# The Linux System Administrator's Guide

## Version 0.9

### Lars Wirzenius

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### Joanna Oja

`<Current email address unknown>`

### Stephen Stafford

`<stephen@clothcat.demon.co.uk.NOSPAM>`

### Alex Weeks

`<draxeman@gmail.com.NOSPAM>`

An introduction to system administration of a Linux system for novices.

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List of Tables
5-1. Comparing Filesystem Features
5-2. Sizes
5-3. My Partitions
9-1. Run level numbers
12-1. Efficient backup scheme using many backup levels

List of Figures
2-1. Some of the more important parts of the Linux kernel
3-1. Parts of a Unix directory tree. Dashed lines indicate partition limits.
5-1. A schematic picture of a hard disk.
5-2. A sample hard disk partitioning.
5-3. Three separate filesystems.
5-4. `/home` and `/usr` have been mounted.
10-1. Logins via terminals: the interaction of init, getty, login, and the shell.
12-1. A sample multilevel backup schedule.

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