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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 864 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 233x186x45 mm, kaal: 1248 g, Illustrations
  • Sari: Bible
  • Ilmumisaeg: 11-Sep-2012
  • Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • ISBN-10: 111821854X
  • ISBN-13: 9781118218549
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 864 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 233x186x45 mm, kaal: 1248 g, Illustrations
  • Sari: Bible
  • Ilmumisaeg: 11-Sep-2012
  • Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • ISBN-10: 111821854X
  • ISBN-13: 9781118218549
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Demonstrates new Linux distributions while covering commands, installation, customizing the Linux shell, filesystem management, working with multimedia features, security, networking, and system administration.

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Introduction xxxiii
Part I Getting Started
1(58)
Chapter 1 Starting with Linux
3(24)
Understanding What Linux Is
4(1)
Understanding How Linux Differs from Other Operating Systems
5(1)
Exploring Linux History
6(9)
Free-flowing UNIX culture at Bell Labs
7(2)
Commercialized UNIX
9(1)
Berkeley Software Distribution arrives
9(1)
UNIX Laboratory and commercialization
9(2)
GNU transitions UNIX to freedom
11(1)
BSD loses some steam
12(1)
Linus builds the missing piece
13(1)
OSI open source definition
14(1)
Understanding How Linux Distributions Emerged
15(4)
Choosing a Red Hat distribution
16(1)
Using Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17(1)
Using Fedora
18(1)
Choosing Ubuntu or another Debian distribution
18(1)
Finding Professional Opportunities with Linux Today
19(5)
Understanding how companies make money with Linux
20(1)
Becoming Red Hat Certified
21(1)
RHCSA topics
22(1)
RHCE topics
23(1)
Summary
24(3)
Chapter 2 Creating the Perfect Linux Desktop
27(32)
Understanding Linux Desktop Technology
28(2)
Starting with the Fedora GNOME Desktop Live CD
30(1)
Using the GNOME 3 Desktop
31(15)
After the computer boots up
31(1)
Navigating with the mouse
32(4)
Navigating with the keyboard
36(2)
Setting up the GNOME 3 desktop
38(1)
Extending the GNOME 3 desktop
39(1)
Using GNOME shell extensions
39(1)
Using the GNOME Tweak Tool
40(2)
Starting with desktop applications
42(1)
Managing files and folders with Nautilus
42(2)
Installing and managing additional software
44(1)
Playing music with Rhythmbox
45(1)
Stopping the GNOME 3 desktop
46(1)
Using the GNOME 2 Desktop
46(11)
Using the Metacity window manager
48(1)
Changing GNOME appearance
49(1)
Using the GNOME panels
50(1)
Using the Applications and System menus
51(1)
Adding an applet
51(1)
Adding another panel
52(1)
Adding an application launcher
52(1)
Adding a drawer
53(1)
Changing panel properties
53(1)
3D effects with AIGLX
54(3)
Summary
57(1)
Exercises
57(2)
Part II Becoming a Linux Power User
59(104)
Chapter 3 Using the Shell
61(32)
About Shells and Terminal Windows
62(3)
Using the shell prompt
63(1)
Using a terminal window
64(1)
Using virtual consoles
65(1)
Choosing Your Shell
65(1)
Running Commands
66(6)
Understanding command syntax
67(3)
Locating commands
70(2)
Recalling Commands Using Command History
72(6)
Command-line editing
73(2)
Command-line completion
75(1)
Command-line recall
76(2)
Connecting and Expanding Commands
78(3)
Piping between commands
78(1)
Sequential commands
79(1)
Background commands
79(1)
Expanding commands
80(1)
Expanding arithmetic expressions
80(1)
Expanding variables
81(1)
Using Shell Variables
81(3)
Creating and using aliases
83(1)
Exiting the shell
84(1)
Creating Your Shell Environment
84(4)
Configuring your shell
84(1)
Setting your prompt
85(2)
Adding environment variables
87(1)
Getting Information About Commands
88(2)
Summary
90(1)
Exercises
90(3)
Chapter 4 Moving Around the Filesystem
93(20)
Using Basic Filesystem Commands
96(2)
Using Metacharacters and Operators
98(3)
Using file-matching metacharacters
98(1)
Using file-redirection metacharacters
99(2)
Using brace expansion characters
101(1)
Listing Files and Directories
101(4)
Understanding File Permissions and Ownership
105(5)
Changing permissions with chmod (numbers)
107(1)
Changing permissions with chmod (letters)
107(1)
Setting default file permission with umask
108(1)
Changing file ownership
109(1)
Moving, Copying, and Removing Files
110(1)
Summary
111(1)
Exercises
112(1)
