System Administration and Configuration

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# 4.2. System Administration and Configuration

Topics covered in this section include:

Section 4.2.1 Configuration / Installation
Section 4.2.2 Benchmarking
Section 4.2.3 Clustering
Section 4.2.4 Backup
Section 4.2.5 Recovery
Section 4.2.6 Security

## 4.2.1. Configuration / Installation

- Autodir-HOWTO, Autodir HOWTO

  Updated: May 2007. Autodir installation, configuration and other issues related to Autodir.

- Battery-Powered, Battery Powered Linux Mini-HOWTO

  Updated: Jul 2003. How to optimize and configure power management on a ready-configured Linux system for use on battery-powered laptops.

- Bootdisk-HOWTO, The Linux Bootdisk HOWTO

  Updated: Jan 2002. How to design and build your own boot/root diskettes for Linux.

- BootPrompt-HOWTO, The Linux BootPrompt HOWTO

  Updated: Mar 2003. A compilation of all the possible boot time arguments that can be passed to the Linux kernel at boot time. Includes all kernel and device parameters.

- Config-HOWTO, Configuration HOWTO

  Updated: May 2006. Document from which every others can refer to configure most common hardware and services.

- Debian-Binary-Package-Building-HOWTO, Debian Binary Package Building HOWTO

  Updated: Aug 2005. Shows how to build a minimal Debian .deb package.

- Debian-and-Windows-Shared-Printing, Debian and Windows Shared Printing mini-HOWTO

  Updated: Jul 2005. Demonstrates how to use command-line tools to configure your Debian system for printing. It explains how to send documents from Linux to Windows printers and how to share Linux printers with Windows PCs.

- Debian-Jigdo, Debian Jigdo mini-HOWTO

  Updated: Dec 2005. Describes why you should use jigdo (a tool for obtaining Debian ISOs), a little bit about how it works and how you use it to get and update Debian ISOs.

- Filesystems-HOWTO, Filesystems HOWTO

  Updated: Jan 2007. About filesystems and accessing filesystems.

- Glibc-Install-HOWTO, Glibc Installation HOWTO

  Updated: Mar 2004. Explains how you install a new version of glibc on your system.

- HP-HOWTO, HP HOWTO - Utilisation and Configuration Guide of HP Products under Linux

  Updated: December 2001. Describes the use of products available in the Hewlett-Packard (HP) catalog with Linux and some free software.

- Installation-HOWTO, The Linux Installation HOWTO

  Updated: Jul 2002. How to obtain and install Linux software. It is the first document which a new Linux user should read to get started.

- Installfest-HOWTO, Linux Installfest HOWTO

  Updated: Jan 2012. Provides some guidelines that should help you run a successful installfest.

- Jabber-Server-Farming-HOWTO, Jabber Server Farming How-To

  Updated: Jun 2002. Provide Jabber admins a look into the present and future of Jabber Server Farming.

- Kernel-HOWTO, The Linux Kernel HOWTO

  Removed: November 2003. This HOWTO has been removed for review.

- KernelAnalysis-HOWTO, KernelAnalysis-HOWTO

  Updated: Mar 2003. Explains some things about the Linux Kernel, such as the most important components, how they work, and so on.

- Linux-Crash-HOWTO, Linux Crash HOWTO

  Updated: Jan 2002. Describes the installation and usage of the LKCD (Linux Kernel Crash Dump) package.

- LVM-HOWTO, Logical Volume Manager HOWTO

  Updated: Nov 2006. Describes how to build, install, and configure LVM for Linux.

- MultiOS-HOWTO, Managing Multiple Operating Systems HOWTO

  Updated: Feb 2000. Covers the procedures for using removable hard disks to install and manage multiple alternative operating systems while leaving a single fixed disk to permanently house and protect the primary operating system.

- Path, PATH HOWTO

  Updated: Nov 1997. Describes common tricks and problems with Unix / Linux environment variables, especially with PATH variable.

- Public-Web-Browser, Linux web browser station

  Updated: Oct 2000. Describes the setup of Internet kiosk-type system based on Linux to be deployed to provide public Internet/webmail access.

- Quota, Quota mini-HOWTO

  Updated: Aug 2003. How to enable file system quota on a Linux host, assigning quota for users and groups, as well as the usage of miscellaneous quota commands.

- Spam-Filtering-for-MX, Spam Filtering for Mail Exchangers

  Updated: Sep 2004. How to reject junk mail in incoming SMTP transactions.

- SquashFS-HOWTO, SquashFS HOWTO

  Updated: Jul 2008. Describes the usage of SquashFS - a highly-compressed file system for Linux, which is intended for use in tiny/embedded Linux systems, as well as for read-only archiving and general in-file system compression.

- TimePrecision-HOWTO, Managing Accurate Date and Time HOWTO

  Updated: Nov 2005. Explains the time mechanisms on Linux, what are time zones, and precision with NTP.

- TimeSys-Linux-Install-HOWTO, TimeSys Linux Install HOWTO

  Updated: May 2005. A quick-start guide for installing TimeSys Linux on a typical desktop workstation.

- Visual-Bell, Visible bell mini-Howto

  Updated: Dec 2001. How to use termcap to configure a visual bell on one's system and describes how to disable audible bells on demand.

## 4.2.2. Benchmarking

- Benchmarking-HOWTO, Linux Benchmarking HOWTO

  Updated: Aug 1997. Discusses some issues associated with the benchmarking of Linux systems and presents a basic benchmarking toolkit.

## 4.2.3. Clustering

- Beowulf-HOWTO, Beowulf HOWTO

  Updated: Jan 2005. Describes step by step instructions on building a Beowulf cluster. This is a Red Hat and LAM specific version of this document.

