Unix System Administration: A Beginner's Guide

by Steve Maxwell (Conducted by)

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072194869
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
Publication date:	07/26/2002
Series:	Network Professional's Library
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	7.42(w) x 9.26(h) x 1.48(d)

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	xvii
	Introduction	xix
1	Introduction to UNIX	1
1.	Uncover the History of the UNIX System	2
2.	Explore the Elements of a Computer System	3
3.	Show the UNIX Timeline	7
	Versions of UNIX Today	10
4.	Discover the Roles of the UNIX System Administrator	18
	Mastery Check	25
2	Basic UNIX Commands	27
1.	Explore the UNIX Shell	28
2.	Investigate Basic UNIX Commands	31
	Project 2-1	62
	Mastery Check	63
3	Using System Administration Tools	65
1.	Managing Solaris Using Admintool	67
2.	Manage Linux Accounts with Userconf	80
3.	Manage HP-UX Using SAM	92
	Mastery Check	116
4	Software Package Management Tools	117
1.	Discover Solaris Package Tools	119
2.	Discover HP-UX Package Tools	126
	Project 4-1	130
	Project 4-2	133
3.	Discover Linux Package Tools	136
	Project 4-3	137
	Mastery Check	139
5	Maintaining UNIX Users	141
1.	Discover the /etc/passwd File	142
2.	Discover the /etc/group File	146
3.	Discover the /etc/shadow File	149
4.	Explore UNIX Account Tools	152
	Project 5-1	166
	Mastery Check	168
6	File Systems, Disks, and Tools	171
1.	Explore a UNIX File System	172
2.	Uncover a Disk Partition	176
3.	Determine a Mounted File System	179
	Creating a New File System	180
4.	Create a New File System	187
	Project 6-1	193
	Mastery Check	195
7	System Security	197
1.	Define a Security Policy	199
2.	Maintain System Patches	200
3.	Uncover System Hardening	201
3.	Investigate Security Tools	205
	Project 7-1	218
	The Secure Shell Facility	220
	Project 7-2	228
	Mastery Check	229
8	Backup and Restore	231
1.	Define Backup Elements	232
2.	Explore Backup Tools	238
	Project 8-1	243
	Mastery Check	244
9	System Operations	247
1.	Determine the Boot Process	248
2.	Explore the Shutdown Process	249
3.	Uncover UNIX Operating Levels	257
	Project 9-1	263
	Mastery Check	265
10	The TCP/IP Suite	267
1.	Uncover the General Seven-Layer OSI Network Model	270
2.	Discover the TCP/IP Protocol Architecture	272
3.	Discover the Address Resolution Protocol	304
	Mastery Check	312
11	Basic Network Tools	315
1.	Explore the Network Address Table on a UNIX System Using arp	316
2.	Control Network Interfaces Using Ifconfig	324
3.	Monitor Network Operations using Netstat	334
4.	Verify Network Connectivity Using Ping	346
5.	Gather Network Information with Lanscan	356
	Project 11-1	357
	Mastery Check	358
12	Advanced Network Tools	361
1.	Monitor Network Traffic with the tcpdump Tool	362
2.	Execute the traceroute Command to Show Network Connectivity	382
3.	Verify Basic Operations Using the landiag Command	390
	Project 12-1	392
	Mastery Check	393
13	Overview of SNMP	395
1.	Discover SNMP Basics	397
2.	Uncover MIBs	399
3.	Explore SNMP Versions	412
4.	Investigate SNMP Master and Subagent	424
	Mastery Check	427
14	Using the Domain Name System	431
1.	Discover How the Domain Name System Works	432
2.	Explore Both DNS Server and Client Components	435
	Explore DNS Client Components	449
	Project 14-1	451
	Mastery Check	452
15	Using NIS	453
1.	Overview of Network Information Services	454
2.	Discover NIS Components	456
3.	Setting Up a NIS Server	463
	Project 15-1	463
4.	Configure a NIS Client	466
5.	Setting Up a Secondary NIS Server	467
	Mastery Check	469
16	SNMP System Management Tools	471
1.	Discover Elements of System Management	472
2.	Explore the UCD SNMP Package	475
3.	Use the UCD Magement Tools	482
	Mastery Check	507
17	Using Network File System	511
1.	NFS Server Uncovered	513
2.	Mounting Remote File System	515
3.	Exploring NFS Tools	519
4.	Configuring NFS Clients	526
5.	Controlling the File System Mount Table	528
	Mastery Check	531
18	File Transfer Protocol	533
1.	Explore a Sample FTP Session	535
2.	Discover FTP Commands	542
3.	Controlling FTP Access	543
4.	Configure Anonymous FTP	546
5.	Log FTP Activity	549
	Project 18-1	553
	Mastery Check	554
19	Important System Administration Tasks/Information	555
1.	Communicate with Users on the System	556
2.	Increase System Swap Space	558
3.	Control Root Access	560
4.	Display System Configuration Information	561
	Project 19-1	568
	Mastery Check	569
20	Using DHCP	571
1.	Use The Solaris DHCP Configuration Manager	574
2.	Configure DHCP Clients	593
	Mastery Check	604
21	Using rdist	607
1.	Create an rdist Distribution File for Synchronizing Files	609
2.	Debug an rdist Configuration	611
3.	Investigate rdist Commands	612
4.	Explore an rdist Example	618
	Project 21-1	620
	Mastery Check	623
A	Answers to Mastery Checks	625
Module 1	Introduction to UNIX	626
Module 2	Basic UNIX Commands	626
Module 3	Using System Administration Tools	626
Module 4	Software Package Management Tools	627
Module 5	Maintaining UNIX Users	627
Module 6	File Systems, Disks, and Tools	628
Module 7	System Security	628
Module 8	Backup and Restore	629
Module 9	System Operations	629
Module 10	The TCP/IP Suite	629
Module 11	Basic Network Tools	630
Module 12	Advanced Network Tools	630
Module 13	Overview of SNMP	631
Module 14	Using Domain Name System	632
Module 15	Using NIS	632
Module 16	SNMP System Management Tools	632
Module 17	Using Network File System	633
Module 18	File Transfer Protocol	633
Module 19	Important System Administration Tasks/Information	634
Module 20	Using DHCP	634
Module 21	Using rdist	635
B	Tools at a Glance	637
C	Overview of MIB-II	641
	Discover MIB-II	642
	System Group	643
	Interfaces Group	647
	Index	657

Editorial Reviews

Discussing the fundamentals of both network and non-network UNIX systems operating at small and large scales, this guide covers basic UNIX commands, system administration tools, software package management, maintaining users, file systems and disks, system security, backup and restore, system administration, the TCP/IP suite, network tools, using the domain name system, the simple network management protocol, network information systems, and the file transfer protocol. Those readers who already have significant experience in managing UNIX systems may find this book too basic for them. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR