Official Ubuntu Server Book, Rough Cuts, The, 2nd Edition

Description

• Copyright 2011
• Pages: 592
• Edition: 2nd

• Rough Cuts
• ISBN-10: 0-13-216801-4
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-216801-4

This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.

Ubuntu Server is a complete, free server operating system that just works, with the extra Ubuntu polish, innovation, and simplicity that administrators love.

Now, there’s a definitive, authoritative guide to getting up-and-running quickly with the newest, most powerful versions of Ubuntu Server. Written by leading members of the Ubuntu community,  The Official Ubuntu Server Book, Second Edition, covers all you need to know to make the most of Ubuntu Server, whether you’re a beginner or a battle-hardened senior system administrator.

The authors cover Ubuntu Server from start to finish: installation, basic administration and monitoring, security, backup, troubleshooting, system rescue, and much more. They walk through deploying each of the most common server applications, from file and print services to state-of-the-art, cost-saving virtualization and cloud computing.

In addition, you’ll learn how to

• Make the most of Ubuntu Server’s latest, most powerful technologies
• Discover easy, fast ways to perform key administration tasks
• Automate Ubuntu installs, no matter how many servers you’re installing
• Quickly set up low-cost Web servers and e-mail
• Protect your server with Ubuntu’s built-in and optional security tools
• Minimize downtime with fault tolerance and clustering
• Master proven, step-by-step server and network troubleshooting techniques
• Walk through rescuing an Ubuntu server that won’t boot
• Create your own private cloud computing infrastructure

The included disks contain the versions of Ubuntu Server you’ll need for different CPU architectures: Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS 64-bit CD, and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS 32-bit DVD, both of which are supported by Canonical for five years.

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Sample Content

Table of Contents

Preface         xxi

Acknowledgments         xxvii

About the Authors         xxix

Introduction         xxxi

Chapter 1: Installation         1

Get Ubuntu  2

Boot Screen  3

Disk Partitioning  5

Server Roles  13

Installer Console  15

Reboot the System  16

Chapter 2: Essential System Administration         17

Basic Command-Line Administration  18

Ubuntu Boot Process  24

File System Hierarchy  39

Networking  45

Chapter 3: Package Management         51

Introduction to Package Management  52

Debian Packages  60

Package Management in Ubuntu  63

Making Your Own Packages  77

Chapter 4: Automated Ubuntu Installs         83

Preseeding  84

Kickstart  104

PXE Boot Server Deployment  111

Customize Automated Installs  118

Chapter 5: Guide to Common Ubuntu Servers         125

DNS Server  126

Web Server  135

Mail Server  144

POP/IMAP Server  156

OpenSSH Server  158

DHCP Server  160

Database Server  163

File Server  172

Edubuntu and LTSP  179

LTSP Server Configurations  184

Chapter 6: Security         199

General Security Principles  200

Sudo  201

AppArmor  206

SSH Security  210

Firewalls  214

Intrusion Detection  226

Incident Response  232

Chapter 7: Backups 237

Backup Principles  238

Drive Imaging  240

Database Backups  242

BackupPC  247

Chapter 8: Monitoring         265

Local Monitoring Tools  266

Ganglia  271

Nagios  278

Chapter 9: Virtualiza

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