-2, UCP, Linux+, MCP), author of the popular RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide (Exam RH302) and about 20 other professional technology titles, is currently a full-time writer, specializing in operating systems and networks. His experience with computers goes back to the days of jumbled punch cards. He has written other books on Linux certification, including LPIC-1 in Depth, Mike Meyers' Linux+ Certification Passport, and Sair GNU/Linux Installation and Configuration Exam Cram. His other Linux books include Linux Annoyances for Geeks, Linux Patch Management, and Mastering Fedora Core Linux 5. He has also written or contributed to books on Microsoft operating systems, including MCSE Guide to Microsoft Windows 98 and Mastering Windows XP Professional, Second Edition.
