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From: fzshenau@bullwinkle.ucdavis.edu (Gregory Shenaut)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: UNIX Sys Admin Handbook
Date: 15 Nov 1995 00:19:38 GMT
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I just went out and bought the newer (2nd) edition of this
classic.  I had used the older version to advantage, and had
been hesitant to put out the $50 to get the latest version.

I *strongly* suggest that people who are having trouble getting
their BSD/OS systems going consider this book--for one thing,
it has been tested against BSD/OS, unlike most of the other books
out there (many of which were published before BSD/OS).  (Not
against the latest version of BSD/OS, unfortunately.)

You will almost certainly need more than is in this book, but
in terms of getting started with a decent overview of what's
there and what needs to be done in terms of basic system
administration, it looks like a winner.

It also comes with a collection of utilities & tools on a CD-ROM,
which I haven't looked at yet.

UNIX System Administration Handbook, 2nd Edition, Nemeth et al,
Prentice Hall, 1995, ISBN 0-13-151051-7

--
Greg Shenaut -- gkshenaut@ucdavis.edu