Linux System Administration Recipes A Problem-Solution Approach [Paperback]

The job of Linux systems administrator is interrupt-driven and requires constant learning in byte-wise chunks. This book gives solutions to modern problemseven some you might not have heard ofsuch as scripting LDAP, making Mac clients play nice with Linux servers, and backup, security, and recovery scripts. Author Juliet Kemp takes a broad approach to scripting using Perl and bash, and all scripts work on Debian or Red Hat lineage distributions. Plus, she dispenses wisdom about time management, dealing with desperate colleagues, and how to avoid reinventing the wheel!

• Learn how to love LDAP scripting and NFS tuning
• Make Perl serve you: don't be enslaved by Perl
• Learn to change, craft, and feel empowered by recipes that change your life

This book covers modern Linux recipes, including LDAP. It examines new tools as well as the all-pervasive Perl scripting. Coverage emphasizes working on multiple machines securely.

1. Saving Yourself Effort
2. Centralizing Your Network: Kerberos, LDAP, and NFS
3. Monitoring and Updating
4. Taking Backups and Managing Data
5. Working with Filesystems
6. Securing Your Systems
7. Working with Apache
8. Using the Command Line Better
9. Working with Text in Files
10. Things Going In, Things Going Out
11. Tracking Down Bugs
12. Managing Time and People

Juliet Kemp is a sysadmin and writer with extensive experience in wrangling whatever hardware and software is thrown at her, ever since she discovered that messing around with Linux was more fun than revising for finals. She has a deep belief that you can solve anything with the right script, and is slightly obsesslÓ@