Red Hat® Linux® 6 Server

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Summary: Filled with useful information
Review: This is a great book filled with tons of useful tips. For example, did you know how to set the default umask to 026 for files saved over FTP? (You use -u026 in inetd.conf). Chapter 5 is very useful and provides great examples and explainations on how to use everyday linux commands.

This is the only Linux book that I refer to. I would highly recommend it for anybody who has some linux/unix experience and is interested in becoming an expert linux server administrator.

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Summary: Red Hat Linux 6 Server
Review: This is the ultimate Red Hat 6 resource!

When I first purchased this book 2 years ago I was still a relative newbie on linux having only played around briefly with Red Hat 5.1. With this book I a have been able to configure a DNS server (book gives excellent info on DNS servers and BIND), firewall (basic configuration only), email server, Samba server, and FTP server as well as download and configure a new kernel. The first half of the book deals entirely with installing, configuring and administration of Red Hat 6.1. The first half of the book, and Linux System Commands by Patrick Volkerding and Kevin Reichard, will be the only 2 books that 80% of administrators will need to learn how to set up and administer a Red Hat 6.1 server.

My only complaint about this book? I couldn't get it in hardback. This book has been such a great reference that my current copy is almost destroyed!

Kabir has a second book for Red Hat 7 which is almost identical to this book. The only problem is that it is still based on the 2.2.x Linux kernel. So while it is still an excellent book I was dissapointed that there was no information on the 2.4 kernel.

I am hoping that Kabir releases a book on Red Hat 7.1 or 7.2 soon because his writing style is clear and to the point. All of his examples and instructions actually work when you try to reproduce them on your machines.

Only room for improvement? Perhaps a bit more information on using IPCHAINS to configure a firewall. But this is still the best book I have come across for using Red Hat 6.

Rating:
Summary: Red Hat Linux 6 Server
Review: This is the ultimate Red Hat 6 resource!

When I first purchased this book 2 years ago I was still a relative newbie on linux having only played around briefly with Red Hat 5.1. With this book I a have been able to configure a DNS server (book gives excellent info on DNS servers and BIND), firewall (basic configuration only), email server, Samba server, and FTP server as well as download and configure a new kernel. The first half of the book deals entirely with installing, configuring and administration of Red Hat 6.1. The first half of the book, and Linux System Commands by Patrick Volkerding and Kevin Reichard, will be the only 2 books that 80% of administrators will need to learn how to set up and administer a Red Hat 6.1 server.

My only complaint about this book? I couldn't get it in hardback. This book has been such a great reference that my current copy is almost destroyed!

Kabir has a second book for Red Hat 7 which is almost identical to this book. The only problem is that it is still based on the 2.2.x Linux kernel. So while it is still an excellent book I was dissapointed that there was no information on the 2.4 kernel.

I am hoping that Kabir releases a book on Red Hat 7.1 or 7.2 soon because his writing style is clear and to the point. All of his examples and instructions actually work when you try to reproduce them on your machines.

Only room for improvement? Perhaps a bit more information on using IPCHAINS to configure a firewall. But this is still the best book I have come across for using Red Hat 6.