Summary
Understanding how Linux boots and starts software services can be essential when tracking down problems or trying to troubleshoot filesystem or service problems. Hopefully, you've learned about Linux runlevels and how to start and stop processes properly using Red Hat Linux. Understanding the software tools available for the system administrator's toolbox and arming yourself with emergency bootdisks ahead of time can make the difference between failure and success when disaster (such as a hardware failure or system security breach) strikes. This chapter also covered a number of topics related to starting and shutting down Linux, including the following:
How to use linuxconf
How to properly shut down your Linux system
How to properly restart ...
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