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Linux Administration Best Practices

While the practice of administration has evolved heavily over the decades, it still requires a high level of expertise and focus to perform safely and well. This book will show you how to approach the role of a Linux system administrator and to think about Linux by gaining a clear understanding of decision making, risk, and business context.

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Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Completion Time

13h28m

Language

English

About Book

Who Is This Book For?

This book is for anyone looking to fully understand the role and practices of being a professional system administrator, as well as for system engineers, system administrators, and anyone in IT or management who wants to understand the administration career path. The book assumes a basic understanding of Linux, including the command line, and an understanding of how to research individual tasks. Basic working knowledge of Linux systems and servers is expected.

Book content

chapters 13h28m total length

What Is the Role of a System Administrator?

Choosing Your Distribution and Release Model

System Storage Best Practices

Designing System Deployment Architectures

Patch Management Strategies

Databases

Documentation, Monitoring, and Logging Techniques

Improving Administration Maturation with Automation through Scripting and DevOps

Backup and Disaster Recovery Approaches

User and Access Management Strategies

Troubleshooting

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