Chapter 17. Administration Tasks

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Configuring User and Group Accounts

658

Backing Up Files

662

System Reports

671

Keeping Users Informed

677

Solving Problems

679

Speeding Up the System

680

Keeping the System Secure

682

logrotate: Manages Log Files

684

Disk Quota System

687

syslogd: Logs System Messages

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The system administrator has many responsibilities. This chapter discusses tasks not covered in Chapter 12, including configuring user and group accounts, backing up files, scheduling tasks, general problem solving, and using the system log daemon, syslogd.

Configuring User and Group Accounts

More than a username is required for a user to be able to log in and use a system. That is, a user must have the necessary ...

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