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Absolute FreeBSD : the complete guide to FreeBSD / by Michael W. Lucas.

By: San Francisco : No Starch Press, �2008Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxx, 709 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781593271510
  • 1593271514
  • 9781593271459
  • 159327145X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA76.76.O63 L83 2008
Contents:
Getting more help -- Installing FreeBSD -- Start me up! The boot process -- Read this before you break something else! (Backup and recovery) -- Kernel games -- The network -- Securing your system -- Disks and filesystems -- Advanced security features -- Exploring /etc -- Making your system useful -- Advanced software management -- Upgrading FreeBSD -- The Internet road map : DNS -- Small system services -- Spam, worms, and viruses (plus email, if you insist) -- Web and FTP services -- Disk tricks with GEOM -- System performance and monitoring -- The fringe of FreeBSD -- System (and sysadmin) panics and crashes -- Afterword -- Appendix : Some interesting sysctl MIBs.
Summary: Absolute FreeBSD, 2nd Edition covers installation, networking, security, network services, system performance, kernel tweaking, filesystems, SMP, upgrading, crash debugging, and much more, including coverage of how to: Use advanced security features like packet filtering, virtual machines, and host-based intrusion detection; Build custom live FreeBSD CDs and bootable flash; Manage network services and filesystems; Use DNS and set up email, IMAP, web, and FTP services for both servers and clients; Monitor your system with performance-testing and troubleshooting tools; Run diskless systems; Manage schedulers, remap shared libraries, and optimize your system for your hardware and your workload; Build custom network appliances with embedded FreeBSD; Implement redundant disks, even without special hardware; Integrate FreeBSD-specific SNMP into your network management system. - Publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab QA76.76 .O63 .L83 2008 1 Available 50583020003251
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Includes index.

Getting more help -- Installing FreeBSD -- Start me up! The boot process -- Read this before you break something else! (Backup and recovery) -- Kernel games -- The network -- Securing your system -- Disks and filesystems -- Advanced security features -- Exploring /etc -- Making your system useful -- Advanced software management -- Upgrading FreeBSD -- The Internet road map : DNS -- Small system services -- Spam, worms, and viruses (plus email, if you insist) -- Web and FTP services -- Disk tricks with GEOM -- System performance and monitoring -- The fringe of FreeBSD -- System (and sysadmin) panics and crashes -- Afterword -- Appendix : Some interesting sysctl MIBs.

Absolute FreeBSD, 2nd Edition covers installation, networking, security, network services, system performance, kernel tweaking, filesystems, SMP, upgrading, crash debugging, and much more, including coverage of how to: Use advanced security features like packet filtering, virtual machines, and host-based intrusion detection; Build custom live FreeBSD CDs and bootable flash; Manage network services and filesystems; Use DNS and set up email, IMAP, web, and FTP services for both servers and clients; Monitor your system with performance-testing and troubleshooting tools; Run diskless systems; Manage schedulers, remap shared libraries, and optimize your system for your hardware and your workload; Build custom network appliances with embedded FreeBSD; Implement redundant disks, even without special hardware; Integrate FreeBSD-specific SNMP into your network management system. - Publisher.

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