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Solaris Systems Administrator's Guide

Name: Solaris Systems Administrator's Guide
Author: Janice Winsor
ISBN: 9781578700400

by Janice Winsor

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Overview

Solaris Systems Administrator's Guide, Second Edition is designed to work as both a practical tutorial and quick reference, this book provides UNIX administrators complete, detailed descriptions of the most frequently performed tasks for Solaris. This book will show readers how to employ the features of Solaris to meet the needs of users and make administration easier. Coverage includes File Systems, Networking, Printing, Shells, Troubleshooting, and more. Appropriate for beginning system administrators, those new to the Solaris environment, or experienced administrators who need a quick reference from time to time.

This second edition has been completely revised and updated for Solaris 2.6 topics, including x86 differences, new file system administration features, and print package redesign. The book is intended for beginning to experienced system administrators new to the Solaris 2.X environment. It can be used both as a task-oriented tutorial and a quick reference.

About the Author, Janice Winsor

Janice Winsor is a senior technical writer with 13 years experience in documenting UNIX systems. She worked at Sun Microsystems for seven years. For the past three years, she worked at the Filoli Information Systems Company as a project leader and manager. She is now working as a freelance author. Janice has received 10 writing awards from the Society for Technical Communications. Her published works include the UNIX Book of Games, Jumping JavaScript, and the first editions of both the Solaris System Administrator's Guide and Solaris Advanced System Administrator's Guide, published by Sun Microsystems Press.

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Fatbrain Review

Chapter 1 lays the foundations for the Solaris environment, and describes basic administration tasks, superuser status, and how to communicate with users. It also covers some frequently used commands and tools new to the Solaris 2.X environment. The book explains how to use tapes and diskettes to store and retrieve files. Readers will learn to administer devices, file systems, and network services. There is also information on how to set up printing services, add and remove user accounts, and set up new group accounts.

Winsor provides basic information about Bourne, C, and Korn shells. Procedures to recognize problems with search paths, permissions, and ownership are explained in the final chapter. The appendix explains the differences between SunOS4.x and SunOS5.x, and includes a glossary. Armed with helpful tips and advice, step-by-step examples, and quick reference tables, this book is your guide to tame the Solaris system.

Booknews

This book for beginning system administrators or those who are new to the Solaris 2.x environment can also serve as a task-oriented reference guide to basic administrative commands. Topics include commands common to all shells; basic features of the Bourne, C, and Korn shells; differences between the SunOS 4. and 5., and ways to recognize file access problems. The author provides instructions for administering devices, file systems, network services, user accounts and groups, and systems. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.