[Gllug] OT SyS admin book

[Steve Cobrin]

One more book, I used to like, haven't seen it in the bookstores for a while 
though

	"UNIX SYSTEMS - Advanced Administration adn Management Handbook", Bruce & 
Karen Hunter, Macmillan, ISBN: 0-02-946540-0

	its probably a bit dated, 1991, but Bruce used to write very interesting 
articles, in one of the US weekly computer papers, a real nice guy (I met him 
once), and the book is littered with quite a few gems in its "Management 
Corner" segments

Once I've got the hang of Zope, I'll try set up a Books section on the GLUUG 
Web site.

  -- Steve


On Tuesday 15 October 2002 13:48, Steve Cobrin wrote:
> 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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