Red Hat Linux Pocket Administrator [Paperback]

Richard Petersen (Author), Ibrahim Haddad (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072229748 | ISBN-13: 978-0072229745 | Publication Date: July 25, 2003 | Edition: 1

This handy resource offers busy network administrators clear and concise information for daily on-the-job tasks--all in a portable format. Key management tasks are presented in logically organized sections, with special emphasis on system administration. You’ll get details on file, print, application, mail, terminal, streaming media, and remote servers--and much more.

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Your On-the-Job Quick Reference

Carry essential Red Hat Linux administration and troubleshooting information right in your back pocket so you can handle a wide variety of tasks on-the-spot. This handy resource covers key management topics, with an emphasis on system administration, and gives you quick solutions in an easy-to-find format. Don't leave your desk without it!

Get details on:

• Managing and securing users and groups
• Installing software and building RPM packages
• Using the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)
• Mounting, formatting, and configuring file systems
• Managing multiple hard disks with RAID and LVM
• Device files and modules
• Print servers (CUPS and LPRng)
• Kernel administration
• Scheduling tasks and managing services

About the Author

Richard Petersen (Berkeley, CA) has an MLIS in library and information studies and teaches UNIX and C/C++ courses at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of Linux: The Complete Reference (first and second editions) and Academic Press' Introductory C: Pointers, Functions, and Files.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (July 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072229748
• ISBN-13: 978-0072229745
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,383,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, easy to use reference, December 16, 2003

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This review is from: Red Hat Linux Pocket Administrator (Paperback)

This is not my only Linux reference, but it's the one I'm finding it easy to use quickly when all I need is some specific piece of information to get something done.

Unlike many of the larger 'bible'-type books, this one is small and easy to use and keep handy. I have some of the larger books as well, but I think this one is more useful if I need to look something up quick or if I need to carry a book with me back to the computer lab.

In short -- this is a great, concise Red Hat reference. I'd recommend it as a compliment to having some of the larger, more in-depth books.

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice to have on a desk, February 10, 2008

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This review is from: Red Hat Linux Pocket Administrator (Paperback)

This is a good book to have as an administrator but some commands such as redhat-config-* is outdated. Otherwise the book has some useful information one might need to quickly.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for those 'senior moments', March 24, 2006

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This review is from: Red Hat Linux Pocket Administrator (Paperback)

This is my carry-around, cheat-sheet, security-blanket, reminder book... when I get busy with customers crying about load averages, reports to acknowledge, system emails to pour through (I know, there are scripts for that!..), and troubleshooting to do, sometimes I just cannot get my brain to sort my "all things Linux" database to find what I need (was it a -R or -r with chown??) Maybe it's an age thing, or a vitamin thing, but this little book is my start-with book. It's easy to flip thru and find that little crumb you are looking for to get going again. And by all means, it is not a Linux in a Nutshell, or other more comprehensive reference book, but certainly for quickie RH-specific double-checks, it's perfect.