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Linux© Troubleshooting for System Administrators and Power Users
By James Kirkland, David Carmichael, Christopher L. Tinker, Gregory L. Tinker
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Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub Date: April 27, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-13-185515-8
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-13-185515-1
Pages: 624

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Hewlett-Packard® Professional Books
		Preface
		Chapter 1.  System Boot, Startup, and Shutdown Issues
			Bootloaders
			The init Process and/etc/inittab File
			rc Scripts
			Fixing Problems with the Root Filesystem
			Summary
			Endnotes
		Chapter 2.  System Hangs and Panics
			OS Hangs
			OS Panics
			Hardware Machine Checks
			Summary
		Chapter 3.  Performance Tools
			top
			sar
			vmstat
			iostat
			free
			Summary
			Endnotes
		Chapter 4.  Performance
			Start Troubleshooting at the Lowest Layer Possible
			Filesystems
			Summary
		Chapter 5.  Adding New Storage via SAN with Reference to PCMCIA and USB
			Configuration
			Kernel Module
			Adding LUNs via PCI
			Adding Storage via PCMCIA/USB
			Summary
		Chapter 6.  Disk Partitions and Filesystems
			Background
			Partition Table/Master Boot Record: Location
			Partition Table/Master Boot Record: CHS Addressing
			Partition Table/Master Boot Record: Logical/Extended
			Partition Table/Master Boot Record: Logical Block Addressing (LBA)
			Partition Table/Master Boot Record: Bootloader
			Partition Table/Master Boot Record: Backup
			Further Scenarios
			Summary
		Chapter 7.  Device Failure and Replacement
			Supported Devices
			Where to Look for Errors
			Identifying Failed Devices
			Replacement of a Failed Device
			Summary
		Chapter 8.  Linux Processes: Structure, Hangs, and Core Dumps
			Process Structure and Life Cycle
			Linux Threads
			Identifying Process Hangs
			Process Cores
			Summary
		Chapter 9.  Backup/Recovery
			Media
			Backup Scope
			Basic Backup and Recovery Commands
			Bare Metal Recovery
			I Have a Tape, and I Don't Know What It Is . . .
			How Can I Tell Whether My Tape Problem Is Hardware or Software?
			Summary
		Chapter 10.  cron and at
			cron
			anacron
			at
			Troubleshooting cron
			Summary
		Chapter 11.  Printing and Printers
			What Is a Spooler?
			Printer Types
			Connectivity Types
			Page Description Languages
			General Printing Troubleshooting
			Summary
		Chapter 12.  System Security
			What Is System Security?
			Prevention
			Summary
		Chapter 13.  Network Problems
			An Introduction to the OSI and TCP/IP Layers
			Troubleshooting the Network Layers
			Summary
		Chapter 14.  Login Problems
			/etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and Password Aging
			Login Failures Due to Linux Configuration
			PAM
			Shell Problems
			Password Problems
			Summary
			Endnote
		Chapter 15.  X Windows Problems
			X Background
			X Components
			X Display Manager
			X Desktop Manager (Environment)
			X Troubleshooting Scenarios
			Summary
			Endnotes
		Index