UNIX System Administration
Handbook (3rd Edition) by Trent Hein
Doubleplus Good!
The third edition of Unix System Administration Handbook stands as a
fantastic Unix book, perhaps one thats destined for legend. Its arguably
the best general Unix book around. Dont delay in getting it, and dont spend
too much time flinching at the price; its worth it. If you work with Unix--in
any of its flavors--youll use this book, and frequently. How, then, to begin
the song of praises for the book? Lets start with its comprehensiveness.
The authors--a whole passel of them, but miraculously consistent in style-
-deal with every subject thats central to the Unix universe. Their diligence
extends even to detailed coverage of subjects (like the Domain Name
System (DNS)) that many authorial squads omit. System administrators
need to understand it all--its good to see everything covered in one book.
Of course, you still will need more focused texts for really complicated
situations, but the coverage here will carry you a long way. Although you
probably will want to read this book cover to cover eventually, you might
first look at the index, which typically will guide you to a couple of
sections. First, an overview of the subject that interests you will explain
what the service or feature is meant to do, what it isnt meant to d o, and
how (in fairly general terms) it does its job. Youll find four sections--one
each on the relevant configuration facts of the four emphasized Unix
variants. These sections arent presented as explicit sequences of steps
(which invariably leave the reader asking, But, what if... anyway), but as
narratives that are interspersed with commands and configuration file
listings. The approach works well, and its made even better by the syntax
summaries and conceptual diagrams that pop up now and then. --David
Wall Topics covered: Administration of Unix systems, with specific
reference to Solaris 2.7, HP-UX 11.00, Red Hat Linux 6.2, and FreeBSD
3.4. Administration is a broad subject, and the authors touch on most of
its aspects, including user and file operations (basic and advanced),
hardware configuration, and kernel tweaking. Networking coverage
includes basic connectivity, routing, server software, DNS, and security.
This book is fun and functional as a desktop reference. If you use Unix
systems, you need this book in your short reach library. It covers a bit
about the history of the systems, but doesnt bloviate. Its just
straightfoward information delivered in colorful and memorable fasion. The
book covers System V, Uni x, BSD, Linux, all the basics.
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