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"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 ;login:
"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
administration: 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
distributions: 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. Editorial ReviewsProduct Description“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 ;login: “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 administration: 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 distributions: - Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®
- FedoraTM Core
- SUSE® Linux Enterprise
- Debian® GNU/Linux
- Ubuntu® Linux
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. |
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Reader Reviews From Amazon (Ranked by 'Helpfulness') Average Customer Rating: based on 46 reviews. Linux Admin. Handbook, 2009-06-10 Reviewer rating: This book sucks, well for me that I'm a bigginer, but my class required it. I would not recommend it unless you know a lot about linux, and want to use it as a reference. | The Gap, 2009-06-02 Reviewer rating: I like books that begin with a chapter, entitled "Where to Start". It contains good advice about what one needs to know and have to begin administration. Later chapters give an general overview of a subject then points to other sources rather than trying to be an extensive exposition for everything. Though the book is probably no longer worth full price, it is a handy groundwork reference. | Fantastic Title on Linux System Administration, 2009-04-08 Reviewer rating: The best book I've read on Linux System Administration, hands down. Nemeth et al. have outdone themselves with the second edition of this handy reference and bedtime read.
I wrote an Amazon.com review of the first edition of this book when I was 16, and the only negative thing I had to say about it was that it didn't cover the X Windowing System. Seven years later, I was delighted to pick up the second edition of this book and find that they had added a chapter on the X Windowing System!
If you already have the first edition, there is not enough new material to justify buying the second edition; most of the material is essentially the same (one exception being the chapter added on the X Windowing System as noted above). This edition has re-focused on a lot of the currently popular distributions such as Ubuntu and Fedora. But if you're reading this book, chances are you already know the differences and are just looking for a reference on the myriad tools that each distribution packages.
Bottom line, this book is fantastic, even better than the first. But if I hadn't lost my copy of the first edition somewhere along the way in college, it wouldn't have been worth it to buy the second edition. | Excellent for the Linux newbie, 2008-11-18 Reviewer rating: I stumbled across this book on a library shelf when I was about to install Linux on my home machine for the first time since I'd had Debian (pre-fancy-new-installer) on my laptop in college. (The wireless on that *&@$ thing never worked. Eventually I reformatted it, having learned nothing. But I digress.)
Despite its title, it's less geared towards the professional sysadmin (who will already know most of the useful stuff it mentions) and more geared towards the hobbyist administering his own computer and/or home network. This made it excellent for me. It may be excellent for you too, if you
(1) Have at least a little command-line experience in another OS.
(2) Are unfamiliar with the day-to-day operations of a Linux system and want to get your bearings *before* being airdropped into your own Linux environment.
(3) Work best with a system when you have a firm conceptual understanding of it.
I say this last because after you read LAH, you will still need some practice and manpage reading to be able to use the standard Linux utilities well, but you should "get" Linux, how it works and how it differs from your current operating system. If you're already well-acquainted with this, LAH will probably add only a little to your knowledge (though it'll still be a joy to read).
To have the complete picture, you should also try to get a book specific to your distribution so that you can learn its package management system. For Debian, I recommend Krafft's The Debian System: Concepts and Techniques, which has unparalleled coverage of dpkg. For other distros, you're on your own, but find a relevant online forum and you'll probably get some good suggestions. (If you don't know what a package management system is or what it's for: that's why you need to read LAH first.) | Linux Handbook, 2008-04-06 Reviewer rating: You can't go wrong having this book. It has already helped me solve a couple of problems I was having with Ubuntu Linux. I am not an administrator but a home user and this book has already come in handy. It's not a bad addition to any Linux library. |
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