Finally my (unmanaged dedicated) server has been deployed (under 48 hours).最后我的（非托管专用）服务器已部署（下在48小时内） 。 Now my actual work begins.现在，我在实际工作中开始。 I have never done Linux administration.我从来没有这样做Linux的政府。 It is a totally new experience for me.这是一个完全新的经验，对我来说。 After some failed yum’s and rpm -i’s, I started reading.一些失败后，百胜集团和RPM的我奇摩，我开始读。 Internet is full of Linux documentation and Google is my friend and also the helpful Linux users worldwide (thanks).互联网是充满了Linux的文件和Google是我的朋友，也是有帮助的Linux世界各地的用户（感谢） 。

I am starting to get a hang of it.我开始得到坑的。 Along the way I have started learning several interesting things like the rc.d system, initlevels and so on.在前进的道路上我已开始学习的几个有趣的事情一样， rc.d系统， initlevels等。

I think the server should be initially in initlevel 3 (text) mode.我认为服务器应先在initlevel三（纯文字）模式。 Frankly I don’t wan’t to secure x server related ports at this time.坦白说，我不wan't ，以确保X服务器相关的港口在这个时候。

BTW: init 0 and init 6 are really nice touches.的BTW ： init的零和的init 6个是真的尼斯触及。

The default system had apache, sendmail, mysql etc. but they are not starting automatically.默认系统的Apache ， Sendmail的， MySQL的等，但他们不自动启动。 I need to configure them.我需要配置它们。 Then comes firewall.然后谈到防火墙。 I want to use an ISP configuration tool.我想使用一个ISP帐号配置工具。 I don’t want to be an ISP.我不想成为一个ISP帐号。 However I couldn’t find anything simpler to configure DNS, firewall, domains, sub-domains etc.不过，我无法找到任何简单的配置DNS ，防火墙，网域，子域等。

Finally I will focus on hardening the server, installing all patches and then testing.最后，我将侧重于强化服务器，安装所有补丁，然后测试。 Looks like I have a long weekend ahead of me but I am not complaining.看起来像我有一个长周末我前面，但我不能抱怨。 It is kind of an adventure.这是种冒险。 I plan to write-up short how-to’s after the experience.我打算写了短期如何的后经验。