Hands-On Linux System Administration

Learn how to set up services, keep the system up-to-date, and schedule tasks.

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What You Will Learn!

Take control and master the administration of a Linux machine, whether a workstation or a server.
Deploy services on a Linux machine, such as a web server.
Create the desired system by installing and removing software of your choosing.
Secure the system by setting the correct file permissions, removing inactive users, creating new users, and changing user passwords.
Perform backups of important files on a system, and send those backups to a remote machine or external device.
Maintain a system by reading its logs, examining its hardware, adding new storage, and monitor its resources.
Schedule common tasks, so that you don't have to perform them manually. Make the system work for you!

Description

Have you only come into brief contact with Linux before, but now you need to set up or maintain a Linux server? Then this course is for you.

With this course you'll learn how to master any Linux machine. Control and master the administration of a Linux machine, whether a workstation or a server. You'll learn how to set up services, monitor the system, perform backups, and schedule common tasks.

By the end of the course you will be ready to start your career as a Linux system administrator.

About the Author

Jack-Benny Persson discovered Linux and the internet way back in 1997, and has since been obsessed by it. Linux and networking have been both his hobby, his field of study, and also his career. He runs a small business in Sweden where he does everything from consulting work to writing books, as long as it has to do with Linux, programming, networking, or electronics. He also has a keen interest in communication and is a HAM radio operator. He is truly a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to technology. One of his (many) dream professions is to become a teacher, though he really likes teaching technology.