Keep on hacking.Keep On Hacking Trie original "Linux Server Hacks" gave Linux administrators one hundred clever tips and tools to enlianee their use of Linux on the server. Three years later, those hacks are as valid and handy as ever. Realizing that a second edition of the book would add only incremental value to the first, while acknowledging the insatiable appetite of Linux admins for ever more hacks, authors Bill von Hagen and Brian K. Jones put together one hundred new hacks in the form of "Linux Server Hacks, Volume Two" (O'Reilly), demonstrating once again that there is no end to the clever things you can do with Linux. Topics covered in "Linux Server Hacks, Volume Two" include: -Control the Linux authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. process when using local account files, LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. , Kerberos, and even Windows Active Directory -Use VNC (Virtual Network Computing) Open source remote control software for accessing host computers from a variety of remote clients. A VNC "server" is the host being accessed, while the VNC "client" is the remote device doing the controlling and viewing. , LTSP LTSP Linux Terminal Server Project LTSP Lutheran Theological Seminary At Philadelphia LTSP Long Term Science Plan (NASA) , and FreeNX to remotely run a GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. Linux desktop to ease administration or provide a stable, secure desktop environment to end users -Create a budget NAS box A network attached storage device. See NAS and box. and learn other techniques for managing storage using disk quotas, cloning, snapshots, RAID, and volume management -Monitor your network for intruders, manage logfiles, and remotely query servers and network devices for information -Troubleshoot hard disk and filesystem failures to recover lost data "The book is suitable for anyone who wants to understand more about how Linux works, how services running under Linux work, how it can be integrated into an existing environment, and how to do any of the specific tasks outlined in the book. For some of the hacks, experience in administration is required and assumed. For others, any and all levels of experience are welcome. www oreilly.com |
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