Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
  • Conventions
  • Documentation Accessibility
  • Access to Oracle Support for Accessibility
  • Diversity and Inclusion
• 1 Working With the GRUB 2 Bootloader and Configuring Boot Services
  • About the Boot Process
  • Working With the GRUB 2 Bootloader
    • Customizing GRUB 2 Configuration
    • Using the GRUB 2 Bootloader to Set the Default Boot Kernel
  • Kernel Boot Parameters
  • Modifying Kernel Boot Parameters Before Booting
  • Modifying Kernel Boot Parameters in GRUB 2 Configuration
• 2 Working With System Services
  • About the systemd Service Manager
  • About System-State Targets
    • Displaying the Default and Active System-State Targets
    • Changing the Default and Active System-State Targets
    • Shutting Down, Suspending, and Rebooting the System
    • Starting and Stopping Services
    • Enabling and Disabling Services
    • Displaying the Status of Services
    • Controlling Access to System Resources
    • Modifying systemd Configuration Files
    • Running systemctl on a Remote System
• 3 Configuring System Settings
  • About the /etc/sysconfig Files
  • About the /proc Virtual File System
    • Virtual Files and Directories Under /proc
    • Changing Kernel Parameters
    • Parameters That Control System Performance
    • Parameters That Control Kernel Panics
  • About the /sys Virtual File System
  • Configuring System Date and Time Settings
• 4 Device Management
  • About Device Files
  • About the Udev Device Manager
  • About Udev Rules
  • Querying Udev and Sysfs
  • Modifying Udev Rules
• 5 Kernel Modules
  • About Kernel Modules
  • Listing Information about Loaded Modules
  • Loading and Unloading Modules
  • About Module Parameters
  • Specifying Modules To Be Loaded at Boot Time
  • About Weak Update Modules