The Practice of System and Network Administration: Prac Sys Net Admin _p2The first edition of The Practice of System and Network Administration introduced a generation of system and network administrators to a modern IT methodology. Whether you use Linux, Unix, or Windows, this newly revised edition describes the essential practices previously handed down only from mentor to protégé. This wonderfully lucid, often funny cornucopia of information introduces beginners to advanced frameworks valuable for their entire career, yet is structured to help even the most advanced experts through difficult projects. The book's four major sections build your knowledge with the foundational elements of system administration. These sections guide you through better techniques for upgrades and change management, catalog best practices for IT services, and explore various management topics. Chapters are divided into The Basics and The Icing. When you get the Basics right it makes every other aspect of the job easier--such as automating the right things first. The Icing sections contain all the powerful things that can be done on top of the basics to wow customers and managers. Inside, you'll find advice on topics such as
It's no wonder the first edition received Usenix SAGE's 2005 Outstanding Achievement Award! This eagerly anticipated second edition updates this time-proven classic:
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... Users Coping with a Big Influx of New SAs Handling a High SA Team Attrition Rate Handling a High User-Base Attrition Rate Being New to a Group Being the New Manager of a Group Looking for a New Job Hiring Many New SAs Quickly Increasing ...
... 905 906 906 Epilogue 909 Appendixes 911 Appendix A The Many Roles of. 36.2 36.2.1 Have a Single Authentication Database 36.2.2 System File Changes 36.3 Conclusion 1. Throughout the book, we refer to the end users Contents xxiii.
... users of our systems as customers rather than users. A detailed explanation of why we do this is in Section 31.1.2. xxvi Preface.
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Contents
Foundation Elements | 39 |
Change Processes | 389 |
Providing Services | 521 |
A Management Practices | 725 |
Epilogue | 909 |
Appendixes | 911 |
The Many Roles of a System Administrator | 913 |
Acronyms | 939 |
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