Linux Administration Handbook

by Trent R. Hein, Garth Snyder, Evi Nemeth

Book Overview

Examines how Linux systems behave in real-world ecosystems, not how they might behave in ideal environments. The second edition incorporates the changes in Linux systems in the past 18 months, which... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131480049
• ISBN13: 9780131480049
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
• Length: 1001 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

for admins, not your mom

I picked up this book because I have used the 2nd and 3rd editions of UNIX Administration Handbook for years. This book is easy to read and provides some entertainment with the authors' insight into Linux administration. As with it's brother the UAH, this book follows the same format but IS updated to reflect the Linux specifics. I picked it up also because it covers RH 7.2 and the UAH only covered 6.2. This book is a must for people who admin linux servers for large corporations, small businesses, or simply are running their own mail/dns/web server from their DSL connection at home.If you are looking for a book that gets you setup on KDE or GNOME, this is not the book. If you want to learn and use the power of a networked Linux server, this is for you.I have worked with UNIX for 6 years, Linux for 5 and recommend this book to anyone who will admin it.

An Excellent Book for the Professional

This is an excellent book on the subject; it is comprehensive and very well-written. The authors explain not only how things work, but in many cases they include historical background to explain why things work as they do.The book is clearly targeted at professional system administrators. There is little discussion of the GUI-based administration tools that come with most Linux distributions, nor are there enough examples to simply use the book as a cookbook. The book is primarily concerned with server rather than client administration; it won't tell you how to get your sound card to work or configure your desktop environment.For the amateur trying to configure a home Linux system, this may be the wrong book, but for a professional systems administrator, or a developer curious about the mysteries of system administration, this book is a five-star must-have.

Warning -- not for dummies

Want to understand how a Linux system works? Want to understand the considerations in the care and feeding of a Linux system? Want to see how it all comes together underneath the covers? Then buy this book.Finally, a book on Linux system administration that does not start with explaining command prompts, the vi and emacs editors, and more mind-numbing descriptions of common utilities like ls.I wished that there would be a chapter on the setup and administration of X, KDE and GNOME, but alas, the authors did not deem it necessary. The "Dummies Unleashed in 21 days" crowd will find this book too full of serious material for their liking. And horror of horrors, they will find that there is no CD at the back of the book with a Linux distribution. For the others, this is a delightful book that treats you like an intelligent person. Worth the money you spend.

Another excellent book by our friends, Evi, Garth and Trent.

Just got this book and opened it to the security chapter with the purple, Unix System Admin Handbook opened to the same chapter. The new Linux Admin Handbook follows the exact same, time-tested layout as the Unix book. Fans will feel right at home. However, it has lots of new info for Linux users.This is a great overview of the useful and important things you need to know.If you are new to Linux, I recommend this be your second book. Your first book should teach you how to install Linux and get your system up and running with an overview of all the basics.My two favorite things about this book is that it is very easy to read compared to other tech books and it gives you what you need very quickly without diving into a ?rabbit hole? of impractical information.Thank you Evi, Garth and Trent.