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CentOS 7 Linux Server Cookbook - Second Edition

by Jonathan Hobson

January 2016

Beginner

326 pages

9h 5m

English

Packt Publishing

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Getting readyHow to do it...Reaching rescue modeAccessing the filesystemAccessing the filesystemRe-install the CentOS boot loaderHow it works...
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Getting readyHow to do it...Enabling user and group quotasEnabling project (directory) quotasHow it works...There's more...
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Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...Changing the SSH port number of your serverLimiting SSH access by user or group
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Getting readyHow to do it...To change an existing firewalld service (ssh)To create your own new serviceHow it works...There's more...
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Getting readyHow to do it...Securing your vsftpd server with SSL–FTPSSecuring your vsftpd server using SSH – SFTPHow it works...There's more...
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Getting readyHow to do it...Installing and configuring phpMyAdminInstalling and configuring phpPgAdminHow it works...
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Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...Changing an e-mail's appearing domain nameUsing TLS- (SSL) encryption for SMTP communicationConfigure BIND to use your new mailserver
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Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...Setting up e-mail software
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Getting readyHow to do it...Configuring httpd.conf to provide better securityRemoving unneeded httpd modulesProtecting your Apache filesHow it works...
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Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...Stopping and starting a containerAttaching and interacting with your container
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Managing users and their groups

In this recipe, we will learn how to manage your system's users and groups on CentOS 7. Essential user and group managing skills are one of the most important CentOS system administrator fundamentals.

Getting ready

To complete this recipe, you will need a working installation of the CentOS 7 operating system with root privileges and a console-based text editor of your choice.

How to do it...

This recipe shows you how to manage users and groups by learning how to add, delete, and modify them:

To begin this recipe, we log in as root and type the following command to get a list of all the users known to the system: cat /etc/passwd.
Now, show the root user ID (UID) and group ID (GID):
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id root
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Next, we will run the following ...