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Summary: Great for the Jr. to Mid-Level Admin - Lots of tricks here.
Review: I'm the admin for a primarily HP-UX 10.20 shop ( yes, we'e upgrading to 11.0 soon ) and I find this book quite helpful. It's not an introductory guide or a basic book - it's definitely for the UNIX "tricks" that might not be readily known. I usually pick it up if a user stumps me with a "can I?" or "how can I?" type of question. It's like a mentor in a book form. I haven't found any of these items in the standard documentation. For instance, ever wonder how to direct a users temporary area away from /var so if they vi a huge file /var doesn't fill...those type of things are here. Tricks and hints..hacks if you will. It's a very helpful book. Best Regards, turtlex.
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Summary: Great for the Jr. to Mid-Level Admin - Lots of tricks here.
Review: I'm the admin for a primarily HP-UX 10.20 shop ( yes, we'e upgrading to 11.0 soon ) and I find this book quite helpful. It's not an introductory guide or a basic book - it's definitely for the UNIX "tricks" that might not be readily known. I usually pick it up if a user stumps me with a "can I?" or "how can I?" type of question. It's like a mentor in a book form. I haven't found any of these items in the standard documentation. For instance, ever wonder how to direct a users temporary area away from /var so if they vi a huge file /var doesn't fill...those type of things are here. Tricks and hints..hacks if you will. It's a very helpful book. Best Regards, turtlex.
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Summary: It is what it is....
Review: I've read the book and I've read all the comments posted. I have to a agree with others, this is a fresh book that is different from all the rest of the boring redundant Unix admin textbooks. While I have found some inconsistancies too, I blame some parts on the editors and not the Author. I have found it useful in my job, and also lend it out to my co-workers often.
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Summary: This Unix Admin book covers what the others leave out!
Review: Most all Unix administration books only cover what Unix commands and issues are. I wrote this book so that you could discover WHY, WHEN and WHAT the repercussions of being an administrator is. The reason certain commands are used, how to deal with daily issues, and real world experiences. There are normal, and many not-so normal administration issues and commands that are included in this book. I also added, how to getting the most from vendors (sales and support), dealing with various type of users, finding a new job, and interviewing potential administrators. I hope you enjoy all the Unix Hints and fun Hacks that I put into this book.
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Summary: Even seasoned unix hackers will learn stuff from this book.
Review: Most of the reviews of this product have been spot-on. I have been doing unix for quite some time now and I am an accomplished perl hacker. I picked this book up after reading the reviews, thinking that it belonged in my library, even if I wasnt going to learn too much from it (I often wind up scouring my library looking for references so I can explain something to a friend or co-worker). I was pleasantly surprised to learn several new things after only reading a few pages of this book. I didn't pick it up and read it front to back, I just looked at the index and started poking around at things I knew I could "brush up on." Well, I learned that I could be using vi macros to save myself time when coding. Many of the hints and hacks in this book are old Unix advice. This is a good thing for any unix hacker to re-read and re-visit. I definitely recommend this book. One final note. It is published by Que, and Que normally sucks. I was really disappointed after purchasing it to see that it was a Que book. This book really is a good one, and worth even an Accomplished OReilly snob's reading.
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Summary: Watching another admin's work
Review: My statistics: out of 36 topics in the first 3 chapters 22 are covered superficially or wrongly in my view; 11 I would label "OK", out of which 6 were completely new for me; I stopped counting after that. This book offers a "How-To" rather than systematic approach; the scripts are mostly shells with some occasional perl. One more frustration - given as generic, commands are very often platform-specific without mentioning the platform. The general impression is that most of this knowledge is approx. pre-1995 (the year when the crowd noticed the Internet) - however it does include still relevant ideas; the chapter on security looks especially shallow in the year 2000. In brief, it is as interesting and as frustrating as watching another sysadmin working. After copying a few tips, I will not keep it. Michael B., a Unix Sys Admin
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Summary: Finally a Unix book that never gets out-dated!
Review: The great thing about this book is that while there is Unix in the world this book will still be fresh. It seems that all the hints are based on standard BSD or SysV Unix and Linux, so it will never be out-dated. Great book, hope to see more like this in the future.
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Summary: You luckily don't always get, what you pay for.
Review: There is no excuse for trying to save the $20 this would cost in the store. Seems to me, the owner of www.ugu.com put his life expertise to paper. Wow. Finally I was able to obtain a copy, took only 2 months. It is delayed,still. What a bargain,beats 90% of the $50+ books out there. Mainly geared towards advanced admins, has a few tricks for newbies, too A section on how to deal with lusers and job related tips. It is really not geared towards a single flavour, but touches BSD and SVR4 /and Linux styles. (Solaris,SunOS,Linux2.x,IRIX,HP) Lots of undocumented tricks and hints, that would normally cost the reader a fortune in consultant's fees to obtain. Finally a book that beats all the mediocre other stuff out
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Summary: Great book with great content
Review: This book has content, content and more content. I bought it last year and it since then it hasn't gathered any dust. The author presents a huge collection of tips and suggestions with real-world experience in a outstanding writing style. This book is geared for people with at a basic understanding of Unix or Linux. I would buy this book again and would recommend it to friends and family.
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Summary: This is a must for every system administrators
Review: This book is a must for every system administrator and long been overdue. Once in a while a guru got fed off with mediocre admin books and decides to write one, this is IT!
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