Linux Administration by Example

by Kerry Cox

A guide for the administrators of small networks demonstrates Linux's use in desktop workstations in addition to installation, configuration, coordinating users and peripherals, file management, applications, and system security

550 pages, Paperback

First published March 4, 2000

About the author

Kerry Cox received his Ph.D. in German Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was the System Administrator and Network Engineer for KSL Radio and Television for nearly 5 years. He worked on the NBC 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and provided network backup to national programming. Since then he has worked as a Linux engineer for familysearch.org, as a security consultant for Fidelity Investments, and as IT Director for Sorenson Media. He also worked as CIO for Mountain Medical and as IT Operations Manager for WJ Bradley. He recently taught computer courses at Neumont University. He is currently a Curriculum Developer for Juniper Networks. He has published several technical manuals and is currently working on a novel of historical fiction. He has a lovely wife, Karen, to whom he has been married for over 30 years. Kerry and Karen are proud parents of three sons and a daughter.