UNIX System Administration Handbook

The second edition of UNIX System Administration Handbook written by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, and Trent R. Hein was published in January, 1995 by Prentice Hall's PTR Division. It's 780 pages and includes a CD-ROM; the complete reference is:

UNIX System Administration Handbook, 2nd Edition (1995) ISBN 0-13-151051-7.

This sweeping revision of the world's most comprehensive guide to UNIX system administration is essential for administrators of all levels of experience. As a tutorial, it introduces the topics of system administration in a logical, easy-to-follow sequence and explains not only how to do things, but also why you need to do them. As a reference manual, it provides a clearly organized, one-stop source of answers for practically any administration question. This volume emphasizes six popular vendors' versions of UNIX representing both BSD-style and AT&T SVR4-style UNIX. The six systems specifically supported are:

Solaris
HP-UX
IRIX
SunOS
OSF/1
BSD/OS

Everything you need to know from the first steps of setting up a new system to advanced topics of networking, kernel configuration, mail configuration, device drivers, cabling specifications, hard disk formatting and partitioning, UUCP, accounting, security, and more.

The CD-ROM contains a wealth of the public domain system administration tools, many of which are discussed specifically in the book.

Bug Fixes

System Administration is a constantly changing field. This web page provides you access to the latest "bug fixes" and corrections to UNIX System Administration Handbook, as well as other related online resources.

sa-book@admin.com

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