- Mock-Mainframe, The Mock Mainframe Mini-HOWTO

  Updated: Oct 2005. A brief description of a standard way to set up and work with a computer network for a small group of people that is inexpensive to build, easy to administer, and relatively safe.

## 4.2.4. Backup

- ADSM-Backup, Linux ADSM mini-HOWTO

  Updated: Jan 1997. How to install and use a client for the commercial ADSM backup system for Linux/i386.

- Backup-With-MSDOS, Backup-With-MSDOS mini-HOWTO

  Updated: Aug 1997. How to use a Linux-compatible tape drive installed on an MS-DOS machine to back up the filesystem of a Linux machine.

- Clone-HOWTO, HOWTO Clone Disk Images on Linux Booted from a Network

  Updated: Sep 2002. Describes a setup that allows a machine to boot Linux from BOOTP/TFTP, using the Grub boot loader, and save and restore disk and partition images to and from a TFTP server.

- Linux-Complete-Backup-and-Recovery-HOWTO, Linux Complete Backup and Recovery HOWTO

  Updated: Mar 2006. A step-by-step tutorial on how to back up a Linux computer so as to be able to make a bare metal recovery, and how to make that bare metal recovery. Includes some related scripts. "Bare metal recovery" is the process of rebuilding a computer after a catastrophic failure.

## 4.2.5. Recovery

- Ext2fs-Undeletion, Linux Ext2fs Undeletion mini-HOWTO

  Updated: Feb 1999. Presents a discussion of how to retrieve deleted files from a Second Extended File System.

- LILO-crash-rescue-HOWTO, LILO, Linux Crash Rescue HOWTO

  Removed: November 2003. This HOWTO has been removed for review.

- Linux-Complete-Backup-and-Recovery-HOWTO, Linux Complete Backup and Recovery HOWTO

  Updated: Mar 2006. A step-by-step tutorial on how to back up a Linux computer so as to be able to make a bare metal recovery, and how to make that bare metal recovery. Includes some related scripts. "Bare metal recovery" is the process of rebuilding a computer after a catastrophic failure.

## 4.2.6. Security

- Bridge+Firewall, Linux Bridge+Firewall Mini-HOWTO

  Updated: Dec 1997. A bridge is an intelligent connection wire between two network cards. A firewall is an intelligent insulator.

- Cryptoloop-HOWTO, Cryptoloop HOWTO

  Updated: Mar 2004. Eplains how to create encrypted file systems using the Cryptoloop functionality. Cryptoloop is part of the CryptoAPI in the 2.6 Linux kernel series.

- Disk-Encryption-HOWTO, Disk Encryption HOWTO

  Updated: Nov 2004. A method is described for encrypting a hard disk, either in whole or in part, with the encryption key stored on an external medium for increased security.

- Domain, Setting Up Your New Domain Mini HOWTO

  Updated: Oct 2000. Outlines the things you will probably have to do when you want to setup a network of computers under your own domain. Covers configuration of network parameters, network services, and security settings.

- Encrypted-Root-Filesystem-HOWTO, Encrypted Root Filesystem HOWTO

  Updated: Mar 2005. Explains how to make your personal data secure by encrypting your Linux root filesystem using strong cryptography.

- Firewall-HOWTO, Firewall and Proxy Server HOWTO

  Updated: Feb 2000. Designed to describe the basics of firewall systems and give you some detail on setting up both a filtering and proxy firewall on a Linux based system.

- Firewall-Piercing, Firewall Piercing mini-HOWTO

  Updated: Nov 2001. Directions for using ppp over telnet to do network activities transparently through an Internet firewall.

- IPCHAINS-HOWTO, Linux IPCHAINS HOWTO

  Updated: Jul 2000. How to obtain, install and configure the enhanced IP firewalling chains software for Linux, and some ideas on how you might use them.

- Kerberos-Infrastructure-HOWTO, Kerberos Infrastructure HOWTO

  Updated: May 2004. Describes the design and configuration of a Kerberos infrastructure for handling authentication with GNU/Linux. It details steps for a best practices method of setting up servers, Kerberos software,conversion of legacy systems, and answers frequently asked questions.

- Secure-BootCD-VPN-HOWTO, Secure Boot CDs for VPN HOWTO

  Updated: May 2007. Describes the creation of live boot CDs used to make secure VPN connections from anywhere (over the Internet) to internal networks that have firewall exposure to the Internet.

- Secure-POP+SSH, Secure POP via SSH mini-HOWTO

  Updated: Sep 1998. How to set up secure POP connections using ssh.

- Security-HOWTO, Linux Security HOWTO

  Updated: Jan 2004. A general overview of security issues that face the administrator of Linux systems.

- Security-Quickstart-HOWTO, Security Quick-Start HOWTO for Linux

  Updated: Jul 2002. An overview of the basic steps required to secure a Linux installation from intrusion.

- Security-Quickstart-Redhat-HOWTO, Security Quick-Start HOWTO for Redhat Linux

  Updated: Jul 2002. An overview of the basic steps required to secure a Linux installation from intrusion (Redhat specific version).

- Sentry-Firewall-CD-HOWTO, Sentry Firewall CD HOWTO

  Updated: Aug 2003. An introduction on how the Sentry Firewall CDROM works and how to get started using the system.

- Shadow-Password-HOWTO, Linux Shadow Password HOWTO

  Updated: Apr 1996. How to obtain, install, and configure the Linux password Shadow Suite.

- User-Authentication-HOWTO, User Authentication HOWTO

  Updated: Feb 2003. Explains how user and group information is stored and how users are authenticated on a Linux system (PAM), and how to secure you system's user authentication.

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