5. Administering the Filesystem
by Jonathan Hobson, Oliver Pelz
CentOS 7 Linux Server Cookbook - Second Edition
- CentOS 7 Linux Server Cookbook Second Edition
- Table of Contents
- CentOS 7 Linux Server Cookbook Second Edition
- Credits
- About the Authors
- About the Reviewer
- www.PacktPub.com
- Preface
- 1. Installing CentOS
- Introduction
- Downloading CentOS and confirming the checksum on Windows or OS X
- Creating USB installation media on Windows or OS X
- Performing an installation of CentOS using the graphical installer
- Running a netinstall over HTTP
- Installing CentOS 7 using a kickstart file
- Getting started and customising the boot loader
- Troubleshooting the system in rescue mode
- Updating the installation and enhancing the minimal install with additional administration and development tools
- 2. Configuring the System
- Introduction
- Navigating text files with less
- Introduction to Vim
- Speaking the right language
- Synchronizing the system clock with NTP and the chrony suite
- Setting your hostname and resolving the network
- Building a static network connection
- Becoming a superuser
- Customizing your system banners and messages
- Priming the kernel
- 3. Managing the System
- Introduction
- Knowing and managing your background services
- Troubleshooting background services
- Tracking system resources with journald
- Configuring journald to make it persistent
- Managing users and their groups
- Scheduling tasks with cron
- Synchronizing files and doing more with rsync
- Maintaining backups and taking snapshots
- Monitoring important server infrastructure
- Taking control with GIT and Subversion
- 4. Managing Packages with YUM
- 5. Administering the Filesystem
- 6. Providing Security
- 7. Building a Network
- 8. Working with FTP
- 9. Working with Domains
- 10. Working with Databases
- 11. Providing Mail Services
- 12. Providing Web Services
- 13. Operating System-Level Virtualization
- 14. Working with SELinux
- 15. Monitoring IT Infrastructure
- Index
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Creating a virtual block device
- Formatting and mounting a filesystem
- Using disk quotas
- Maintaining a filesystem
- Extending the capacity of the filesystem
This chapter is a collection of recipes that provides for the need to drive a CentOS-based server solution. From formatting and mounting disks to extending a logical volume and maintaining your filesystem and disk quotas, the purpose of this chapter is to show you how quickly and easily you can get to grips with the task of managing the needs of its users in today's most demanding environments.
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