Linux System Administration Black Book [With CDROM]

by Dee-Ann Leblanc

Provides immediate solutions to the most common Linux installation and configuration tasks. It expertly explains the complexities of upgrading an existing Linux installation and rebuilding from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576104192
• ISBN13: 9781576104194
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
• Length: 711 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Good for reference but definitely not for learners

After going through lots of other Linux books, finally found one which has everything except how to install Linux on your computer.It's a quick and easy way to go around your way while administrating Linux machine provided you have some familiarity with the operating system environment. The book gives you solutions and answers to lots of common (and uncommon, and sometimes too simple to be worth mentioning in any other book) problems and questions. The book is ordered according to topics and each topic contains related questions and answers. Each question also has reference to other possible questions. For example, in installing a printer, a question such as 'How to connect to Windows printer from Linux' refers to 'How to install printer on Linux and access it from Windows'.Very useful for someone who is actually working with Linux and need to refer to a book every now and then for quick answers, but definitely not for someone who is just starting to learn Linux administration or hoping to learn it by using this book.

MARVELOUS BOOK!!!

The combination of very well-written, clear theoretical material and "how to" sections is excellent, leaving all published competitors far behind in the dust. Spectrum and profoundness of covered material is unprecedented. I am an undergraduate computer science student and didn't buy this book for some specific task, just to enlighten myself more in the field,and found a lot of new knowledge. But after graduation, on my first day on the job this book will be in my briefcase: it can save me a lot of effort. "Linux System Administration Black Book" is really great for everyone: from guys who barely know how to spell "kernel" to experienced, sometimes arrogant gurus.

Information for the trenches...

Whether you are a newbie to Linux, or recompile Linux Kernels to run your blender in your sleep, this book is for you.The book is huge (686 pages not counting appendix or index pages) and contains no fluff anywhere, pure information on User Account management, installation & configuration, DNS, Apache, NFS and other "basic" services, shell scripting, building RPMs, hell... everything from Apache to Zeus is in here.The topics are well presented, no glossing over things just to say they are included, but rather indepth and compotent coverage of each area. My only gripe is that it is a bit too RedHat (and RH Clone) centric. Not enough coverage of my personal favorite Distro (Debian). Other than that one small personal dig, this is a great book, and sits on my desk next to about 4 other books I use daily.I want to congratulate the author, Dee-Ann has done a great job compiling and melding alot of different and obtuse information and presenting it in a means that is easy to follow, understand, and most importantly, FIND what you are looking for.I cannot say it enough, if you run Linux, this book is for you.

great book

As a system administrator i wanted to learn more about linux and is server potencial. When i saw this, book only two words: "great book!"