Linux Server Hacks, 2: Tips & Tools for Connecting, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting

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Linux Server Hacks, Volume Two; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; How to Use This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; How to Contact Us; Safari® Enabled; Got a Hack?; 1. Linux Authentication; 1. Disable User Accounts Instantly; 1.2.2. Disabling Accounts on Systems That Use Distributed Authentication; 2. Edit Your Password File for Greater Access Control; 3. Deny All Access in One Second or Less; 4. Customize Authentication with PAMs; 1.5.2. Per-Application/Service PAM Configuration Files; 1.5.3. PAMs Used by the login Process.;This handy reference offers 100 completely new server management tips and techniques designed to improve your productivity and sharpen your administrative skills. Each hack represents a clever way to accomplish a specific task, saving you countless hours of searching for the right answer. And you don't have to be a system administrator with hundreds of boxen to get something useful from this book as many of the hacks apply equally well to a single system or a home network. Whether they help you recover lost data, collect information from distributed clients, or synchronize administrative envir.