Table of Contents | BSD Sockets Programming from a Multi-Language Perspective (Programming Series)

Linux Server Hacks, Volume Two
By Brian K. Jones, William von Hagen
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Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: December 2005
Print ISBN-10: 0-596-10082-5
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-59-610082-7
Pages: 478

Table of Contents | Index

Credits

About the Authors

Contributors

Acknowledgments

Preface

Why Linux Server Hacks, Volume Two?

How to Use This Book

How This Book Is Organized

Conventions Used in This Book

Using Code Examples

How to Contact Us

Safari® Enabled

Got a Hack?

Chapter 1. Linux Authentication

Section 1.1. Hacks 19: Introduction

Hack 1. Disable User Accounts Instantly

Hack 2. Edit Your Password File for Greater Access Control

Hack 3. Deny All Access in One Second or Less

Hack 4. Customize Authentication with PAMs

Hack 5. Authenticate Linux Users with a Windows Domain Controller

Hack 6. Centralize Logins with LDAP

Hack 7. Secure Your System with Kerberos

Hack 8. Authenticate NFS-Lovers with NIS

Hack 9. Sync LDAP Data with NIS

Chapter 2. Remote GUI Connectivity

Section 2.1. Hacks 1019: Introduction

Hack 10. Access Systems Remotely with VNC

Hack 11. Access VNC Servers over the Web

Hack 12. Secure VNC via SSH

Hack 13. Autostart VNC Servers on Demand

Hack 14. Put Your Desktops on a Thin Client Diet

Hack 15. Run Windows over the Network

Hack 16. Secure, Lightweight X Connections with FreeNX

Hack 17. Secure VNC Connections with FreeNX

Hack 18. Secure Windows Terminal Connections with FreeNX

Hack 19. Remote Administration with Webmin

Chapter 3. System Services

Section 3.1. Hacks 2028: Introduction

Hack 20. Quick and Easy DHCP Setup

Hack 21. Integrate DHCP and DNS with Dynamic DNS Updates

Hack 22. Synchronize Your Watches!

Hack 23. Centralize X Window System Font Resources

Hack 24. Create a CUPS Print Server

Hack 25. Configure Linux Connections to Remote CUPS Printers

Hack 26. Integrate Windows Printing with CUPS

Hack 27. Centralize Macintosh Printing with CUPS

Hack 28. Define a Secure CUPS Printer

Chapter 4. Cool Sysadmin Tools and Tips

Section 4.1. Hacks 2945: Introduction

Hack 29. Execute Commands Simultaneously on Multiple Servers

Hack 30. Collaborate Safely with a Secured Wiki

Hack 31. Edit Your GRUB Configuration with grubby

Hack 32. Give Your Tab Key a Workout

Hack 33. Keep Processes Running After a Shell Exits

Hack 34. Disconnect Your Console Without Ending Your Session

Hack 35. Use script to Save Yourself Time and Train Others

Hack 36. Install Linux Simply by Booting

Hack 37. Turn Your Laptop into a Makeshift Console

Hack 38. Usable Documentation for the Inherently Lazy

Hack 39. Exploit the Power of Vim

Hack 40. Move Your PHP Web Scripting Skills to the Command Line

Hack 41. Enable Quick telnet/SSH Connections from the Desktop

Hack 42. Speed Up Compiles

Hack 43. Avoid Common Junior Mistakes

Hack 44. Get Linux Past the Gatekeeper

Hack 45. Prioritize Your Work

Chapter 5. Storage Management and Backups

Section 5.1. Hacks 4655: Introduction

Hack 46. Create Flexible Storage with LVM

Hack 47. Combine LVM and Software RAID

Hack 48. Create a Copy-on-Write Snapshot of an LVM Volume

Hack 49. Clone Systems Quickly and Easily

Hack 50. Make Disk-to-Disk Backups for Large Drives

Hack 51. Free Up Disk Space Now

Hack 52. Share Files Using Linux Groups

Hack 53. Refine Permissions with ACLs

Hack 54. Make Files Easier to Find with Extended Attributes

Hack 55. Prevent Disk Hogs with Quotas

Chapter 6. Standardizing, Sharing, and Synchronizing Resources

Section 6.1. Hacks 5662: Introduction

Hack 56. Centralize Resources Using NFS

Hack 57. Automount NFS Home Directories with autofs

Hack 58. Keep Filesystems Handy, but Out of Your Way

Hack 59. Synchronize root Environments with rsync

Hack 60. Share Files Across Platforms Using Samba

Hack 61. Quick and Dirty NAS

Hack 62. Share Files and Directories over the Web

Chapter 7. Security

Section 7.1. Hacks 6368: Introduction

Hack 63. Increase Security by Disabling Unnecessary Services

Hack 64. Allow or Deny Access by IP Address

Hack 65. Detect Network Intruders with snort

Hack 66. Tame Tripwire

Hack 67. Verify Fileystem Integrity with Afick

Hack 68. Check for Rootkits and Other Attacks

Chapter 8. Troubleshooting and Performance

Section 8.1. Hacks 6977: Introduction

Hack 69. Find Resource Hogs with Standard Commands

Hack 70. Reduce Restart Times with Journaling Filesystems

Hack 71. Grok and Optimize Your System with sysctl

Hack 72. Get the Big Picture with Multiple Displays

Hack 73. Maximize Resources with a Minimalist Window Manager

Hack 74. Profile Your Systems Using /proc

Hack 75. Kill Processes the Right Way

Hack 76. Use a Serial Console for Centralized Access to Your Systems

Hack 77. Clean Up NIS After Users Depart

Chapter 9. Logfiles and Monitoring

Section 9.1. Hacks 7888: Introduction

Hack 78. Avoid Catastrophic Disk Failure

Hack 79. Monitor Network Traffic with MRTG

Hack 80. Keep a Constant Watch on Hosts

Hack 81. Remotely Monitor and Configure a Variety of Networked Equipment

Hack 82. Force Standalone Apps to Use syslog

Hack 83. Monitor Your Logfiles

Hack 84. Send Log Messages to Your Jabber Client

Hack 85. Monitor Service Availability with Zabbix

Hack 86. Fine-Tune the syslog Daemon

Hack 87. Centralize System Logs Securely

Hack 88. Keep Tabs on Systems and Services

Chapter 10. System Rescue, Recovery, and Repair

Section 10.1. Hacks 89100: Introduction

Hack 89. Resolve Common Boot and Startup Problems

Hack 90. Rescue Me!

Hack 91. Bypass the Standard Init Sequence for Quick Repairs

Hack 92. Find Out Why You Can't Unmount a Partition

Hack 93. Recover Lost Partitions

Hack 94. Recover Data from Crashed Disks

Hack 95. Repair and Recover ReiserFS Filesystems

Hack 96. Piece Together Data from the lost+found

Hack 97. Recover Deleted Files

Hack 98. Permanently Delete Files

Hack 99. Permanently Erase Hard Disks

Hack 100. Recover Lost Files and Perform Forensic Analysis

Colophon

Index