Chapter 17. Red Hat Linux System Administration

IN THIS CHAPTER

System Administrator and Superuser

Installing Red Hat Linux (Overview)

Installing and Removing Software

Keeping Software Up-to-Date

System Operation

GUI System Administration Tools

Configuring User and Group Accounts

Backing Up Files

Printing

Configuring Network Services

Rebuilding the Linux Kernel

PAM

Administration Utilities

Administration Tasks

Getting Help

The job of a system administrator is to keep one or more systems useful and convenient for the users. On a GNU/Linux system the administrator and user may both be you, with you and a single computer only a few feet apart. Or the system administrator may be half-way around the world, supporting a network of systems, with you simply one of ...

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