Chapter 5 Working with Text Files
113(18)
Editing Files with vim and vi
113(8)
Starting with vi
115(1)
Adding text
115(1)
Moving around in the text
116(1)
Deleting, copying, and changing text
117(1)
Pasting (putting) text
118(1)
Repeating commands
118(1)
Exiting vi
118(1)
Skipping around in the file
119(1)
Searching for text
120(1)
Using ex mode
120(1)
Learning more about vi and vim
120(1)
Finding Files
121(8)
Using locate to find files by name
121(1)
Searching for files with find
122(1)
Finding files by name
123(1)
Finding files by size
124(1)
Finding files by user
124(1)
Finding files by permission
125(1)
Finding files by date and time
126(1)
Using not and or when finding files
126(1)
Finding files and executing commands
127(1)
Searching in files with grep
128(1)
Summary
129(1)
Exercises
130(1)
Chapter 6 Managing Running Processes
131(14)
Understanding Processes
131(1)
Listing Processes
132(5)
Listing processes with ps
132(2)
Listing and changing processes with top
134(1)
Listing processes with System Monitor
135(2)
Managing Background and Foreground Processes
137(3)
Starting background processes
138(1)
Using foreground and background commands
139(1)
Killing and Renicing Processes
140(3)
Killing processes with kill and killall
140(1)
Using kill to signal processes by PID
141(1)
Using killall to signal processes by name
141(1)
Setting processor priority with nice and renice
142(1)
Summary
143(1)
Exercises
143(2)
Chapter 7 Writing Simple Shell Scripts
145(18)
Understanding Shell Scripts
145(16)
Executing and debugging shell scripts
146(1)
Understanding shell variables
147(1)
Special shell positional parameters
148(1)
Reading in parameters
149(1)
Parameter expansion in bash
149(1)
Performing arithmetic in shell scripts
150(1)
Using programming constructs in shell scripts
151(1)
The "if ... then" statements
151(3)
The case command
154(1)
The "for ... do" loop
155(1)
The "while ... do" and "until ... do" loops
156(1)
Trying some useful text manipulation programs
157(1)
The general regular expression parser
157(1)
Remove sections of lines of text (cut)
158(1)
Translate or delete characters (tr)
158(1)
The stream editor (sed)
158(1)
Using simple shell scripts
159(1)
Telephone list
159(1)
Backup script
160(1)
Summary
161(1)
Exercises
161(2)
Part III Becoming a Linux System Administrator
163(142)
Chapter 8 Learning System Administration
165(26)
Understanding System Administration
165(2)
Using Graphical Administration Tools
167(2)
Using the root User Account
169(5)
Becoming root from the shell (su command)
170(1)
Allowing administrative access via the GUI
171(1)
Gaining administrative access with sudo
172(2)
Exploring Administrative Commands, Configuration Files, and Log Files
174(6)
Administrative commands
174(1)
Administrative configuration files
175(4)
Administrative log files
179(1)
Using Other Administrative Accounts
180(1)
Checking and Configuring Hardware
181(7)
Checking your hardware
182(2)
Managing removable hardware
184(2)
Working with loadable modules
186(1)
Listing loaded modules
187(1)
Loading modules
187(1)
Removing modules
188(1)
Summary
188(1)
Exercises
189(2)
Chapter 9 Installing Linux
191(36)
Choosing a Computer
192(1)
Installing Fedora from a Live CD
193(6)
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux from Installation Media
199(3)
Installing Linux in the Enterprise
202(2)
Exploring Common Installation Topics
204(6)
Upgrading or installing from scratch
204(1)
Dual booting
205(1)
Installing Linux to run virtually
206(1)
Using installation boot options
207(1)
Boot options for disabling features
207(1)
Boot options for video problems
208(1)
Boot options for special installation types
208(1)
Boot options for kickstarts and remote repositories
209(1)
Miscellaneous boot options
210(1)
Using specialized storage
210(1)
Partitioning hard drives
211(7)
Understanding different partition types
212(1)
Partitioning during Fedora installation
212(4)
Reasons for different partitioning schemes
216(1)
Tips for creating partitions
216(2)
Using the GRUB boot loader
218(6)
Using GRUB Legacy (version 1)
218(5)
Using GRUB 2
223(1)
Summary
224(1)
Exercises
225(2)
Chapter 10 Getting and Managing Software
227(26)
Managing Software with PackageKit
227(4)
Enabling repositories and getting updates
228(1)
Searching for packages
229(1)
Installing and removing packages
230(1)
Going beyond PackageKit
231(1)
Understanding Linux RPM Software Packaging
231(4)
Understanding RPM packaging
232(1)
What is in an RPM?
233(1)
Where do RPMs come from?
234(1)
Installing RPMs
234(1)
Managing RPM Packages with YUM
235(11)
Understanding how yum works
235(1)
1 Checking /etc/yum.conf
236(1)
2 Checking /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date (RHEL only)
237(1)
3 Checking /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo files
237(1)
4 Downloading RPM packages and metadata from a YUM repository
238(1)
5 RPM packages installed to Linux file system
238(1)
6 Store YUM repository metadata to local RPM database
238(1)
Using YUM with third-party software repositories
239(1)
Managing software with the YUM command
240(1)
Searching for packages
240(2)
Installing and removing packages
242(1)
Updating packages
243(1)
Updating groups of packages
244(1)
Maintaining your RPM package database and cache
245(1)
Downloading RPMs from a yum repository
246(1)
Installing, Querying, and Verifying Software with the rpm Command
246(4)
Installing and removing packages with rpm
247(1)
Querying rpm information
247(2)
Verifying RPM packages
249(1)
Managing Software in the Enterprise
250(1)
Summary
251(1)
Exercises
252(1)
Chapter 11 Managing User Accounts
253(24)
Creating User Accounts
253(9)
Adding users with useradd
256(3)
Setting user defaults
259(1)
Modifying users with usermod
260(1)
Deleting users with userdel
261(1)
Understanding Group Accounts
262(2)
Using group accounts
262(1)
Creating group accounts
263(1)
Managing Users in the Enterprise
264(8)
Setting permissions with Access Control Lists
265(1)
Setting ACLs with setfacl
265(2)
Setting default ACLs
267(1)
Enabling ACLs
268(2)
Adding directories for users to collaborate
270(1)
Creating group collaboration directories (set GID bit)
270(1)
Creating restricted deletion directories (sticky bit)
271(1)
Centralizing User Accounts
272(2)
Using the Authentication Configuration window
273(1)
Summary
274(1)
Exercises
275(2)
Chapter 12 Managing Disks and Filesystems
277(28)
Understanding Disk Storage
277(2)
Partitioning Hard Disks
279(9)
Viewing disk partitions
280(1)
Creating a single-partition disk
281(3)
Creating a multiple-partition disk
284(4)
Using Logical Volume Management Partitions
288(5)
Checking an existing LVM
288(3)
Creating LVM logical volumes
291(2)
Growing LVM logical volumes
293(1)
Mounting Filesystems
293(9)
Supported filesystems
294(2)
Enabling swap areas
296(1)
Disabling swap area
297(1)
Using the fstab file to define mountable file systems
297(3)
Using the mount command to mount file systems
300(1)
Mounting a disk image in loopback
301(1)
Using the umount command
301(1)
Using the mkfs Command to Create a Filesystem
302(1)
Summary
303(1)
Exercises
303(2)
Part IV Becoming a Linux Server Administrator
305(266)
Chapter 13 Understanding Server Administration
307(30)
Starting with Server Administration
308(7)
Step 1 Install the server
308(2)
Step 2 Configure the server
310(1)
Using configuration files
310(1)
Checking the default configuration
310(1)
Step 3 Start the server
311(1)
Step 4 Secure the server
312(1)
Password protection
313(1)
Firewalls
313(1)
TCP Wrappers
313(1)
SELinux
313(1)
Security settings in configuration files
314(1)
Step 5 Monitor the server
314(1)
Configure logging
314(1)
Run system activity reports
314(1)
Keep system software up to date
314(1)
Check the filesystem for signs of crackers
315(1)
Managing Remote Access with the Secure Shell Service
315(10)
Starting the openssh-server service
316(1)
Using SSH client tools
317(1)
Using ssh for remote login
318(1)
Using ssh for remote execution
319(1)
Copying files between systems with scp and rsync
320(3)
Interactive copying with sftp
323(1)
Using key-based (passwordless) authentication
323(2)
Configuring System Logging
325(5)
Enabling system logging with rsyslog
325(1)
Understanding the rsyslog.conf file
326(1)
Understanding the messages log file
327(1)
Setting up and using a loghost with rsyslogd
328(1)
Watching logs with logwatch
329(1)
Checking System Resources with sar
330(2)
