Beginning Ubuntu Server Administration: From Novice to Professional

Table of contents

1. Title Page
2. Dedication
3. Contents at a Glance
4. Contents
5. About the Author
6. About the Technical Reviewer
7. Introduction
   1. Who This Book Is For
   2. Prerequisites
   3. Downloading the Code
   4. Contacting the Author
8. CHAPTER 1: Installing Ubuntu Server
   1. Preparing for the Installation
   2. Starting the Ubuntu Server Installation Process
   3. Summary
9. CHAPTER 2: Getting the Most Out of the Command Line
   1. Working As root?
   2. Working with the Shell
   3. Performing Basic File System Management Tasks
   4. Piping and Redirection
   5. Finding Files
   6. Working with an Editor
   7. Getting Help
   8. Summary
10. CHAPTER 3: Performing Essential System Administration Tasks
    1. Software Management
    2. Creating Backups
    3. Configuring Logging
    4. Summary
11. CHAPTER 4: Performing File System Management Tasks
    1. Mounting Disks
    2. Checking File System Integrity
    3. Working with Links
    4. Configuring Storage
    5. Doing Magic on Your File Systems with dd
    6. Summary
12. CHAPTER 5: Configuring Your Server for Security
    1. Setting Up User Accounts
    2. Creating Groups
    3. Configuring Permissions
    4. Working with Advanced Linux Permissions
    5. Apply Quota to Allow a Maximum Amount of Files
    6. Understanding Pluggable Authentication Modules
    7. Configuring Administrator Tasks with sudo
    8. An Introduction to Setting Up the Netfilter Firewall with iptables
    9. Summary
13. CHAPTER 6: Setting the System to Your Hand: Management of Processes, Boot Procedure, Kernel, and Hardware
    1. Process Monitoring and Management
    2. Executing Processes Automatically
    3. Tuning the Boot Procedure
    4. Managing Hardware
    5. Hardware Management with udev
    6. Summary
14. CHAPTER 7: Running It Anyway You Like: An Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting
    1. Before You Even Start
    2. Working with Variables
    3. Performing Calculations in Scripts
    4. Using Flow Control
    5. Using a Stream Editor
    6. Working with Functions
    7. A Complex Scripting Example
    8. Summary
15. CHAPTER 8: Making Connection: Configuring the Network Interface Card and SSH
    1. Configuring the Network Card
    2. Troubleshooting Network Connections
    3. Connecting Remotely with SSH
    4. Configuring SSH
    5. Using Key-Based Authentication
    6. Tunneling Traffic with SSH
    7. Summary
16. CHAPTER 9: Configuring Network Infrastructure Services: Using DNS, DHCP, and NTP
    1. Configuring DNS
    2. Configuring DHCP
    3. Configuring NTP
    4. How NTP Works
    5. Starting Services with xinetd
    6. Summary
17. CHAPTER 10: Using Ubuntu Server As a File and Print Server: Configuring Cups, NFS, and Samba
    1. Setting Up a CUPS Print Server
    2. Sharing Files with NFS
    3. Sharing Files with Samba
    4. Summary
18. CHAPTER 11: Setting Up Web Services: Configuring Apache, MySQL, PHP, and FTP
    1. Setting Up Apache
    2. Working with Virtual Hosts
    3. Managing Access to the Web Server
    4. Some Words on Apache Performance Tuning
    5. Using PHP
    6. Setting Up MySQL
    7. Setting Up FTP
    8. Summary
19. CHAPTER 12: Multiplying Your Server: Ubuntu Server and Virtualization
    1. Understanding Virtualization
    2. Installing Virtual Machines with KVM
    3. Installing Virtual Machines Using Xen
    4. Ubuntu Server in a VMware Environment
    5. Summary
20. Index