Linux Administration Handbook

by Nemeth / Snyder / Hein

“As this book shows, Linux systems are just as functional, secure, and reliable as their proprietary counterparts. Thanks to the ongoing efforts of thousands of Linux developers, Linux is more ready than ever for deployment at the frontlines of the real world. The authors of this book know that terrain well, and I am happy to leave you in their most capable hands.”—Linus Torvalds “The most successful sysadmin book of all time—because it works!”—Rik Farrow, editor of ; “This book clearly explains current technology with the perspective of decades of experience in large-scale system administration. Unique and highly recommended.”—Jonathan Corbet, cofounder, LWN.net “Nemeth et al. is the overall winner for Linux it’s intelligent, full of insights, and looks at the implementation of concepts.”—Peter Salus, editorial director, Matrix.net Since 2001, Linux Administration Handbook has been the definitive resource for every Linux system administrator who must efficiently solve technical problems and maximize the reliability and performance of a production environment. Now, the authors have systematically updated this classic guide to address today’s most important Linux distributions and most powerful new administrative tools. The authors spell out detailed best practices for every facet of system administration, including storage management, network design and administration, web hosting, software configuration management, performance analysis, Windows interoperability, and much more. Sysadmins will especially appreciate the thorough and up-to-date discussions of such difficult topics such as DNS, LDAP, security, and the management of IT service organizations. Linux Administration Handbook, Second Edition, reflects the current versions of these leading Sharing their war stories and hard-won insights, the authors capture the behavior of Linux systems in the real world, not just in ideal environments. They explain complex tasks in detail and illustrate these tasks with examples drawn from their extensive hands-on experience.

Genres: Technology, Computer Science, Nonfiction, Reference, Computers, Technical, Science

Paperback

First published October 30, 2006

Reviews

[Darin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Of the books devoted to general Linux system administration, this is by far the most in-depth that I have seen. Even though the book is huge, it still is only able to provide limited coverage of many topics since many of those same topics have entire books devoted just to them. Nonetheless, this is still a good place to look for system administration information if you want more than the very shallow coverage provided by most system administration books.

[Kyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was a little worried, since this book wasn't ever going to be part of my shelf of O'Reilly Books. However, this book provides excellent, concise coverage of a variety of topics that a Linux Systems Administrator is likely to encounter. It doesn't cover any one topic in great depth, instead suggesting the appropriate O'Reilly book. I strongly recommend it when you find you need a broad overview of Systems Administration.

[Jurvis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first Linux-specific system administration book (aside from man pages) and it treated me very well. Evi et al have written a comprehensive and accessible bible for new and seasoned linux admins alike. This book is always within arm's reach in my office.

[Davem2 · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for any network admin! Covers linux in particular but does a great job covering concepts that are common across all operating systems

[Oleg · Rating 4 out of 5]

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