Novell Press - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Administrator's Handbook

• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Administrator's Handbook
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Preface
• What You'll Learn from Reading This Book
• How This Book Is Organized
• Acknowledgments
• We Want to Hear from You!
• Reader Services
• Part I. SUSE Server Installation and Configuration
  • Chapter 1. Installing SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server
    • Installation Methods and Overview
    • Pre-Installation Planning
    • Ten Easy Steps to SLES 9 Installation
    • Troubleshooting
    • Summary
  • Chapter 2. Updating the Server
    • Maintaining Your System Configuration
    • Adding and Removing Packages
    • Adding and Removing Hardware
    • Changing Network Configuration
    • Summary
  • Chapter 3. Booting and Shutting Down the Server
    • Boot Loaders
    • Kernel Boot
    • init and Understanding Runlevels
    • System Shutdown
    • Emergency Boot and Recovery
    • Summary
• Part II. User Access and Security Management
  • Chapter 4. User and Group Administration
    • User and Group IDs
    • User and Group Data Files
    • User Account and Group Management Applications
    • Security Considerations
    • Summary
  • Chapter 5. User Environment Management and Security
    • Account Auditing
    • Configuring the User Environment
    • User Resource Management
    • su or sudo
    • Summary
  • Chapter 6. Filesystem Security
    • A Review of File and Directory Permissions
    • Default Access Permissions
    • Special File Permissions
    • Extended Attributes
    • Data and Filesystem Encryption
    • Secure File Deletion
    • Journaled Filesystems
    • Summary
  • Chapter 7. System Management and Monitoring
    • Common Linux Commands
    • The root Filesystem
    • Health Checks and System Monitoring
    • System Tuning
    • Summary
• Part III. Data Backup and Disaster Recovery
  • Chapter 8. Network Services
    • Angels and Daemons
    • Network Time Services
    • Email Services
    • File Transfer Services
    • Network File-Sharing Services
    • Remote Management Services
    • Network Name Services
    • Web Services
    • Authentication Services
    • Summary
  • Chapter 9. Printing Services
    • Printer Configuration
    • Print Job Lifecycle
    • Queue Management
    • Summary
  • Chapter 10. Data Backup and Disaster Recovery
    • A Look at Backup Strategies
    • Implementing a Backup Strategy
    • Backup and Restore Tools
    • SLES Boot and Rescue Disks
    • Summary
• Part IV. Securing Your SUSE Server
  • Chapter 11. Network Security Concepts
    • Corporate Security Policies
    • Summary
  • Chapter 12. Intrusion Detection
    • Defining Intrusions
    • Reducing Your Target Size
    • Vulnerability Assessments
    • Detecting a Network-based Intrusion
    • Detecting a Host Intrusion
    • Additional Tools
    • Summary
  • Chapter 13. System Security
    • System Hardening Principles
    • Using a Central syslog Server
    • Avoid Logging in As Root
    • Securing Network Services
    • System Hardening Packages
    • Automating SLES Hardening
    • Learning More About Threats
    • Summary
• Part V. Appendixes
  • Appendix A. Security Certifications
  • Appendix B. Resources
    • Linux Editors
    • Website Resources
• Index
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