On Tue, Aug 03, 1999 at 05:21:20PM -0700, Mr. M wrote:
On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Wayne, Steven L SSI-TSEA-353 wrote:
"Running Linux" has most of the answers, with both you should be pretty well covered.
Is that any better than combining the Network and the System Admin's Guides avaliable free online?
All the books from O'Reilly are good. I wouldn't recommend purchasing Running Linux unless the new edition (3rd) is finally out. The 2nd edition is 4 years old!
Yes they are. There are a number of other good ones out there too. Sams has some good stuff (SlackWare Unleashed is pretty good for getting into the meat of Linux, I don't know how recent it is anymore though).
You may also want to pick up a copy of "Essential System Administration" by AEleen Frisch. It's a bit dated on Linux, however, it does cover Unix system administration of various Unices - System V and BSD. The book is more than just a "how-to". The author shares her years of experience as a Unix sysadmin and the many aspects related to the job. It's one of my favorites.
I just really felt the need to say that "Essential System Administration" is an incredible book. It took me from being a decent user to knowing enough (and what else to find out about) to be a fully qualified System Admin. Definately high on my favorites list. The vast majority of what she talks about with Linux is still relevant. Also, most of the stuff on the other Unixen is very relevant. -- Jeff -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS/M/>P d-(pu) s+:- a17>? C++(++++) L+++ UL++(+++)@>++++$ P+ E W++@ N+ o? K- w--- O? M V- PS+ PE(--)@ Y++@ PGP t+ 5 X++@ R++@ !tv@ b++ DI++++ D- G e- h! r++ y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------