Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Server Essentials [Paperback]

Schoun Regan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0321357582 | ISBN-13: 978-0321357588 | Publication Date: August 27, 2005

The only Apple-certified book on Mac OS X Server, this
comprehensive reference takes server administrators, support
technicians, and ardent Mac users deep inside the server
operating system, covering everything from installing and
configuring Mac OS X Server to the fine points of networking
technologies, service administration, customizing users and
groups, command-line service equivalents, and more. Keyed
to the learning objectives of the Apple Certified Technical
Coordinator certification exam, the lessons in this self-paced
volume serve as a perfect supplement to Apple’s own training
class, as well as a first-rate primer for computer support
personnel who need to support and maintain Mac OS X
Server as part of their jobs.

• Focused lessons take you step-by-step through practical,real-world tasks
  

• Ample illustrations help you master techniques fast

• Lesson goals and time estimates help you plan your time

• Chapter reviews summarize what you’ve learned

About the Editor:

 Schoun Regan is CEO of I.T. Instruction
(www.itinstruction.com) and leads its group of roving
IT specialists, The Mac Trainers. Schoun routinely travels
North America, training users on Mac OS X, Mac OS X
Server, Windows integration, and image management and
deployment. He organizes and speaks at the Mac OS X Pro
conference sessions at Macworld Expo and various other
conventions, educational institutions, and businesses.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

A longtime Mac consultant and speaker, Schoun Regan is the director of training at the Mac Group, a research and development, consulting, and training firm. Schoun is an ideal author for this topic, as he helped write technical documentation for Apple's Mac OS X Panther team. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky.

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press (August 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321357582
• ISBN-13: 978-0321357588
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,205,147 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It is what it says it is, August 25, 2006

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orangekay (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Server Essentials (Paperback)

This book is not perfect, but the harshly negative reviews it's gotten so far are pretty much baseless. This is a book about Mac OS X Server. It is not a book about BIND or Apache or VPNs or any of the countless other services it is possible to run *on* Mac OS X Server. If you want to learn about the specifics of Apple's management utilities or are preparing for the Apple Technical Coordinator certification exams, then this is a fine book. If you know absolutely nothing about networking or server administration and want a book that's going to turn you into a sysadmin overnight, then you should definitely look elsewhere.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Difference between this text and the official Apple training guide, October 30, 2005

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Harry J. Lubansky "sysadmin" (Little Rock, AR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Server Essentials (Paperback)

I guess that this book was written to be an add-on to the Apple Training course MAc OS X Server Essentials v10.4 Student Guide and Student Workbook, the texts which go along with the 4 day server course Apple offers in various cities around the country. I remember the instructor mentioning the book, but she did not have one with her to show and recommend. I would think that the book would receive greater use if mentioned by Apple on its site. Its trainers should show how the book extends the course in its training. I finally got to see a copy of the book, and liked its fuller explanations of what Apple might have just touched on in its guide. I rate the book well, especially on the author's additions to server features.

29 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Setting Up and Administering an Apple Server, September 24, 2005

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Server Essentials (Paperback)

Most people normally thing of the Mac as being a personal workstation with several advantages over those other kinds of machines. But, of course, the Mac is a fully functional general purpose computer and Mac OS X is really Linux based so that all of the normal Linux functions work.

This book is specifically on using the Mac as a server. It presumes that you have some knowledge on using Mac OS X on a desktop machine, and specifically Mac OS X version 10.4. Mac OS X Server is built on top of Mac OS X. This book concentrates on the differences between the desktop and standard operating systems. ==The basic server functions covered include:

Gateway Services
Authenticating and Authorizing Accounts
Using Open Directory
Print Service
File Service.

The book has a brief introduction to the Enterprise level services that are included in Mac OS X Server. These include iChat, QuickTime Streaming Server, Mail Services, Web Services, XGrid, XSan. Each of these functions are worth having a book about them in their own right. And a complete description of all of them is considered outside the scope of this book.

This book is part of the official Apple training series. It is used in the Apple Training and Certification Program. A CD is included which includes an Apple training video on Kerberos as well as lesson and reference files.