Linux Book Reviews

Linux System Administrator's Survival Guide
by Tim, Phd Parker, Timothy Parker

Bk&Cd-Rom Edition
Paperback, 765 pages
Published by Sams
Publication date: January 1996
Dimensions (in inches): 9.09 x 7.41 x 2.06
ISBN: 0672308509

Synopsis From Amazon.com:
This book/CD-ROM package will get system administrators instantly working on the popular 32-bit implementation of the UNIX operating system. Readers will learn how to install, maintain, and troubleshoot the Linux system; how to protect their system from b reak-ins with logins, passwords, and network security; and how to use special devices, video cards, sound cards, and more.

The publisher, SAMS:
This comprehensive guide provides LINUX System Administrators with all of the information they need to install the LINUX System and get productive immediately. * In-depth coverage of all of the basic features * Provides essential information on network se curity and protection devices * Covers booting and shutdown, installation and configuration, devices, terminals, and more . .

Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Introduction to Linux
2. Linux Hardware and Software
3. Installing and Updating Linux
4. LILO
5. Installing and Configuring XFree86
6. Devices and Device Drivers
7. SCSI Devices
8. Hard Disks
9. CD-ROM Drives
10. Sound Cards
11. Terminals and term
12. Tape Drives
13. Modems
14. Other Devices
15. Booting, init, and Shutdown
16. Users and Logins
17. System Names and Access Permissions
18. Filesystems and Disks
19. Printers and Print Spoolers
20. Managing Processes
21. Managing Resources
22. Backup, Backup, Backup!
23. The cron and at Programs
24. Security
25. Modifying the Kernel
26. Shell Programming
27. UUCP
28. TCP/IP and Networks
29. Configurating Hardware and the Kernel for Networking
30. Configuring TCP/IP
31. Configuring SLIP and PPP
32. TCP/IP Utilities
33. NFS and NIS
34. E-Mail and Linux
35. Configuring sendmail
36. Using smail
37. Configuring Elm and Pine
38. USENET and Netnews
39. NNTP and INN
40. C News
41. Configuring trn and tin
42. Setting Up an Internet Site
43. Setting Up an FTP Site
44. Configuring a WAIS Site
45. Setting Up a Gopher Service
46. Configuring a WWW Site
App. A. Linux FTP Sites and Newsgroups
App. B. Commercial Vendors for Linux
App. C. The Linux Documentation Project
App. D. The GNU General Public License
App. E. Copyright Information
App. F. Hardware Compatibility
App. G. Glossary
App. H. What's on the CD-ROM
Index