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Unix system administration: 'hardening the OS'
Posted on 2000-03-15
hi,
I want to learn the basic UNIX(and LINUX) commands in system administration. I want to know what are the important files to be monitored and the best ways of maintaining a secure stable system.
can u suggest some books / websites / your valuable advice???
thanx
I want to learn the basic UNIX(and LINUX) commands in system administration. I want to know what are the important files to be monitored and the best ways of maintaining a secure stable system.
can u suggest some books / websites / your valuable advice???
thanx
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I believe the following book would definitely help you:
Title:
Essential System Administration
Author:
Aeleen Frisch
Publication:
O’Reilly Associate, Inc.
Good Luck.
Title:
Essential System Administration
Author:
Aeleen Frisch
Publication:
O’Reilly Associate, Inc.
Good Luck.
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Check out www.ugu.com as well - FAQs, sysadmin tips & links to details on most flavours of Unix.
IMHO, the MOST useful command for a sysadmin is "df", to monitor fileystem usage; Then "du" to see what's filling up those filesystems.../var tends to be the worst offender.
No doubt others will argue that backups, user support and monitoring error logs are more important, but I like to try to look ahead & spot trends before they become a problem!
Have fun :)
IMHO, the MOST useful command for a sysadmin is "df", to monitor fileystem usage; Then "du" to see what's filling up those filesystems.../var tends to be the worst offender.
No doubt others will argue that backups, user support and monitoring error logs are more important, but I like to try to look ahead & spot trends before they become a problem!
Have fun :)
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