Chapter 7. Administering the System

THE FOLLOWING LINUX PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

  • 1.107.1 Manage user and group accounts and related system files (weight: 5)

  • 1.107.2 Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs (weight: 4)

  • 1.108.1 Maintain system time (weight: 3)

  • 1.108.2 System logging (weight: 2)

Administering the System

Many Linux tasks relate to time. Linux keeps time somewhat differently than some other OSs, and understanding how Linux treats time is important. So are the skills needed to set the time in Linux. (Some automated tools can be very helpful, but you must know how to configure them.) You can also tell Linux to run ...

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