Preface
1 Introduction to System Administration 1
2 The Unix Way 32
3 Essential Administrative Tools and Techniques 74
4 Startup and Shutdown 127
5 TCP/IP Networking 180
6 Managing Users and Groups 222
7 Security 330
8 Managing Network Services 414
9 Electronic Mail 521
10 Filesystems and Disks 616
11 Backup and Restore 707
12 Serial Lines and Devices 766
13 Printers and the Spooling Subsystem 814
14 Automating Administrative Tasks 885
15 Managing System Resources 945
16 Configuring and Building Kernels 1024
17 Accounting 1049
Afterword: The Profession of System Administration 1069
App Administrative Shell Programming 1073
Index