Checking System Space
332(2)
Displaying system space with df
332(1)
Checking disk usage with du
333(1)
Finding disk consumption with find
333(1)
Summary
334(1)
Exercises
335(2)
Chapter 14 Administering Networking
337(28)
Configuring Networking for Desktops
338(10)
Checking your network interfaces
340(1)
Checking your network from NetworkManager
340(2)
Checking your network from the command line
342(3)
Configuring network interfaces
345(2)
Configuring a network proxy connection
347(1)
Configuring Networking for Servers
348(11)
Using system-config-network
349(1)
Choosing device configuration
350(1)
Choosing DNS configuration
351(1)
Understanding networking configuration files
351(1)
Network interface files
352(1)
Other networking files
353(3)
Setting alias network interfaces
356(1)
Setting up Ethernet channel bonding
357(1)
Setting custom routes
358(1)
Configuring Networking in the Enterprise
359(4)
Configuring Linux as a router
359(1)
Configuring Linux as a DHCP server
360(1)
Configuring Linux as a DNS server
361(1)
Configuring Linux as a proxy server
361(1)
Configuring VLANs in Linux
362(1)
Summary
363(1)
Exercises
363(2)
Chapter 15 Starting and Stopping Services
365(50)
Understanding the Linux init Daemon
365(25)
Understanding the classic init daemons
367(8)
Understanding the Upstart init daemon
375(1)
Learning Upstart init daemon basics
375(3)
Learning Upstart's backward compatibility to SysVinit
378(4)
Understanding systemd init
382(1)
Learning systemd basics
382(6)
Learning systemd's backward compatibility to SysVinit
388(2)
Auditing Services
390(4)
Auditing the classic SysVinit daemon
391(1)
Auditing the Upstart init daemon
392(1)
Auditing the systemd init
393(1)
Stopping and Starting Services
394(6)
Stopping and starting the classic SysVinit daemon
395(1)
Stopping and starting the Upstart init daemon
396(1)
Stopping and starting the systemd daemon
397(1)
Stopping a service with systemd
397(1)
Starting a service with systemd
398(1)
Restarting a service with systemd
398(1)
Reloading a service with systemd
399(1)
Configuring Persistent Services
400(4)
Configuring the classic SysVinit daemon persistent services
400(1)
Configuring Upstart init daemon persistent services
401(1)
Configuring systemd init persistent services
402(1)
Enabling a service with systemd
402(1)
Disabling (removing) a service with systemd
402(2)
Configuring a Default runlevel or target unit
404(2)
Configuring the classic SysVinit daemon default runlevel
404(1)
Configuring the Upstart init daemon default runlevel
404(1)
Configuring the systemd init default target unit
405(1)
Adding New or Customized Services
406(7)
Adding new services to classic SysVinit daemon
406(1)
Step 1 Create a new or customized service script file
406(1)
Step 2 Move the service script
407(1)
Step 3 Add the service to runlevels
407(1)
Adding new services to the Upstart init daemon
408(2)
Adding new services to systemd init
410(1)
Step 1 Create a new or customized service configuration unit file
410(1)
Step 2 Move the service configuration unit file
411(1)
Step 3 Add the service to the Wants directory
412(1)
Summary
413(1)
Exercises
413(2)
Chapter 16 Configuring a Print Server
415(24)
Common UNIX Printing System
415(2)
Setting Up Printers
417(10)
Adding a printer automatically
417(1)
Using web-based CUPS administration
418(2)
Using the Printer Configuration window
420(1)
Configuring local printers with the Printer Configuration window
421(3)
Configuring remote printers
424(1)
Adding a remote CUPS printer
425(1)
Adding a remote UNIX (LDP/LPR) printer
425(1)
Adding a Windows (SMB) printer
426(1)
Working with CUPS Printing
427(4)
Configuring the CUPS server (cupsd.conf)
427(2)
Starting the CUPS server
429(1)
Configuring CUPS printer options manually
429(2)
Using Printing Commands
431(2)
Printing with lpr
431(1)
Listing status with lpc
431(1)
Removing print jobs with lprm
432(1)
Configuring Print Servers
433(4)
Configuring a shared CUPS printer
433(2)
