| Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
| Introduction | p. xix |
| Introduction to UNIX | p. 1 |
| Uncover the History of the UNIX System | p. 2 |
| Explore the Elements of a Computer System | p. 3 |
| Show the UNIX Timeline | p. 7 |
| Versions of UNIX Today | p. 10 |
| Discover the Roles of the UNIX System Administrator | p. 18 |
| Mastery Check | p. 25 |
| Basic UNIX Commands | p. 27 |
| Explore the UNIX Shell | p. 28 |
| Investigate Basic UNIX Commands | p. 31 |
| Project 2-1 | p. 62 |
| Mastery Check | p. 63 |
| Using System Administration Tools | p. 65 |
| Managing Solaris Using Admintool | p. 67 |
| Manage Linux Accounts with Userconf | p. 80 |
| Manage HP-UX Using SAM | p. 92 |
| Mastery Check | p. 116 |
| Software Package Management Tools | p. 117 |
| Discover Solaris Package Tools | p. 119 |
| Discover HP-UX Package Tools | p. 126 |
| Project 4-1 | p. 130 |
| Project 4-2 | p. 133 |
| Discover Linux Package Tools | p. 136 |
| Project 4-3 | p. 137 |
| Mastery Check | p. 139 |
| Maintaining UNIX Users | p. 141 |
| Discover the /etc/passwd File | p. 142 |
| Discover the /etc/group File | p. 146 |
| Discover the /etc/shadow File | p. 149 |
| Explore UNIX Account Tools | p. 152 |
| Project 5-1 | p. 166 |
| Mastery Check | p. 168 |
| File Systems, Disks, and Tools | p. 171 |
| Explore a UNIX File System | p. 172 |
| Uncover a Disk Partition | p. 176 |
| Determine a Mounted File System | p. 179 |
| Creating a New File System | p. 180 |
| Create a New File System | p. 187 |
| Project 6-1 | p. 193 |
| Mastery Check | p. 195 |
| System Security | p. 197 |
| Define a Security Policy | p. 199 |
| Maintain System Patches | p. 200 |
| Uncover System Hardening | p. 201 |
| Investigate Security Tools | p. 205 |
| Project 7-1 | p. 218 |
| The Secure Shell Facility | p. 220 |
| Project 7-2 | p. 228 |
| Mastery Check | p. 229 |
| Backup and Restore | p. 231 |
| Define Backup Elements | p. 232 |
| Explore Backup Tools | p. 238 |
| Project 8-1 | p. 243 |
| Mastery Check | p. 244 |
| System Operations | p. 247 |
| Determine the Boot Process | p. 248 |
| Explore the Shutdown Process | p. 249 |
| Uncover UNIX Operating Levels | p. 257 |
| Project 9-1 | p. 263 |
| Mastery Check | p. 265 |
| The TCP/IP Suite | p. 267 |
| Uncover the General Seven-Layer OSI Network Model | p. 270 |
| Discover the TCP/IP Protocol Architecture | p. 272 |
| Discover the Address Resolution Protocol | p. 304 |
| Mastery Check | p. 312 |
| Basic Network Tools | p. 315 |
| Explore the Network Address Table on a UNIX System Using arp | p. 316 |
| Control Network Interfaces Using Ifconfig | p. 324 |
| Monitor Network Operations using Netstat | p. 334 |
| Verify Network Connectivity Using Ping | p. 346 |
| Gather Network Information with Lanscan | p. 356 |
| Project 11-1 | p. 357 |
| Mastery Check | p. 358 |
| Advanced Network Tools | p. 361 |
| Monitor Network Traffic with the tcpdump Tool | p. 362 |
| Execute the traceroute Command to Show Network Connectivity | p. 382 |
| Verify Basic Operations Using the landiag Command | p. 390 |
| Project 12-1 | p. 392 |
| Mastery Check | p. 393 |
| Overview of SNMP | p. 395 |
| Discover SNMP Basics | p. 397 |
| Uncover MIBs | p. 399 |
| Explore SNMP Versions | p. 412 |
| Investigate SNMP Master and Subagent | p. 424 |
| Mastery Check | p. 427 |
| Using the Domain Name System | p. 431 |
| Discover How the Domain Name System Works | p. 432 |
| Explore Both DNS Server and Client Components | p. 435 |
| Explore DNS Client Components | p. 449 |
| Project 14-1 | p. 451 |
| Mastery Check | p. 452 |
| Using NIS | p. 453 |
| Overview of Network Information Services | p. 454 |
| Discover NIS Components | p. 456 |
| Setting Up a NIS Server | p. 463 |
| Project 15-1 | p. 463 |
| Configure a NIS Client | p. 466 |
| Setting Up a Secondary NIS Server | p. 467 |
| Mastery Check | p. 469 |
| SNMP System Management Tools | p. 471 |
| Discover Elements of System Management | p. 472 |
| Explore the UCD SNMP Package | p. 475 |
| Use the UCD Magement Tools | p. 482 |
| Mastery Check | p. 507 |
| Using Network File System | p. 511 |
| NFS Server Uncovered | p. 513 |
| Mounting Remote File System | p. 515 |
| Exploring NFS Tools | p. 519 |
| Configuring NFS Clients | p. 526 |
| Controlling the File System Mount Table | p. 528 |
| Mastery Check | p. 531 |
| File Transfer Protocol | p. 533 |
| Explore a Sample FTP Session | p. 535 |
| Discover FTP Commands | p. 542 |
| Controlling FTP Access | p. 543 |
| Configure Anonymous FTP | p. 546 |
| Log FTP Activity | p. 549 |
| Project 18-1 | p. 553 |
| Mastery Check | p. 554 |
| Important System Administration Tasks/Information | p. 555 |
| Communicate with Users on the System | p. 556 |
| Increase System Swap Space | p. 558 |
| Control Root Access | p. 560 |
| Display System Configuration Information | p. 561 |
| Project 19-1 | p. 568 |
| Mastery Check | p. 569 |
| Using DHCP | p. 571 |
| Use The Solaris DHCP Configuration Manager | p. 574 |
| Configure DHCP Clients | p. 593 |
| Mastery Check | p. 604 |
| Using rdist | p. 607 |
| Create an rdist Distribution File for Synchronizing Files | p. 609 |
| Debug an rdist Configuration | p. 611 |
| Investigate rdist Commands | p. 612 |
| Explore an rdist Example | p. 618 |
| Project 21-1 | p. 620 |
| Mastery Check | p. 623 |
| Answers to Mastery Checks | p. 625 |
| Introduction to UNIX | p. 626 |
| Basic UNIX Commands | p. 626 |
| Using System Administration Tools | p. 626 |
| Software Package Management Tools | p. 627 |
| Maintaining UNIX Users | p. 627 |
| File Systems, Disks, and Tools | p. 628 |
| System Security | p. 628 |
| Backup and Restore | p. 629 |
| System Operations | p. 629 |
| The TCP/IP Suite | p. 629 |
| Basic Network Tools | p. 630 |
| Advanced Network Tools | p. 630 |
| Overview of SNMP | p. 631 |
| Using Domain Name System | p. 632 |
| Using NIS | p. 632 |
| SNMP System Management Tools | p. 632 |
| Using Network File System | p. 633 |
| File Transfer Protocol | p. 633 |
| Important System Administration Tasks/Information | p. 634 |
| Using DHCP | p. 634 |
| Using rdist | p. 635 |
| Tools at a Glance | p. 637 |
| Overview of MIB-II | p. 641 |
| Discover MIB-II | p. 642 |
| System Group | p. 643 |
| Interfaces Group | p. 647 |
| Index | p. 657 |
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