UNIX System Administration
Handbook (3rd Edition) by Trent Hein
Must Have Unix Admin Book
The third edition of Unix System Administration Handbook stands as a
fantastic Unix book, perhaps one thats destined for legend. Its arguably
the best general Unix book around. Dont delay in getting it, and dont spend
too much time flinching at the price; its worth it. If you work with Unix--in
any of its flavors--youll use this book, and frequently. How, then, to begin
the song of praises for the book? Lets start with its comprehensiveness.
The authors--a whole passel of them, but miraculously consistent in
style--deal with every subject thats central to the Unix universe. Their
diligence extends even to detailed coverage of subjects (like the Domain
Name System (DNS)) that many authorial squads omit. System
administrators need to understand it all--its good to see everything covered
in one book. Of course, you still will need more focused texts for really
complicated situations, but the coverage here will carry you a long way.
Although you probably will want to read this book cover to cover
eventually, you might first look at the index, which typically will guide you
to a couple of sections. First, an overview of the subject that interests you
will explain what the service or feature is meant to do, what it isnt meant
to do, and how (in fairly general terms) it does its job. Youll find four
sections--one each on the relevant configuration facts of the four

emphasized Unix variants. These sections arent presented as explicit
sequences of steps (which invariably leave the reader asking, But, what
if... anyway), but as narratives that are interspersed with commands and
configuration file listings. The approach works well, and its made even
better by the syntax summaries and conceptual diagrams that pop up
now and then. --David Wall Topics covered: Administration of Unix
systems, with specific reference to Solaris 2.7, HP-UX 11.00, Red Hat
Linux 6.2, and FreeBSD 3.4. Administration is a broad subject, and the
authors touch on most of its aspects, including user and file operations
(basic and advanced), hardware configuration, and kernel tweaking.
Networking coverage includes basic connectivity, routing, server
software, DNS, and security.
Personal Review: UNIX System Administration Handbook (3rd
Edition) by Trent Hein
This book is fun and functional as a desktop reference. If you use Unix
systems, you need this book in your short reach library. It covers a bit
about the history of the systems, but doesn't bloviate. It's just
straightfoward information delivered in colorful and memorable fasion. The
book covers System V, Unix, BSD, Linux, all the basics.
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