Linux System Administration by Tom Adelstein, Bill Lubanovic

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The Barnes & Noble Review
With Linux doing so much more than file and print nowadays, Linux administrators must know more, too. Not every Linux admin book can keep up. This one can: O'Reilly's Linux System Administration.

You'll begin by setting up a Linux "multifunction" server: one that can be customized to all sorts of tasks, much as a car's wheelbase can be customized with different chassis and features. Then, building on it, you'll construct full-fledged Internet-ready environments; DNS servers; Postfix mail servers complete with authentication; LAMP (Apache, MySQL and PHP ) servers; and much more.

You'll even learn how to implement load-balanced clusters and virtualization (Xen and VMWare). Just try looking for those topics in your old-fashioned admin guide. It ain't happening. (In fact, this book contains plenty of solutions the authors had to craft entirely from scratch. They're not on the Web, or newsgroups, or maillists: just here.) Bill Camarda, from the May 2007 Read Only

From the Publisher

As Linux continues to grow in market share as an enterprise operating system, system administrators need to solve problems in a wide range of applications and work environments. To help you get to the bottom of real-life problems quickly, "Linux System Administration" is organized around three common administration scenarios: Linux as a hub for a home or small office, Linux as LAMP system (Linux-Apache web server-MySQL database- PHP/Perl/Python scripting languages), and remote administration of Linux machines.
You will be able to move beyond the basics of individual Linux tools in order to competently support users and maintain systems in actual work environments. "Linux System Administration" provides a solid background for Linux desktop users who want to move beyond the basics of Linux, and for experienced system administrators who are looking to gain more advanced skills.

Product Details

• ISBN: 0596009526
  
• ISBN-13: 9780596009526
• Format: Paperback, 279pp
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
• Pub. Date: March 2007
• Sales Rank: 206,437