Sander van Vugt is an independent technical trainer, consultant, and author of numerous titles on Linux. He has been using Linux almost since its inception, having first used it in 1992. Sander currently spends much of his time travelling around the world teaching Linux, including Red Hat. He is also a regular contributor to such publications as searchenterpriselinux.com and a frequent speaker at the leading Linux conferences.

• Introduction xxviiAssessment Test xxxiiiPart I Getting Familiar with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1Chapter 1 Getting Started with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Chapter 2 Finding Your Way on the Command Line 41Part II Administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux 67Chapter 3 Performing Daily System Administration Tasks 69Chapter 4 Managing Software 99Chapter 5 Configuring and Managing Storage 121Chapter 6 Connecting to the Network 155Part III Securing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 187Chapter 7 Working with Users, Groups, and Permissions 189Chapter 8 Understanding and Configuring SELinux 229Chapter 9 Working with KVM Virtualization 245Chapter 10 Securing Your Server with iptables 269Chapter 11 Setting Up Cryptographic Services 293Part IV Networking Red Hat Enterprise Linux 313Chapter 12 Configuring OpenLDAP 315Chapter 13 Configuring Your Server for File Sharing 333Chapter 14 Configuring DNS and DHCP 355Chapter 15 Setting Up a Mail Server 375Chapter 16 Configuring Apache on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 385Part V Advanced Red Hat Enterprise Linux Configuration 411Chapter 17 Monitoring and Optimizing Performance 413Chapter 18 Introducing Bash Shell Scripting 467Chapter 19 Understanding and Troubleshooting the Boot Procedure 505Chapter 20 Introducing High-Availability Clustering 529Chapter 21 Setting Up an Installation Server 561Glossary 577Appendix A Hands-On Labs 595Appendix B Answers to Hands-On Labs 607Index 625

Sander van Vugt is an independent technical trainer, consultant, and author of numerous titles on Linux. He has been using Linux almost since its inception, having first used it in 1992. Sander currently spends much of his time travelling around the world teaching Linux, including Red Hat. He is also a regular contributor to such publications as searchenterpriselinux.com and a frequent speaker at the leading Linux conferences.

• Introduction xxviiAssessment Test xxxiiiPart I Getting Familiar with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1Chapter 1 Getting Started with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Chapter 2 Finding Your Way on the Command Line 41Part II Administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux 67Chapter 3 Performing Daily System Administration Tasks 69Chapter 4 Managing Software 99Chapter 5 Configuring and Managing Storage 121Chapter 6 Connecting to the Network 155Part III Securing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 187Chapter 7 Working with Users, Groups, and Permissions 189Chapter 8 Understanding and Configuring SELinux 229Chapter 9 Working with KVM Virtualization 245Chapter 10 Securing Your Server with iptables 269Chapter 11 Setting Up Cryptographic Services 293Part IV Networking Red Hat Enterprise Linux 313Chapter 12 Configuring OpenLDAP 315Chapter 13 Configuring Your Server for File Sharing 333Chapter 14 Configuring DNS and DHCP 355Chapter 15 Setting Up a Mail Server 375Chapter 16 Configuring Apache on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 385Part V Advanced Red Hat Enterprise Linux Configuration 411Chapter 17 Monitoring and Optimizing Performance 413Chapter 18 Introducing Bash Shell Scripting 467Chapter 19 Understanding and Troubleshooting the Boot Procedure 505Chapter 20 Introducing High-Availability Clustering 529Chapter 21 Setting Up an Installation Server 561Glossary 577Appendix A Hands-On Labs 595Appendix B Answers to Hands-On Labs 607Index 625

Sander van Vugt is an independent technical trainer, consultant, and author of numerous titles on Linux. He has been using Linux almost since its inception, having first used it in 1992. Sander currently spends much of his time travelling around the world teaching Linux, including Red Hat. He is also a regular contributor to such publications as searchenterpriselinux.com and a frequent speaker at the leading Linux conferences.

• Introduction xxviiAssessment Test xxxiiiPart I Getting Familiar with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1Chapter 1 Getting Started with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Chapter 2 Finding Your Way on the Command Line 41Part II Administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux 67Chapter 3 Performing Daily System Administration Tasks 69Chapter 4 Managing Software 99Chapter 5 Configuring and Managing Storage 121Chapter 6 Connecting to the Network 155Part III Securing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 187Chapter 7 Working with Users, Groups, and Permissions 189Chapter 8 Understanding and Configuring SELinux 229Chapter 9 Working with KVM Virtualization 245Chapter 10 Securing Your Server with iptables 269Chapter 11 Setting Up Cryptographic Services 293Part IV Networking Red Hat Enterprise Linux 313Chapter 12 Configuring OpenLDAP 315Chapter 13 Configuring Your Server for File Sharing 333Chapter 14 Configuring DNS and DHCP 355Chapter 15 Setting Up a Mail Server 375Chapter 16 Configuring Apache on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 385Part V Advanced Red Hat Enterprise Linux Configuration 411Chapter 17 Monitoring and Optimizing Performance 413Chapter 18 Introducing Bash Shell Scripting 467Chapter 19 Understanding and Troubleshooting the Boot Procedure 505Chapter 20 Introducing High-Availability Clustering 529Chapter 21 Setting Up an Installation Server 561Glossary 577Appendix A Hands-On Labs 595Appendix B Answers to Hands-On Labs 607Index 625