We have reached the last chapter of CentOS System Administration Essentials, and you are nearly a Linux Ninja; however, before you can pass with flying colors, you will learn some best practices in the deployment of CentOS Linux. This chapter will cover the subjects that we have specifically looked at and some other more generic CentOS best practices to consider when administering your systems. Additionally, we will take a quick peek at the new features that you will find in Enterprise Linux 7 from Red Hat and CentOS.
Securing remote access to your system: Here, we take a look at OpenSSH and some considerations that you may want to review
OpenLDAP best practices: Here, we ensure that your directory service is kept running the way that you want
Nginx best practices: A quick guide to some dos and don'ts when configuring the web server
Mastering Puppet: A checklist on what and how to secure on your Linux server.
What's new in CentOS 7: This guide is predominately...