UNIX System Administration Technology (1CD)

Author: Evi Nemeth, Gnrth Snyder, Scott Seebass, Trent R. Hein; translated by Yang Jizhang
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Publish Date: 1999-10-01
Features: If you have the opportunity to reflect on how to improve your environment, the authors of this book also provide some methods. For example, this book will help you adjust network parameters to achieve maximum throughput and minimum latency, and avoid single-point failures. The book also provides guidance on how to retain the essence while discarding the dross. This book is a good introductory guide for system management novices and a valuable reference for experienced Unix professionals. It comprehensively and deeply explains various aspects of Unix system management, including basic management techniques, networking support, and other management techniques.
The basic management techniques section discusses the management knowledge and skills required to run isolated Unix systems, including the complete boot process, file systems, basic knowledge of devices, drivers, and serial devices, methods for adding hard drives, backing up systems, and configuring kernels, the use of cron and syslog, and so on. The second part, networking support techniques, is the core of the book, describing the network protocols used in Unix systems and various techniques for configuring, expanding, and maintaining networks. It also discusses high-level network software such as the Domain Name System (DNS), Network File System (NFS), Sendmail, and network management, as well as Unix security. The third part, other management techniques, provides various supplementary information, including Usenet news, printing systems, disk quotas, accounting systems, performance analysis, UUCP, and management decision-making content.