CentOS Quick Start Guide

A concise walk-through of CentOS 7, starting from installation to securing it's environment.

Key Features

• No previous Linux environment experience needed for reading this book
• Get comfortable with a popular and stable Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution
• Most of the command line based concepts are explained with graphics

Book Description

What you will learn

• Understand file system hierarchy and essential command-line skills
• Use Vi editor, I/O redirections and how to work with common text manipulating tools
• Create, delete, modify user accounts and manage passwords and their aging policy
• Manage file ownership, permissions, and ACL
• Execute process management and monitoring on the command line
• Validate and manage network configuration using nmcli
• Manage remote logins using SSH and file transfer using SCP and Rsync
• Understand system logging, how to control system services with systemd and systemctl, and manage firewalId

Who this book is for

Any individual who wants to learn how to use Linux as server or desktop in his environment. Whether you are a developer, budding system administrator, or tech lover with no previous Linux administration background, you will be able to start your journey in Linux using CentOS 7 with this book.