Introduction

Introduction

Welcome to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide.

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide contains information on how to customize your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system to fit your needs. If you are looking for a step-by-step, task-oriented guide for configuring and customizing your system, this is the manual for you. This manual discusses many intermediate topics such as the following:

This manual is divided into the following main categories:

This guide assumes you have a basic understanding of your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. If you need help installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide. For more general information about system administration, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Introduction to System Administration. If you need more advanced documentation such as an overview of file systems, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Reference Guide. If you need security information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security Guide.


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