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Practical Linux Security Cookbook

By : Michael A Lindner, Tajinder Kalsi
Book Image

Practical Linux Security Cookbook

By: Michael A Lindner, Tajinder Kalsi

Overview of this book

With the growing popularity of Linux, more and more administrators have started moving to the system to create networks or servers for any task. This also makes Linux the first choice for any attacker now. Due to the lack of information about security-related attacks, administrators now face issues in dealing with these attackers as quickly as possible. Learning about the different types of Linux security will help create a more secure Linux system. Whether you are new to Linux administration or experienced, this book will provide you with the skills to make systems more secure. With lots of step-by-step recipes, the book starts by introducing you to various threats to Linux systems. You then get to walk through customizing the Linux kernel and securing local files. Next you will move on to manage user authentication locally and remotely and also mitigate network attacks. Finally, you will learn to patch bash vulnerability and monitor system logs for security. With several screenshots in each example, the book will supply a great learning experience and help you create more secure Linux systems.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Practical Linux Security Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Installing and booting from a kernel


After having spent a lot of time configuring and compiling the kernel, we can now start the process of installing the kernel on the local system.

Getting ready

Before starting the installation of the kernel, make sure to back up all your important data on the system. Also, make a copy of /boot/ on an external storage that is formatted in the FAT32 filesystem. This will help with repairing the system if the installation process fails for any reason.

How to do it…

After completing the compilation of the kernel, we can then start following the commands required to proceed with the installation of the kernel.

  1. Install drivers by running the following command:

    The preceding command will copy the modules to a subdirectory of/lib/modules.

  2. Now, run the following command to install the actual kernel:

    make install
    
  3. This command executes /sbin/installkernel.

  4. The new kernel will be installed in /boot/vmlinuz-{version}.

    If a symbolic link already exists for /boot/vmlinuz, it...