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Linux System Administration for the 2020s

The Modern Sysadmin Leaving Behind the Culture of Build and Maintain

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Authors:
  1. Kenneth Hitchcock

    1. Hampshire, UK

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  • Learn system administration using modern tooling

  • Enrich system building using opensource management platforms

  • Explore good and bad practices of all sysadmins experience

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Laying the Foundation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Linux at a Glance

      • Kenneth Hitchcock
      Pages 3-25

  3. Strengthening Core Skills

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. New Tools to Improve the Administrative Experience

      • Kenneth Hitchcock
      Pages 29-52

    3. Estate Management

      • Kenneth Hitchcock
      Pages 53-85

    4. Estate Management Tools

      • Kenneth Hitchcock
      Pages 87-109

    5. Automation

      • Kenneth Hitchcock
      Pages 111-153

    6. Containers

      • Kenneth Hitchcock
      Pages 155-200

  4. Day Two Practices and Keeping the Lights On

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
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    2. Monitoring

      • Kenneth Hitchcock
      Pages 203-240

    3. Logging

      • Kenneth Hitchcock
      Pages 241-257

    4. Security

      • Kenneth Hitchcock
      Pages 259-283

    5. Maintenance Tasks and Planning

      • Kenneth Hitchcock
      Pages 285-297

  5. See, Analyze, Then Act

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 299-299
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    2. Troubleshooting

      • Kenneth Hitchcock
      Pages 301-317

    3. Advanced Administration

      • Kenneth Hitchcock
      Pages 319-329

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 331-341
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About this book

Build and manage large estates, and use the latest OpenSource management tools to breakdown a problems. This book is divided into 4 parts all focusing on the distinct aspects of Linux system administration. 


The book begins by reviewing the foundational blocks of Linux and can be used as a brief summary for new users to Linux and the OpenSource world. Moving on to Part 2 you'll start by delving into how practices have changed and how management tooling has evolved over the last decade. You’ll explore new tools to improve the administration experience, estate management and its tools, along with automation and containers of Linux. 


Part 3 explains how to keep your platform healthy through monitoring, logging, and security. You'll also review advanced tooling and techniques designed to resolve technical issues. The final part explains troubleshooting and advanced administration techniques, and less known methods for resolving stubborn problems.

With Linux System Administration for the 2020s you'll learn how to spend less time doing sysadmin work and more time on tasks that push the boundaries of your knowledge. 

What You'll Learn

  • Explore a shift in culture and redeploy rather than fix
  • Improve administration skills by adopting modern tooling
  • Avoid bad practices and rethink troubleshooting
  • Create a platform that requires less human intervention
Who This Book Is For


Everyone from sysadmins, consultants, architects or hobbyists.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Hampshire, UK

    Kenneth Hitchcock

About the author

Ken Hitchcock currently is a Principal Consultant working for Red Hat, with over twenty years of experience in IT. He has spent the last eleven years predominately focused on Red Hat products, certificating himself as a Red Hat Architect along the way. The last eleven years have been paramount in his understanding of how large Linux estates should be managed and in the spirit of openness, was inspired to share his knowledge and experiences in this book. Originally from Durban South Africa, he now lives in the south of England where he hopes to not only continue inspiring all he meets but also to continue improving himself and the industry he works in.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Linux System Administration for the 2020s

  • Book Subtitle: The Modern Sysadmin Leaving Behind the Culture of Build and Maintain

  • Authors: Kenneth Hitchcock

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7984-7

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books

  • Copyright Information: Kenneth Hitchcock 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-7983-0Published: 23 February 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-7984-7Published: 22 February 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 341

  • Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Open Source

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