Aix for Breakfast: A Guide for Programmers and System Administrators [Paperback]

Phillip Houtz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1996

This package provides a guide to using and administrating AIX, the IBM version of the UNIX operating system. It highlights the exceptions created by IBM, and references the implementation of AIX in an IBM environment.

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AIX is the IBM version of the UNIX operating system, which supports more commands and functions than traditional UNIX. This complete guide to using and administering AIX highlights the exceptions created by IBM, and references the implementation of AIX in an IBM environment.

Covers AIX shells, the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT), AIX system administration, X Windows customization, and system and data backup.

For programmers and system administrators using the IBM version of UNIX - called AIX.

Product Details

• Paperback: 498 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; Pap/Dsk edition (March 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0133996840
• ISBN-13: 978-0133996845
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,505,573 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #10 in Books > Computers & Technology > Operating Systems > Unix > AIX

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A rehash of SMIT, November 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Aix for Breakfast: A Guide for Programmers and System Administrators (Paperback)

Unfortunately, this book adds no insight into using or configuring AIX. A large portion of the pages are covered with screen shots of various SMIT screens (the AIX administration tool) and the text surrounding these screen shots does not provide any meaningfull insight.

I've spent a considerable amount of time with this book and have put it away permanently in favor of The AIX Survival Guide.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars An awful book. Read the SMIT panels instead., May 4, 1999

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The Dead Senator (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aix for Breakfast: A Guide for Programmers and System Administrators (Paperback)

This book is *not* for the seasoned admin. The topics covered are quite base and new AIX folks can merely hit the <F1> button in the SMIT panel to get the very same explanation that the book regurgitates.

I implore you to not waste your money on this book. It tells the reader nothing new and gives no insight to the wonders of AIX. I think this is the worst AIX book out there. There has to be one and this is it.

I would give it zero stars if I could.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a great help for new admins, August 10, 2001

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mary short (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aix for Breakfast: A Guide for Programmers and System Administrators (Paperback)

I was pleased to find that the author understood the trepidation which new system administrators feel when they don't know what will happen next in a series of menus and screens. Showing each SMIT screen and explaining what would happen has given me far greater confidence in using SMIT.

I have found in particular, that the section on complex printer setup has been a life saver. The approach has kept setup of 3rd party printers to a minimum of concern.

I think that this book is one of the best for new UNIX users who find themselves facing AIX without a strong background in UNIX. The book is well indexed and has been my best technical resource for AIX.