Ubuntu Server Administration (Network Professional's Library) [Paperback]

Michael Jang (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 17, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0071598928 | ISBN-13: 978-0071598927 | Edition: 1

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)

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About the Author

Michael Jang is a full-time writer specializing in Linux and Linux certification. He is the author of RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide, now in its fifth edition,and several other books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (November 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071598928
• ISBN-13: 978-0071598927
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,095,737 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars simply the best / almost, January 7, 2010

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Slavisa Nesic (Serbia and Montenegro) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ubuntu Server Administration (Network Professional's Library) (Paperback)

I compared this book with several others: Beginning Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu the Complete Reference, Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux, Professinal Ubuntu Server Administration, How to do everything ubuntu, Official Ubuntu book, Ubuntu Unleashed, and several others.

This one is THE BEST.

Serious problem: only up to Ubuntu 8.04, but suitable 99% for Ubuntu 9.04.

It is pitty the author does not manage to follow versions.

3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for new Ubuntu (GNU/Linux) networks administrators, December 29, 2008

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Jorge Román (Belén de Escobar, Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ubuntu Server Administration (Network Professional's Library) (Paperback)

This author made easy the installation of a network with an Ubuntu server and Windows clients. The book is appropriate for beginners in networking administration, but not for absolute dummies, requires a minimum knowledge about computers. The topics were more than I and expected and will be very handy for future reference.