Chapter 11. Automating Tasks with Scripts
IN THIS CHAPTER
When an administrator has to perform the same task on hundreds, possibly thousands, of systems, automating everyday maintenance and deployment operations is a necessity. Red Hat Network allows Red Hat Enterprise Linux administrators to schedule package updates, package installations, operating system installations, and more, but what about other tasks such as monitoring disk space, performing backups, and removing users?
This chapter explains how to automate these tasks and others like it as scripts. It also gives step-by-step instructions for scheduling the execution of the scripts using the cron daemon. ...
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