Configuring a shared Samba printer
435(1)
Understanding smb.conf for printing
435(1)
Setting up SMB clients
436(1)
Summary
437(1)
Exercises
437(2)
Chapter 17 Configuring a Web Server
439(28)
Understanding the Apache Web Server
439(1)
Getting and Installing Your Web Server
440(3)
Understanding the httpd package
440(3)
Installing Apache
443(1)
Starting Apache
443(17)
Securing Apache
444(1)
Apache file permissions and ownership
445(1)
Apache and iptables
445(1)
Apache and SELinux
445(1)
Understanding the Apache configuration files
446(1)
Using directives
447(2)
Understanding default settings
449(2)
Adding a virtual host to Apache
451(2)
Allowing users to publish their own web content
453(2)
Securing your web traffic with SSL/TLS
455(1)
Understanding how SSL is configured
456(2)
Generating an SSL key and self-signed certificate
458(1)
Generating a certificate signing request
459(1)
Troubleshooting Your Web Server
460(4)
Checking for configuration errors
460(3)
Accessing forbidden and server internal errors
463(1)
Summary
464(1)
Exercises
464(3)
Chapter 18 Configuring an FTP Server
467(20)
Understanding FTP
467(2)
Installing the vsftpd FTP Server
469(1)
Starting the vsftpd Service
470(2)
Securing Your FTP Server
472(5)
Opening up your firewall for FTP
473(1)
Allowing FTP access in TCP wrappers
474(1)
Configuring SELinux for your FTP server
475(1)
Relating Linux file permissions to vsftpd
476(1)
Configuring Your FTP Server
477(4)
Setting up user access
477(1)
Allowing uploading
478(1)
Setting up vsftpd for the Internet
479(2)
Using FTP Clients to Connect to Your Server
481(4)
Accessing an FTP server from Firefox
481(1)
Accessing an FTP server with the lftp command
482(2)
Using the gFTP client
484(1)
Summary
485(1)
Exercises
485(2)
Chapter 19 Configuring a Windows File Sharing (Samba) Server
487(28)
Understanding Samba
487(1)
Installing Samba
488(2)
Starting and Stopping Samba
490(4)
Starting the Samba (smb) service
490(2)
Starting the NetBIOS (nmbd) name server
492(1)
Stopping the Samba (smb) and NetBIOS (nmb) services
493(1)
Securing Samba
494(4)
Configuring firewalls for Samba
495(1)
Configuring SELinux for Samba
496(1)
Setting SELinux Booleans for Samba
496(1)
Setting SELinux file contexts for Samba
497(1)
Configuring Samba host/user permissions
498(1)
Configuring Samba
498(5)
Using system-config-samba
498(1)
Choosing Samba server settings
499(1)
Configuring Samba user accounts
500(1)
Creating a Samba shared folder
501(1)
Checking the Samba share
502(1)
Configuring Samba in the smb.conf file
503(6)
Configuring the [ global] section
504(1)
Configuring the [ homes] section
505(1)
Configuring the [ printers] section
506(1)
Creating custom shared directories
507(2)
Accessing Samba Shares
509(3)
Accessing Samba shares in Linux
509(3)
Accessing Samba shares in Windows
512(1)
Using Samba in the Enterprise
512(1)
Summary
513(1)
Exercises
513(2)
Chapter 20 Configuring an NFS File Server
515(24)
Installing an NFS Server
517(1)
Starting the NFS service
518(1)
Sharing NFS Filesystems
519(4)
Configuring the /etc/exports file
520(1)
Hostnames in /etc/exports
521(1)
Access options in /etc/exports
522(1)
User mapping options in /etc/exports
522(1)
Exporting the shared filesystems
523(1)
Securing Your NFS Server
523(4)
Opening up your firewall for NFS
524(1)
Allowing NFS access in TCP wrappers
525(1)
Configuring SELinux for your NFS server
526(1)
Using NFS Filesystems
527(8)
Viewing NFS shares
527(1)
Manually mounting an NFS filesystem
527(1)
Mounting an NFS filesystem at boot time
528(1)
Mounting noauto filesystems
529(1)
Using mount options
530(2)
Using autofs to mount NFS filesystems on demand
532(1)
Automounting to the /net directory
532(1)
Automounting home directories
533(2)
Unmounting NFS filesystems
535(1)
Summary
536(1)
Exercises
536(3)
Chapter 21 Troubleshooting Linux
539(32)
Boot-Up Troubleshooting
539(12)
Starting from the BIOS
540(1)
Troubleshooting BIOS setup
541(1)
Troubleshooting boot order
