Re: total, total newbie needs help with general unix
From: Nicholas Bachmann (usenet_at_not-real.org)
Date: 04/29/03
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 00:37:34 GMT
me wrote:
> Hi everyone. I've been given the task of system administering a unix
> box(es), both IRIX and Solaris. Now, what I need is a good book, really
> good book on basically how to do everything (just a figure of speech but you
> get the idea) from setting up user accounts, and a must have is how to set
> up quotas on CPU time and disk usage, and general security issues. Can
> someone give me some titles of books that they swear by. Also, some web
> sites that you swear by also. I come from a Windows background (sorry
Remember that Google is your friend. In 30+ years of Unix, it's
unlikely that your problem is unique to you. Before you ask a question
on a newsgroup (or mailing list, forum, etc.) remember this and try to
search for the answer yourself. And never top post.
But anyway, here's my list:
-Books-
The Tomes:
Essential System Administration, Third Edition
Unix System Administration Handbook, Third Edition
Very Good To Have:
Unix for the Impatient (if you are not an expert user, do yourself a
favor and get this one.)
The Unix Programming Environment (good reference on philosophy)
Learning Perl
Sed & Awk
(or really a good sampling of ORA books)
When You Want To Learn How It All Works:
Solaris Internals
The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System
Lion's Commentary on Unix
Design of the Unix Operating System
UNIX Internals: The New Frontiers
Understanding the Linux Kernel (2nd Edition probably)
-Web Sites-
http://linux.oreilly.com/
http://www.shelldorado.com/ (the only shell site you'll ever need)
http://groups.google.com/ (you could have got this answer here)
http://www.google.com/ (or here)
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/
http://toolbox.sgi.com/
http://www.faqs.org/
> folks), and I never had done any system administration (I do know basic Unix
> commands and concepts, philosophy), so I need help bad. Looking on various
> sites from searches brings up so many web sites obviously, but I'm looking
> for that one or a few good ones that's solid. Thanx in advance.
Just another piece of advice: pick yourself up a used workstation off
eBay, like an Ultra 5 or Indigo2. If you want to shell out $1000, you
can get yourself a brand new Sun Blade 150 from http://store.sun.com.
This way you can tinker and practice without messing with production
systems.
Alternatively, you could install xBSD, Linux, or Solaris x86 on an extra
x86 machine cheaply. I'd still get the workstation, but that's just me...
-- + Regards, + + Nick + + + + My email address is real +
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