PTG Interactive's Training Course for Red Hat Linux: A Digital Seminar on CD-ROM, 2nd Edition

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Features

• NEW - Updated for Red Hat Linux 7.x—Reflects the latest generation of the world's #1 Linux distribution, while offering coverage that will be widely applicable to other contemporary distributions.

  • Teaches students using the version of Linux they are most likely to use. Ex.___

• Complete Linux system administration learning experience—This fully integrated, highly visual course combines dozens of digital video walkthroughs, animations, demos, audio, hands-on assessment exercises, and other learning tools.

  • Helps reinforce student learning through video, audio, and text—an approach proven to accelerate mastery. Ex.___

• Compatible with both Linux and Windows—Browser-based interface and digital formats support a wide range of Linux and Windows platforms.

  • Students can master Linux system administration on the computer they're already using, whether or not they are running Linux. Ex.___

• Step-by-step coverage of a broad array of administration technique—Covers every key aspect of Linux system administration, including installation, configuration, account management, backup and restore, package management, kernel recompilation, and more.

  • Covers virtually all of the tasks students are likely to encounter in day-to-day Linux administration. Ex.___

• Extensive coverage of networking, security, and Internet services—Presents detailed techniques for deploying and managing Web, Internet, and networking services—including email and SAMBA file/print services.

  • Covers the Linux applications that are delivering the greatest value in the most organizations. Ex.___

• Practical troubleshooting techniques—Followed by sentence description with verb.

  • Helps students solve the technical problems they are most likely to encounter as Linux system administrators. Ex.___

• Authoritative explanations from a leading Linux expert—Authored by Mark F. Komarinski, Senior Systems Engineer for VA Linux Systems, former Linux Journal columnist, creator of the Author's Guide for the Linux Documentation Project, and maintainer of the Linux Printing Usage HOWTO.

  • Gives students direct access to one of the world's leading Linux experts. Ex.___

Description

PTG Interactive's Training Course for Red Hat¨ Linuxú
by Mark Komarinski, RHCE
ISBN: 013034799X

Deploy and administer enterprise-level Red Hat Linux system-- right now!

Stop struggling with dense textbooks: watch, listen, and learn as Mark Komarinski, RHCE demonstrates the key Red Hat Linux system administration techniques you need to master!

PTG Interactive's Training Course for Red Hat Linux combines powerful browser-based instruction with over 50 digital videos straight from the author's desktop! You'll walk step-by-step through account management, security, networking, deploying Web and email services, backup/restore, package management, kernel recompilation, Linux troubleshooting, and more.

• Watch digital videos, and animations. Listen to expert audio explanations and learn to master enterprise-level Red Hat Linux systems the easy way!
• Comprehensive coverage of key tasks! Including user accounts, boot/shutdown, installation, networking, printing, Samba, email, FTP, GNOME, upgrades, kernel, and much more!
• Test your knowledge with practice exercises and self-assessment questions.

• Install Red Hat Linux and other Linux software
• Create, manage, and secure user accounts
• Administer Red Hat from command line and GNOME graphical interface
• Deploy Internet and Web services: Apache, email, FTP, NetNews, and more
• Use Samba to provide cost-effective file/print services to Windows users
• Perform backups and restores
• Configure TCP/IP based networking
• Customize and recompile the Linux kernel
• Troubleshoot any Red Hat Linux system

• Anyone seeking a fast, easy way to master Red Hat Linux administration
• System administrators migrating from Windows or UNIX
• New system administrators
• Experienced Red Hat Linux administrators who want to deepen their skills
• Power users of any Linux distribution
• Web professionals running Apache on Linux
• Anyone who needs to deliver cost-effective file/print services to Windows users

• Red Hat Linux 6.2 or higher
• Windows 98/NT/2000/XP
• 300mHz processor or higher
• 64MB RAM (128 RAM recommended)
• CD-ROM Drive & Sound Card Support
• Netscape 4.76-.79 or 6.2 (not included)
• Internet Explorer 5.5 (included) or higher

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Sample Content

Table of Contents

1. Installation.

Objectives. Understanding the Need for Linux. About Linux. Before the Install. Performing the Install. Summary. Assessment.

Objectives. Configuring the Linux Loader. init. What's a Runlevel?.When Something Goes Wrong. System Shutdown and Reboot. Summary. Assessment.

Objectives. Adding Users. Group and File Permissions. Deleting or Disabling Users. Using PAM. Linuxconf. Summary. Assessment.

Objectives. Working with Binary RPM files. Source RPM (SRPM). Other RPM Utilities. Summary. Assessment.

Objectives. TCP/IP. xinetd. Network Applications. Network Information Services (NIS). Routing with Linux. Summary. Assessment.

Objectives. Connecting Printers to Linux. Types of Printers Supported by Linux. Configuring LPRng. CUPS. Summary. Assessment.

Objectives. Setting Up an MS Windows Network. Installing Samba. Connecting to SMB Shares. Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT). Installing Linux Printers on Windows. Summary. Assessment.

Objectives. Setting up Sendmail. Local Mail Delivery. Mailing Lists. Remote E-mail (POP and IMAP). E-mail clients. Summary. Assessment.

Objectives. Apache. CGI. Apache and SSL. Summary. Assessment.

Objectives. Set up X Using Xconfigurator. Starting X. gdm. Using X Window Managers. Using Remote Displays. Summary. Assessment.

Objectives. Physical Security. Software Security. Denial of Service Attacks. Network Security. Summary. Assessment.

Kernel versions. Compiling the Linux Kernel. Tuning a Running Linux System. Summary. Assessment.

Objectives. Syslog. Network Monitoring. Summary. Assessment.

Objectives. Using tar and mt. Dump and Restore. Backup Strategies. RAID and Disk Mirroring. Summary. Assessment.

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