UNIX System Administration: A Beginner's Guide

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Summary: Overall a good book, but saw a few small problems...
Review: Hi,

I'm new to Unix and found the book interesting for a few reasons. First, it is written in a easy fashion, no big words here. Second, it covers both Linux and Solaris systems, which was one of the things I needed since we have both in our shop. Finally, it covers things thatt I didn't see in other books such as RDIST. However, I didn't give the book more stars since I found some pretty stupit typos and errors in several places, which lead me to believe the editing process was not as good as it could be! Also, the book cover it much different from what is listed here. Despite these issues, I liked the book.

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Summary: Not well written, not tightly edited
Review: I bought this one at a sale for $15 and still think I paid too much for it. Granted, it does cover lots of things, but you would be far better off with the O'Reilly book, "Essential System Administration", by Frisch. Do not rely on the reviewed book for much depth, and certainly do not rely on it without another book or someone to lean on.

Rating:
Summary: Not well written, not tightly edited
Review: I bought this one at a sale for $15 and still think I paid too much for it. Granted, it does cover lots of things, but you would be far better off with the O'Reilly book, "Essential System Administration", by Frisch. Do not rely on the reviewed book for much depth, and certainly do not rely on it without another book or someone to lean on.