On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 3:42 PM, Valeri Galtsev <galtsev at kicp.uchicago.edu> wrote: > > > Still, there are many knowledgeable people on the list, they may give > different recommendation, which will create some pool of choices. I asked > John and Jonathan, I'd like to ask also Les Mikesell and Mr. SilverTip257: > what would you, gentlemen, recommend? Anybody? (I know there are many > experts on the list - larger number than my poor brain can hold ;-) Are you looking for something simpler or more detailed than the obvious starting point? https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/System_Administrators_Guide/ or https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Security_Guide/index.html It may be good to read other guides to understand what is specific to RHEL/Centos and what works in general, but there is probably more than you want to know in the official docs. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com