542(1)
Troubleshooting the GRUB boot loader
542(3)
Starting the kernel
545(1)
Troubleshooting the init process
546(1)
Troubleshooting rc.sysinit
546(1)
Troubleshooting runlevel processes
547(4)
Troubleshooting Software Packages
551(5)
Fixing RPM databases and cache
555(1)
Troubleshooting Networking
556(7)
Troubleshooting outgoing connections
556(1)
View network interfaces
557(1)
Check physical connections
557(1)
Check routes
557(1)
Check hostname resolution
558(2)
Troubleshooting incoming connections
560(1)
Check if the client can reach your system at all
560(1)
Check if the service is available to the client
560(1)
Check the firewall on the server
561(1)
Check the service on the server
562(1)
Troubleshooting Memory
563(5)
Uncovering memory issues
563(3)
Checking for memory problems
566(1)
Dealing with memory problems
567(1)
Troubleshooting in Rescue Mode
568(1)
Summary
569(1)
Exercises
570(1)
Part V Learning Linux Security Techniques
571(146)
Chapter 22 Understanding Basic Linux Security
573(42)
Introducing the Security Process Lifecycle
573(2)
Examining the Planning Phase
575(3)
Choosing an access control model
575(1)
Discretionary Access Control
575(1)
Mandatory Access Control
576(1)
Role Based Access Control
576(1)
Using security checklists
577(1)
Access Control Matrix
577(1)
Industry security checklists
578(1)
Entering the Implementation Phase
578(18)
Implementing physical security
578(1)
Implementing disaster recovery
579(1)
Securing user accounts
580(1)
One user per user account
580(1)
No logins to the root account
581(1)
Setting expiration dates on temporary accounts
582(1)
Removing unused user accounts
583(2)
Securing passwords
585(1)
Choosing good passwords
585(1)
Setting and changing passwords
586(1)
Enforcing best password practices
587(3)
Understanding the password files and password hashes
590(1)
Securing the filesystem
591(1)
Managing dangerous filesystem permissions
591(1)
Securing the password files
592(2)
Locking down the filesystem
594(1)
Managing software and services
595(1)
Removing unused software and services
595(1)
Updating software packages
596(1)
Advanced implementation
596(1)
Working in the Monitoring Phase
596(15)
Monitoring log files
596(4)
Monitoring user accounts
600(1)
Detecting counterfeit new accounts and privileges
600(2)
Detecting bad account passwords
602(1)
Monitoring the filesystem
603(1)
Verifying software packages
604(1)
Scanning the filesystem
605(1)
Detecting viruses and rootkits
606(2)
Detecting an intrusion
608(3)
Working in the Audit/Review Phase
611(1)
Conducting compliance reviews
611(1)
Conducting security reviews
612(1)
Summary
612(1)
Exercises
613(2)
Chapter 23 Understanding Advanced Linux Security
615(44)
Implementing Linux Security with Cryptography
615(20)
Understanding hashing
616(2)
Understanding encryption/decryption
618(1)
Understanding cryptographic ciphers
618(1)
Understanding cryptographic cipher keys
619(6)
Understanding digital signatures
625(2)
Implementing Linux cryptography
627(1)
Ensuring file integrity
627(1)
Encrypting a Linux filesystem
628(2)
Encrypting a Linux directory
630(3)
Encrypting a Linux file
633(1)
Encrypting Linux miscellaneous
634(1)
Implementing Linux Security with PAM
635(21)
Understanding the PAM authentication process
636(2)
Understanding PAM contexts
638(1)
Understanding PAM control flags
638(1)
Understanding PAM modules
639(1)
Understanding PAM system event configuration files
640(1)
Administering PAM on your Linux system
641(1)
Managing PAM-aware application configuration files
641(1)
Managing PAM system event configuration files
642(2)
Implementing resources limits with PAM
644(2)
Implementing time restrictions with PAM
646(2)
Enforcing good passwords with PAM
648(4)
Encouraging sudo use with PAM
652(1)
Locking accounts with PAM
653(2)
Obtaining more information on PAM
655(1)
Summary
656(1)
Exercises
656(3)
Chapter 24 Enhancing Linux Security with SELinux
659(30)
Understanding SELinux Benefits
