Linux Troubleshooting Bible

Chapter 1: to Linux Troubleshooting Overview Linux troubleshooting skills that were once useful only for hackers and ubergeeks have become necessities for computer professionals and serious technology enthusiasts....

Chapter 2: Troubleshooting Installation Overview A failed Linux installation will stop you cold. I've heard too many stories of people giving up on Linux because they couldn't get it to install. In many cases, just...

Chapter 3: Updating and Upgrading Fedora Overview One of the most overlooked aspects of running a Linux system is keeping it up to date. Keeping a system up to date involves installing new versions of the software...

Chapter 4: Securing and Automating Desktop and Server Installs Highlights This chapter is targeted at IT administrators who are responsible for maintaining and installing large numbers of PCs. While Linux on the...

Chapter 5: Preparing for Backups and Migration Overview Any system administrator who is serious about running servers in a production environment must have plans for backups and restores. Backups are often overlook...

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Tools Overview To this point in the book, we have focused on procedures and tips for getting your Fedora or other Red Hat Linux distribution installed and ready to deploy-sort of the "oun...

Chapter 7: X Troubleshooting: Video, Mouse, and Keyboard A dysfunctional video card can stop new Linux users in their tracks. Getting video card, monitor, and desktop settings tuned just right can take some doing, even...

Chapter 8: Software Package Troubleshooting RPM Package Management (RPM) provides the framework in which software is installed, updated, and uninstalled in Fedora Core and Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. Many other Li...

Chapter 9: File System, Disk, and Power Troubleshooting Journaling file systems, excellent hardware probing, and sensible shutdown procedures have gone a long way toward taking the adventure out of managing your hard di...

Chapter 10: Detecting and Responding to Intrusions Highlights In years past, the term intrusion detection had a general meaning: the methods by which an administrator learned about system intrusions, or about attem...

Chapter 11: Firewall Troubleshooting Overview Most people are familiar with the term firewall and realize that it is a device or system that keeps unwanted people and data out of computer systems or networks. Howev...

Chapter 12: Troubleshooting BIND9 and DNS Overview The Internet is a big place. Theoretically, there are roughly 4.3 billion available IP addresses, though this includes reserved IP addresses and nonroutable addres...

Chapter 13: Modem TroubleshootIng Overview Although modems have been around for a long time, unsupported modems and modem with improper configurations can cause them to underperform or just flat-out fail. Add the f...

Chapter 14: Printer Troubleshooting No matter what else you do with your computer, you probably need to print. Printing is one of the most basic services offered on a computer system, no matter what operating system you...

Chapter 15: Samba Troubleshooting Overview It is a rare network that consists of machines running a single operating system. Most administrators find themselves working in mixed, or heterogeneous, computing environ...

Chapter 16: NFS Troubleshooting One of the most popular ways of sharing files among Linux and other UNIX systems is with the network file system (NFS) facility. Even Mac OS X can act as both an NFS client and a server....

Chapter 17: Web Server Troubleshooting The Apache web server is the most popular web server software in the world. It is provided by default as part of the server installation of Fedora Core, and most other Linux distri...

Chapter 18: File Transfer Troubleshooting Overview There are many ways to get a file from Machine A to Machine B, ranging from good old-fashioned floppy disks to modern secure protocols that involve multiple auth...

Chapter 19: E-Mail Server Troubleshooting Overview The e-mail server software used to transmit e-mail across the Internet is called a Mail Transfer Agent, or MTA. There are several MTAs that run well on Linux: Se...