Acknowledgments.

Part One: System and Network Administration Defined.

Chapter 1: Duties of the System Administrator.

Chapter 2: Planning the Network.

Chapter 3: Standard Installation.

Chapter 4: Kickstart Installation.

Chapter 5: Exploring the Desktops.

Chapter 6: System Startup and Shutdown.

Chapter 7: The File System Explained.

Chapter 8: Examining the System Configuration Files.

Part Two: Network Services.

Chapter 9: Managing the X Window System.

Chapter 10: Configuring Printers.

Chapter 11: TCP/IP Networking.

Chapter 12: The Network File System.

Chapter 13: The Network Information System.

Chapter 14: Connecting to Microsoft and Novell Networks.

Chapter 15: Configuring a Database Server.

Chapter 16: Creating a VNC Server.

Chapter 17: Providing Additional Network Services.

Chapter 18: Optimizing Network Services.

Part Three: Internet Services.

Chapter 19: What Are Internet Services?

Chapter 20: Configuring BIND: The Domain Name System.

Chapter 21: Configuring Mail Services.

Chapter 22: Configuring FTP Services.

Chapter 23: Configuring a Web Server.

Chapter 24: Providing Web Services.

Chapter 25: Optimizing Internet Services.

Part Four: System Administration.

Chapter 26: Keeping Your System Updated with up2date and the Red Hat Network.

Chapter 27: Upgrading and Customizing the Kernel.

Chapter 28: Configuring the System at the Command Line.

Chapter 29: Administering Users and Groups.

Chapter 30: Installing and Upgrading Software Packages.

Chapter 31: Backing Up and Restoring the File System.

Chapter 32: Performance Monitoring.

Part Five: System Security and Problem Solving.

Chapter 33: Exploring SELinux Security.

Chapter 34: Implementing Network Security.

Chapter 35: Troubleshooting and Problem Solving.

Appendix A: Bash Shell Scripting.

Index.