Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Administration Unleashed

Contents at a GlanceIntroduction ...................................................................................1Part I: Installation and Configuration 71 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.....................................................92 Post-Installation Configuration ........................................................573 Operating System Updates ...............................................................79Part II: Operating System Core Concepts 974 Understanding Linux Concepts ........................................................995 Working with RPM Software...........................................................1256 Analyzing Hardware......................................................................1517 Managing Storage .........................................................................1678 64-Bit, Multi-Core, and Hyper-Threading Technology Processors ..........195Part III: System Administration 2039 Managing Users and Groups...........................................................20510 Techniques for Backup and Recovery ...............................................22111 Automating Tasks with Scripts ........................................................239Part IV: Network Services 25312 Identity Management....................................................................25513 Network File Sharing.....................................................................29314 Granting Network Connectivity with DHCP .....................................31915 Creating a Web Server with the Apache HTTP Server ..........................32716 Hostname Resolution with BIND ....................................................33917 Securing Remote Logins with OpenSSH ............................................35518 Setting Up an Email Server with Sendmail ........................................36719 Explaining Other Common Network Services....................................379Part V: Monitoring and Tuning 40120 Monitoring System Resources .........................................................40321 Monitoring and Tuning the Kernel ..................................................42322 Monitoring and Tuning Applications ...............................................449