659(2)
Understanding How SELinux Works
661(8)
Understanding Type Enforcement
661(1)
Understanding Multi-Level Security
662(1)
Implementing SELinux security models
663(1)
Understanding SELinux Operational Modes
663(1)
Understanding SELinux security contexts
664(3)
Understanding SELinux Policy types
667(1)
Understanding SELinux Policy rule packages
668(1)
Configuring SELinux
669(10)
Setting the SELinux Operational Mode
670(2)
Setting the SELinux Policy type
672(1)
Managing SELinux security contexts
673(1)
Managing the user security context
674(1)
Managing the file security context
675(1)
Managing the process security context
676(1)
Managing SELinux policy rule packages
676(2)
Managing SELinux via Booleans
678(1)
Monitoring and Troubleshooting SELinux
679(5)
Understanding SELinux logging
679(1)
Reviewing SELinux messages in the audit log
680(1)
Reviewing SELinux messages in the messages log
680(2)
Troubleshooting SELinux logging
682(1)
Troubleshooting common SELinux problems
682(1)
Using a non-standard directory for a service
683(1)
Using a non-standard port for a service
683(1)
Moving files and losing security context labels
684(1)
Booleans set incorrectly
684(1)
Putting It All Together
684(1)
Obtaining More Information on SELinux
685(1)
Summary
686(1)
Exercises
686(3)
Chapter 25 Securing Linux on a Network
689(28)
Auditing Network Services
690(12)
Evaluating access to network services
692(1)
Using nmap to create a network services list
692(3)
Using nmap to audit your network services advertisements
695(4)
Controlling access to network services
699(3)
Working with Firewalls
702(13)
Understanding firewalls
702(1)
Implementing firewalls
703(1)
Understanding the iptables utility
703(4)
Using the iptables utility
707(8)
Summary
715(1)
Exercises
716(1)
Part VI Appendixes
717(66)
Appendix A Media
719(10)
Getting Fedora
720(1)
Getting Red Hat Enterprise Linux
721(1)
Getting Ubuntu
722(2)
Creating Linux CDs and DVDs
724(1)
Burning CDs/DVDs in Windows
724(1)
Burning CDs/DVDs on a Mac OS X system
724(1)
Burning CDs/DVDs in Linux
725(1)
Burning CDs from a Linux desktop
725(1)
Burning CDs from a Linux command line
726(1)
Booting Linux from a USB Drive
727(2)
Appendix B Exercise Answers
729(54)
Chapter 2 Creating the Perfect Linux Desktop
729(3)
Chapter 3 Using the Shell
732(2)
Chapter 4 Moving Around the Filesystem
734(1)
Chapter 5 Working with Text Files
735(2)
Chapter 6 Managing Running Processes
737(1)
Chapter 7 Writing Simple Shell Scripts
738(2)
Chapter 8 Learning System Administration
740(3)
Chapter 9 Installing Linux
743(2)
Chapter 10 Getting and Managing Software
745(1)
Chapter 11 Managing User Accounts
746(4)
Chapter 12 Managing Disks and Filesystems
750(2)
Chapter 13 Understanding Server Administration
752(3)
Chapter 14 Administering Networking
755(3)
Chapter 15 Starting and Stopping Services
758(3)
Chapter 16 Configuring a Print Server
761(2)
Chapter 17 Configuring a Web Server
763(3)
Chapter 18 Configuring an FTP Server
766(3)
Chapter 19 Configuring a Windows File Sharing (Samba) Server
769(3)
Chapter 20 Configuring an NFS File Server
772(2)
Chapter 21 Troubleshooting Linux
774(2)
Chapter 22 Understanding Basic Linux Security
776(1)
Chapter 23 Understanding Advanced Linux Security
777(2)
Chapter 24 Enhancing Linux Security with SELinux
779(2)
Chapter 25 Securing Linux on a Network
781(2)
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Chris Negus is an instructor for Red Hat, Inc. and the author of dozens of Linux and UNIX books, including Red Hat Linux Bible (all editions), CentOS Bible, Fedora Bible, Ubuntu Linux Toolbox, Linux Troubleshooting Bible, Linux Toys, and Linux Toys II. Christine Bresnahan has over 25 years' experience as a system administrator. She is an adjunct professor at Ivy Tech Community College, teaching Linux system administration, Linux security, and Windows security classes. She co-authored the Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible, 2nd Edition.