[Gllug] OT SyS admin book

[Steve Cobrin]

George, indeed this is one of the best recent books, I've seen on Systems 
Administration I've seen.

  From my recent reading list I'd also recommend the following

	"Principles of Network and System Administration", Mark Burgess, Wiley, ISBN: 
0-471-82303-1

	"The Practice of System and Network Administration, Thomas A. Limoncelly & 
Christine Hogan, Addison-Wesley, ISBN: 0-201-70271-1

	"CERT Guide to System and Network Security Practices", Julia H. Allen, Pub:
Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0-201-73723-X

	"Security Essentials Toolkit", Eric Cole, et al, Que, ISBN: 0-7897-2774-9


  -- Steve


On Tuesday 15 October 2002 11:00, George Saxby wrote:
> Hi,
>  A couple of days ago a good friend mentioned the " Practice of System &
> Network  administration " by Tom limoncelli & Christine Hogan book . which
> I found retailled from Amazon at 18.90 UKP (about half the usual price.)
>
>  It arrived yesterday and I started reading it in the  evening. I finally
> put it down this morning !!!
>
>   At 750 odd pages it is not a little book for proping the coffee table
> this is definitely a door stop, one to prop open the door to the mind!
>
>  It reads like a good novel, you get the impression you are attending a one
> on one mentoring session from personal tutor.
>
>   It is not a how do I edit a script file type of book, this covers why you
> might need to edit or leave it alone.
>
>    For the first time ever { at least since Chris Argyris & Peter Drucker}
> (and I have a quite a few years & books behind me ) this is a book that
> covers  the reasoning behind being & what you should be doing as a sys op
> that gives a real world insight into doing the job in an orderly manner
> rather than being a fire fighter.
>
>   I was a sys op many years ago (mainframe in a separate building days)
> and I returned to the business 12 years ago. I recognise the truths, that I
> have learned, in various parts of the book it also gave me an insight into
> my boss's field of thought that clarified an on going situation.
>
>   Basically what it boils down to is the best 20 odd UKP I have spent on
> my job nuff said.
>
>
>
> George F. Saxby
>     Systems Engineer
>        I.T.S. Team


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