CentOS 7 Linux Server Cookbook - Second Edition: Over 80 recipes to get up and running with CentOS 7 Linux server 2nd Edition

by Oliver Pelz (Author), Jonathan Hobson (Author)

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Over 80 recipes to get up and running with CentOS 7 Linux server

About This Book

A practical guide to install, configure, administer and maintain CentOS 7 servers
An in-depth guide to the CentOS 7 operating system, exploring its various new features and changes in server administration
Presents tricks and solutions to tackle common server issues with the help of practical examples and real-life scenarios

Who This Book Is For

This book is targeted at beginner and more experienced system administrators alike who want to use CentOS as their server solution. Readers do not need much pre-knowledge or experience at all to work with this book.

What You Will Learn

Install and configure CentOS 7 Linux server system from scratch using normal and advanced methods
Maintain a performance-based and secure server solution by deploying expert configuration advice and managing software packages
Monitor, manage and develop your server's file system to maintain a stable performance
Gain best practice methods on sharing files and resources through a network
Install and configure common standard services such as web, mail, FTP, database and domain name server technologies
Introduce you to the world of operating-system-level virtualization using the Docker platform.
Understand the fundamentals of the Security-Enhanced Linux access control architecture
Monitor your IT infrastructure using Nagios

In Detail

This book will provide you with a comprehensive series of starting points that will give you direct access to the inner workings of the latest CentOS version 7 and help you trim the learning curve to master your server.

You will begin with the installation and basic configuration of CentOS 7, followed by learning how to manage your system, services and software packages. You will then gain an understanding of how to administer the file system, secure access to your server and configure various resource sharing services such as file, printer and DHCP servers across your network. Further on, we cover advanced topics such as FTP services, building your own DNS server, running database servers, and providing mail and web services. Finally, you will get a deep understanding of SELinux and you will learn how to work with Docker operating-system virtualization and how to monitor your IT infrastructure with Nagios.

By the end of this book, you will have a fair understanding of all the aspects of configuring, implementing and administering CentOS 7 Linux server and how to put it in control.

Style and approach

This book is a practical reference guide with hands-on examples and solutions to real-world administration problems. It covers in-depth and comprehensive information on CentOS 7 and its new features.

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Paperback: 326 pages
Publisher: Packt Publishing; 2 edition (January 29, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1785887289
ISBN-13: 978-1785887284
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.7 x 9.2 inches
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Customer Reviews: 15 customer ratings
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- #294 in Linux Networking & System Administration
- #27 in Linux Servers

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glandpuck

and I found that I removed this to better fit my needs

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2016

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Well this book will get you up and running, but in no way will it allow you to set up a web server for use to host multiple domains, users and e-mail. Fox example, there is no coverage of setting up Postfix and Dovecot to work with virtual domains and e-mail accounts through mysql or how to add a web based e-mail interface to your Postfix/Dovecot/mysql e-mail system. If you are hosting your own DNS, the author spends a lot of time on a caching DNS server in addition to BIND, and I found that I removed this to better fit my needs. I think it is very good as far as a framework to set up your server, especially if you want to avoid a "canned" web panel from a third party and learn how to run a web server from the command line interface. So if you use this book, just be aware that you will run into situations for your needs not covered in the book and then will have to rely on your experience or Google search for the solution to what you want to accomplish to meet your goals. But you will learn to be competent at the command line interface and understand the locations of configuration files and how to save and edit them to fit your needs.

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J. Osborne

From install to a working Linux server!

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2016

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This is the book I have been looking for. It walks you through step by step from installation to having a complete server up and running. Other books tend to show you the technical use of the commands but don't apply the use to specifically setting up a server. Well written and easy to understand. This book will get new CentOS users up and running with a basic linux server while providing useful information for those that already have a better understanding of Linux servers. Great book!

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How To Move From CentOS 6 To CentOS 7

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2018

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Excellent! Taught me how to do many things that was second nature with CentOS 6 exactly how to do it in CentOS 7.

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Mike Dotson

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2017

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Was very helpful, I had never used this version of Linux before.

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edgar p.

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2017

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Great book.

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Dave

A Lot of Money for Not a Lot of Recipe

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2016

1. Value: 1* The text is hardly 300 pages of large, double or triple spaced print, that reads better than it helps cook up some services.

2. Attention to Detail: 1* The author frequently resorts to brevity in spots where more explanation is needed; an example is the author routinely leaves off syntax in commands, scripts, and configuration files. The text is riddled with typos and poor use of the English language.

3. Target Audience: 1*. There is a difference between writing a tutorial for a specific audience, and writing a book targeted at a variety of audiences. This book is hardly esoteric or for seasoned pros; likewise, no newbie is getting very far with it, either. I am certainly somewhere in between, and had to return the book. I could not justify keeping it for a reference or for any real use, and would not have bought it had I had a proper preview in a physical bookstore.

4. Organization: 1*. The book is poorly organized. It attempts to make the reader feel like the installation to configuration to deployment process is going to be smooth. Hardly. More pages were spent discussing the finer points of time zones and network time settings than on host configuration.

5. Availability: 5*. I am very happy to be able to find any texts on this great operating system, and even happier for a somewhat current edition (the new one comes out in a few weeks). I just wish it were a good resource for reference / doing things with the OS.

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Andrea

Good reference for CentOS system admins

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2016

CentOS 7 bring a lot of news and changes (some really big) and a dedicated book is a must.
The error of this book, in my opinion, is to NOT start directly from this big changes, that was better for existing admins.
Anyway remain a good reference for people that has to work with this distribution and it cover most of the tasks, starting from the installation.
The upgrade process is totally missing and it's a pity again for existing people that are using CentOS.
Also some parts could be organized better, like pushing the security part close to the SELinux part, and expand the firewall part.
Chapter 15, on how Monitoring IT Infrastructure is, in my opinion, out of the scope, and was better add some appendix (like the upgrade process and the what's new) instead of it.

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matthew williams

CentOS cookbook for new and intermediate users

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2016

This book was provided to me for review by PacktPub. All thoughts are my own.

This book does a great job of stepping users threw all the examples in it. The best part is that all the example in this book are practical and can be put to good use by the user. These are production worthy examples that can help boost a users knowledge and in some cases the security of there systems.

The one minor issue I found with this book is that some of the example scripts aren't well explained which can be problematic for new users but should be no issue for more experienced users.

Overall this is a great book for those looking for a practical approach to expand their knowledge and skills with CentOS based systems

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My Fav Linux Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2018

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This is my favourite Linux book, and I'm new to Centos. Literally the section on repo's is one of the best explanations that I've come across.
Its very detailed and easy to follow step by step with brilliant explanations of why Centos works the way it does.
I love this book!!

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Amadeo Dujmovic

Excellent.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 28, 2018

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Very usefull, hands on book.

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