Not CentOS specific, a fantastic resource is Rute User's Tutorial and
Exposition [0]. It has a little of everything, and will certainly help
lead you in the right direction if you need to find something. It's the
closest thing to a Linux manual I could ever find.
-David
[0]
http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz
Alex Dean wrote:
> keith smith wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm a web programmer and from time to time I am tasked to do some work
>> on a server. While I have been using and playing with Linux for about
>> 8 years I have really not spent too much time working with it in the
>> real world until recently.
>>
>> I personally run Fedora and the webservers I work on run CentOS or RHEL.
>>
>> I am looking for a reference that will list the things I might need to
>> know to manage a (web) server from the command line. Is there such a
>> thing or is it a crazy question?
>>
>
> Hi Keith. I feel your pain. There are lots of things to know, and it
> would be great to have it all in one place. The diversity/variety of
> free software means there usually isn't a single 'manual' for how to do
> things.
>
> For CentOs specifically, try http://www.centos.org/docs/.
>
> The trouble, though, is that the set of 'what I need to know' and 'what
> you need to know' and 'what generic hacker/admin needs to know' are
> never the same sets of stuff.
>
> I think the best advice is to start a collection of useful bookmarks (or
> a wiki page or whatever other medium suits you) for documentation for
> the set of technologies that comprise your application stack.
> * You've mentioned you're a PHP developer in other posts, so of course
> you know about php.net.
> * httpd.apache.org/docs is first-rate documentation for Apache (and
> could help you with the htpasswd confusion).
> * MySQL, Postgres, and other RDBMSs have great online docs.
> * For ssh questions, try http://www.openssh.com/manual.html.
> * You might also want to collect information SEO or interface design.
> That wouldn't be relevant to lots of programmers, but makes a ton of
> sense for web stuff.
>
> The point is that there's tons of information out there, but given the
> great variety of possible combinations of software, it's unlikely
> someone shares your identical stack and documentation needs.
>
> I'd say a wiki could work quite well. (It has for me.) Not only can
> you collect links that are useful, but you can also write your own
> HOWTOs (tailored to your situation). Making it public means that others
> can benefit from your reasearch, and even add to what you've collected.
>
> The trick is often identifying which organization/web site will have
> documentation for the specific issue you're working out. Knowing that
> openssh.org will have info on /usr/bin/ssh isn't obvious to everyone. I
> usually start with 'man whatever' for an unfamiliar program, and use the
> man page to check for references to URLs. I scan the man pages for
> keywords or organization names that can form the basis for better web
> searches. Also try looking in /usr/share or /usr/doc. Config files in
> /etc often have piles of comments that can point you in a useful
> direction. Keep in mind that man pages aren't limited to binaries. 'man
> ssh_config' gives more details about that specific config file. Really,
> trying 'man <anything>' is worth a shot.
>
> On RPM-based distros like RHEL/Centos, you can use the RPM database to
> get more information. 'rpm -qf /usr/bin/ssh' will tell you which
> package /usr/bin/ssh belongs to. then feed that package name into 'rpm
> -ql <packagename>' to find all files that are part of that package. This
> can often turn up documentation files in odd places you wouldn't have
> thought to look in. I know there are equivalent commands for
> Debian/dpkg, but i don't know them offhand.
>
> I hope that helps.
>
> alex
>
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