Type

Book

Year

2011

Authors

Nemeth, E., Snyder, G., Hein, T.R., Whaley, B.

Identifiers

• ISBN: 978-0-13-148005-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)

• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-148005-6

• ISBN-10: 0-13-148005-7

Abstract

When we were writing the first edition of this book in the mid-1980s, we were eager to compare our manuscript with other books about system administration. To our delight, we could find only three. These days, you have your choice of hundreds. Here are the features that distinguish our book:

• We take a hands-on approach. You already have plenty of manuals; our purpose is to summarize our collective perspective on system administration and to recommend approaches that stand the test of time. This book contains numerous war stories and a wealth of pragmatic advice.

• This is not a book about how to run UNIX or Linux at home, in your garage, or on your PDA. We describe the management of production environments such as businesses, government offices, and universities.

• We cover networking in detail. It is the most difficult aspect of system administration and the area in which we think we can be of most help.

• We cover the major variants of UNIX and Linux.

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