Linux Service Management Made Easy with systemd
Linux Service Management Made Easy with systemd
Overview of this book
Linux Service Management Made Easy with systemd will provide you with an in-depth understanding of systemd, so that you can set up your servers securely and efficiently.This is a comprehensive guide for Linux administrators that will help you get the best of systemd, starting with an explanation of the fundamentals of systemd management.You’ll also learn how to edit and create your own systemd units, which will be particularly helpful if you need to create custom services or timers and add features or security to an existing service.
Next, you'll find out how to analyze and fix boot-up challenges and set system parameters. An overview of cgroups that'll help you control system resource usage for both processes and users will also be covered, alongside a practical demonstration on how cgroups are structured, spotting the differences between cgroups Version 1 and 2, and how to set resource limits on both.
Finally, you'll learn about the systemd way of performing time-keeping, networking, logging, and login management. You'll discover how to configure servers accurately and gather system information to analyze system security and performance.
By the end of this Linux book, you’ll be able to efficiently manage all aspects of a server running the systemd init system.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Preface
Section 1: Using systemd
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Chapter 1: Understanding the Need for systemd
Chapter 2: Understanding systemd Directories and Files
Chapter 3: Understanding Service, Path, and Socket Units
Chapter 4: Controlling systemd Services
Chapter 5: Creating and Editing Services
Chapter 6: Understanding systemd Targets
Chapter 7: Understanding systemd Timers
Chapter 8: Understanding the systemd Boot Process
Chapter 9: Setting System Parameters
Chapter 10: Understanding Shutdown and Reboot Commands
Section 2: Understanding cgroups
Chapter 11: Understanding cgroups Version 1
Chapter 12: Controlling Resource Usage with cgroups Version 1
Chapter 13: Understanding cgroup Version 2
Section 3: Logging, Timekeeping, Networking, and Booting
Chapter 14: Using journald
Chapter 15: Using systemd-networkd and systemd-resolved
Chapter 16: Understanding Timekeeping with systemd
Chapter 17: Understanding systemd and Bootloaders
Chapter 18: Understanding systemd-logind
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