Review by Peter Krumins
on 2020-03-10
Product: UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook I call this book the Unix bible. I got this book (third edition) 13 years ago and read it pretty much cover to cover in a few weeks. Even 13 years later I still refer to it every now and then, and I always find something new. This book is a true classic and pretty much the only general Unix sysadmin book you will ever need.
Review by R. Lodato
on 2020-03-10
Product: 1590594444 Hardening Linux by James Turnbull, stands out in my mind as a vitally important text that clearly lays out how to make your Linux boxes as secure as possible. Mr. Turnbull has done a remarkable job in delineating the potential vulnerabilities, and how to mitigate them. Each chapter covers a particular focus area in depth, with carefully worded and easy-to-follow examples. In the cases where you need to install some other piece of software to provide the extra security, he gives you the step-by-step details, leaving nothing for misinterpretation.
Review by richard
on 2020-03-10
Product: UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook The book is an covers a broad area of Linux. DNS is covered in great detail. Writing style is pretty readable and understandable for someone learning about the subject. Rating: 4 0131480057 Count: 29
Review by Thomas Duff
on 2020-03-10
Product: 0131470248 If you’re looking for a very comprehensive guide to running the Fedora Core and Red Hat Enterprise distribution of Linux, you’ll want to check out A Practical Guide To Red Hat Linux by Mark Sobell (Prentice Hall). This book is packed with information… Chapter list: Welcome to Linux; Installation Overview; Step-by-Step Installation; Introduction to Red Hat Linux; The Linux Utilities; The Linux Filesystem; The Shell 1; Linux GUIs: X, GNOME, and KDE; The Shell 2: The Bourne Again Shell; Networking and the Internet; System Administration: Core Concepts; Files, Directories, and Filesystems; Downloading and Installing Software; Printing with CUPS; Rebuilding the Linux Kernal; Administration Tasks; Configuring a LAN; OpenSSH: Secure Network Communication; FTP: Transferring Files Across a Network; sendmail: Setting Up Mail Clients, Servers, and More; NIS: Network Information Service; NFS: Sharing Filesystems; Samba: Integrating Linux and Windows; DNS/BIND: Tracking Domain Names and Addresses; iptables: Setting Up a Firewall; Apache ([…] Setting Up a Web Server; Programming Tools; Programming the Bourne Again Shell; Regular Expressions; Help; Security; The Free Software Definition; The Linux 2.
Review by tkent
on 2020-03-10
Product: Linux Bible Don’t bother. Very generic - you can get all this from various forums on the web. Web server and DNS sections are watered down and primarily for Red Hat/Fedora. No good details on zones/BIND/named. His Red Hat Linux9 Bible from 2003 is much better than this. Rating: 2 0470230193 Count: 52