You're reading from Mastering Linux Administration A comprehensive guide to installing, configuring, and maintaining Linux systems in the modern data center

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789954272

Length 772 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Linux

Concepts

System Administration

Authors (2):

Calcatinge

Balog

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Linux Basic Administration

2. Chapter 1: Installing Linux FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: The Linux Filesystem

4. Chapter 3: Linux Software Management

5. Chapter 4: Managing Users and Groups

6. Chapter 5: Working with Processes, Daemons, and Signals

7. Section 2: Advanced Linux Server Administration

8. Chapter 6: Working with Disks and Filesystems

9. Chapter 7: Networking with Linux

10. Chapter 8: Configuring Linux Servers

11. Chapter 9: Securing Linux

12. Chapter 10: Disaster Recovery, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting

13. Section 3: Cloud Administration

14. Chapter 11: Working with Containers and Virtual Machines

15. Chapter 12: Cloud Computing Essentials

16. Chapter 13: Deploying to the Cloud with AWS and Azure

17. Chapter 14: Deploying Applications with Kubernetes

18. Chapter 15: Automating Workflows with Ansible

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Questions

In our second chapter, we covered the Linux filesystem and the basic commands that will serve as the foundation for the entire book. Here are some questions for you to test your knowledge and for further practice:

What is the command that creates a compressed archive with all the files inside the /etc directory that use the .conf extension?
Hint: Use the tar command just as shown in this chapter.
What is the command that lists the first five files inside /etc and sorts them by dimension in descending order?
Hint: Use find combined with sort and head.
What command creates a hierarchical directory structure?
Hint: Use mkdir just as shown in this chapter.
What is the command that searches for files with three different extensions inside root?
Hint: Use the find command.
Find out which commands inside Linux have the Set owner User ID (SUID) set up.
Hint: Use the find command with the -perm parameter.
What is the command that lists all the installed packages...