6. System Administration
System administration is a huge topic that incorporates tasks such as configuring services, maintaining the health of the operating system, and keeping the system secure. Whole volumes have been devoted to teaching individuals how to administer a Linux distribution. As a developer, you should consider leaving the heavy lifting aspects of system administration to full-time system administrators.
However, that doesn’t mean that you should never take on some of the responsibilities of system administration. Some tasks you will want to be able to accomplish without having to bother a system administrator. These tasks include installing software and maintaining user accounts. This chapter focuses on the essential system administration ...
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