CompTIA Linux+ Portable Command Guide: All the commands for the CompTIA XK0-004 exam in one compact, portable resource, 2nd Edition

Chapter 11. Summarize and explain server roles

This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:

• NTP

• SSH

• Web

• Certificate Authority

• Name server

• DHCP

• File servers

• Authentication server

• Proxy

• Logging

• Containers

• VPN

• Monitoring

• Database

• Print server

• Mail server

• Load balancer

• Clustering

Note

For the Linux+ certification exam, it is important to note that for the topics listed under this objective, you are supposed to be able to “summarize and explain server roles.” In other words, you shouldn’t be expected to know details regarding setting up, configuring, or administering these servers but rather understand what the functions of the servers are.

In some cases there are other objectives that cover these servers in ...