Comments about oreilly Essential System Administration, 3rd Edition:

I was on the fence, whether this book deserves four or five stars, and had to give it five. I use this book routinely, as I am a scientist and work between different systems. This is one of my most frequently used O'reilly books, and one of the most thorough. As was pointed out by one of the other reviewers, the LDAP section could use some tweaking, but this tome is by no means "rough around the edges". This is one of my favorites. My current copy is so worn, I'm contemplating the purchase of a new one, and I have the e-book version as well. I would also recommend the pocket reference. These books are a lifesaver. Save yourself the headaches, and just BUY THIS BOOK.

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Hi, People.

Is great the Appendix final 'Administrative Shell Programming'. Good Work.

Comments about oreilly Essential System Administration, 3rd Edition:

It's a great book for any Sys Admin or Linux user, whether you're running one machine or dozens.

While I didn't have the patience or need to sit down and read it cover-to-cover, there were quite a few chapters that I read right off the bat, and I still keep it next to my terminal. The bookmarks sprouting out from every side are a testament to the fact that it's a great reference to have handy.

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I was about to rate it Definitive (5 stars) but then decided that it was Very Good. This is certainly a good book to have on the shelf. And surprisingly, the appendices have useful enough information on using the Bash shell for SysAdmin stuff. The book covers a wide range of available Linux flavors and provides inputs on the commonly used tools required by any SysAdmin. Couple it with Unix Power Tools and you have a remarkable collection of completeness.

The nicest aspect about this book is that the examples are from real world scenarios or stuff which SysAdmins are supposed to be handling. The book is certainly not aimed at the beginner level and does mandate some familiarity with the tools and more importantly familiarity with the pressure situations. But once these are in place, the book is an asset.

Refer to it every now and then, it is worth every minute and every denomination of currency

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Ignore the section on LDAP and buy the LDAP System Administration book from O'Reilly; the novice will be left wondering what's wrong as the examples given in the book will set you up for a fall.

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I would definately recommend this book for anyone who is involved with the large-scale deployment and/or management of Unix systems.

The book is laid out in a very sensible format, and covers many of the essential Unix sysadmin tasks: networking, security, kernel configuration, just to name a few. With this being said, it's certainly not a book for the novice Unix user, nor is it really targetted towards such an audience.

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This book should be called Indispensable and Complete System Administration. Ok, that's an exaggeration, but not by much. No book will ever be the complete book on Unix or Linux admin, but this one has so much material in it, it will be quite some time before I start looking for material not in the book. Every aspect of System Administration is covered in this book. The material goes into details as necessary, but the author does a good job of not getting bogged down in the details or overwhelming the reader with irrelevant or arcane knowledge that only a handful of people will use. What you will find is broad and thorough coverage of the material in an accessible, easy to read style.

One of the things I appreciate most about this book is the organization. Rather than listing out a bunch of technical information, each chapter deals with a specific task that a sysadmin needs to be able to do, and the information to carry out that task is contained within the chapter, rather than making references to other chapters or appendices, as is common practice.

This is another book that delivers the excellence I've come to expect from O'Reilly.

Comments about oreilly Essential System Administration, 3rd Edition:

This is a very good, but not great, book about systems administration. What I really liked was the hands-on approach for describing administrative processes the book's author uses. Although for a third-edition, there were too many bugs in it that interrupted my reading flow, so I can only rate it 'good'. (Yes, I found and submitted 10 new bugs that I hope won't bother anyone else in future releases.)

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Talk about a great book, this book doesn't just teach you system administration it will help you find your own "admin techniques". This book really teaches the ART of system administration. It covers everything for every major unix flavor, and the ultimate perk is that you will be able to quickly move from say....Linux...to Solaris and you won't feel lost. Throw those other books away and just get this one!!!! My #1 tech book of all time.

Florian

Comments about oreilly Essential System Administration, 3rd Edition:

definitely my all time favourite in computer books. it covers almost everything and includes topics that exceed what's commonly known as 'system-administration' by far (which is a very good thing in this context - eg. communicating with users ...).

Besides of its excellent content it is very well written and therfore easy and fun to read.

really a must-have. it is worth every cent i paid for it.