LinuxPlanet: Remote Administration of Linux Systems

“Any system administrator who has to deal with two or more
network servers will have to, at one point or another, solve the
task of remote administration. Such an option can lead to better
centralized control and supervising and help allocate (with preset
limits) access for end-users.

“Linux provides useful services for remote administration that
even allow you to disconnect a monitor and keyboard from the
server, leaving only a very secure system case, while keeping the
full functionality and comfort as working with a local console.

“In this article we will examine remote administration using the
Red Hat Linux distribution. Path names and the format of
configuration files in other distributions may vary…”

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