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CentOS 6 Linux Server Cookbook
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Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
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Chapter 1. Installing CentOS
Introduction
Downloading CentOS and confirming the checksum on a Windows desktop
Performing an installation of CentOS using the graphical installer
Running a netinstall over HTTP
Installing CentOS in Text Mode and building a minimal installation
Re-installing the boot loader
Updating the installation and enhancing the minimal install with additional administration and development tools
Finishing the installation process with Firstboot
Adding the GNOME desktop environment changing the runlevel and installing additional software
Chapter 2. Configuring CentOS
Introduction
Changing the time zone and updating the hardware clock
Synchronizing the system clock with NTP
Setting a static IP address
Binding multiple IP addresses to a single Ethernet device
Bonding two Ethernet devices to increase bandwidth and provide redundancy
Changing the hostname and resolving a fully qualified domain name
Switching SELinux off
Disabling the IPv6 module
Chapter 3. Working with CentOS
Introduction
Creating an administrative user and becoming root with the switch user command
Introducing mailx and forwarding the root's e-mail to an external e-mail address
Automating tasks with cron
Synchronizing files and directories with rsync and working towards a full system backup with cron
Issuing customized e-mail reports with Mutt
Using logrotate to manage logfiles
Extending log rotation by adding NTP to logrotate
Using chkconfig to enable a custom service at boot
Evaluating current memory usage with the free and top commands and clearing the memory cache
Chapter 4. Managing Packages with Yum
Introduction
Updating the system with YUM
Cleaning the YUM cache
Automating Yum updates with Yum-cron
Installing packages with YUM
Removing packages with YUM
Finding packages with YUM
Installing Yum Priorities to support additional repositories
Enhancing CentOS with the EPEL and Remi repositories
Chapter 5. Securing CentOS
Introduction
Escalating user privilege with sudo
Hardening the secure shell environment
Configuring a firewall and working with IPTables
Protecting SSH with fail2ban
Preventing dictionary-based attacks with DenyHosts
Running antivirus scans with ClamAV
Chapter 6. Working with Samba
Introduction
Configuring Samba as a standalone server and enabling home directories
Adding deleting and disabling a Samba user
Providing a network recycle bin for Samba
Hiding folders and files with Samba
Creating a custom share folder for a specific user or a group of users
Chapter 7. Working with Domains
Introduction
Building a caching-only nameserver with BIND
Writing zone files for BIND
Adding zones to BIND and configuring a nameserver
Deploying a local nameserver with dnsmasq
Logging events with dnsmasq and combining this with logrotate
Enabling domain name wildcards with dnsmasq
Hardening BIND with chroot and providing better security measures
Chapter 8. Working with Databases
Introduction
Installing and hardening MySQL server with mysql_secure_installation
Creating a MySQL database adding a MySQL user and assigning user privilege from the command line
Installing PostgreSQL adding a user and creating your first database
Configuring remote access to PostgreSQL
Chapter 9. Providing Mail Services
Introduction
Enabling a domain-wide Mail Transport Agent (MTA) and testing your SMTP configuration with Telnet
Building a local POP3/SMTP server with Postfix and Dovecot
Closing the open relay enabling SMTP authentication and dealing with Spam by configuring SASL and enabling Postfix header and body checks
Using Postfix and Dovecot to serve e-mails across virtual domains
Chapter 10. Working with Apache
Introduction
Installing the Apache web server with CGI/Perl PHP configuring mod_perl and preparing httpd for a production environment
Adding a secure connection to the Apache web server by creating a self-signed SSL certificate using OpenSSL
Hosting peers by enabling user directories on the Apache web server and troubleshooting suexec
Configuring Apache name-based virtual hosting
Working with publishing directories vhosts.d error documents directives and the rewrite rule for virtual hosting with the Apache web server
Chapter 11. Working with FTP
Introduction
Building a basic FTP service by installing and configuring VSFTP
Providing a secure connection to VSFTP with SSL/TLS using OpenSSL encryption
Implementing virtual users and directories in standalone mode on VSFTP
Providing an anonymous upload and download or download only FTP server with VSFTP
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