UNIX Security (Sys Admin-Essential Reference Series) [Paperback]

Editors of Sys Admin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sys Admin-Essential Reference Series | Publication Date: January 19, 1997

If you're on the line for UNIX system security, read UNIX Security. The editors of Sys Admin magazine give you a war-chest of tools to prevent your system from being breached. You'll learn about building firewalls, automating network maintenance, managing super-user privileges, restricting machine access, and timing out idle users. Using Linux? AIX? Digital UNIX? Our authors address the specific security concerns of each flavor of UNIX. You'll also get complete code on the accompanying disk. UNIX Security is a 'must-have' for every UNIX system administrator - someone like you! ;

Make your UNIX system lean, fast, and reliable with this complete guide to system and network performance from the experts of Sys Admin magazine.

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About the Author

Sys Admin magazine serves UNIX systems administrators who seek to improve the performance and extend the capabilities of their system. Providing practical advice and solutions, the monthly magazine focuses on system-level processes, covering multiple versions of UNIX and spanning a variety of platforms.

Product Details

• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: CMP; 1 edition (January 19, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879304715
• ISBN-13: 978-0879304713
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,560,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #81 in Books > Computers & Technology > Operating Systems > Unix > Administration

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too disjointed to be really useful, February 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: UNIX Security (Sys Admin-Essential Reference Series) (Paperback)

Some good information, but the book is too disjointed to be really useful. It's a collection of separate articles by various authors. There is no index, making it difficult to quickly locate information on specific topics.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Spend your money elsewhere., December 3, 1997

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David Bereznai "amateur critic" (Lafayette, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: UNIX Security (Sys Admin-Essential Reference Series) (Paperback)

This "book" is really a collection of (magazine?) articles by different authors and thus suffers from a lack of focus and cohesion. There are some interesting scripts, but you probably already have them or their equivalent. If you can get your company to spring for it, it might be worth buying; if it's your money, there are better choices. Try Rik Farrows "Unix System Secuity: How to Protect Your Data and Prevent Intruders".