UNIX Bible

This all-in-one reference will show you the quickest, most efficient way to set up and manage your Unix system. You'll find this updated edition to be an invaluable resource for Unix basics, user-friendly tools, and trouble techniques - whether you're running a workstation or a server. Inside, Unix gurus Yves Lepage and Paul Iarrera share real-world case studies to help you maximize your system's potential. Plus, you get their expert advice on Linux, BSD, and other Open Source options; how-to guidance on setting up an at-home Unix system; in-depth coverage of hardware requirements and connectivity issues; and more.

Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Unix

• Understand the guts of your Unix system - from kernel to shell
• Implement top-notch security measures
• Implement interprocess communications using several methods
• Get up to speed on ISP connectivity issues
• Administer a Unix workstation, Internet server, Mail server, and more
• Manage login servers
• Maneuver through the Unix file system
• Troubleshoot your Unix network

• Foreword ..... ix
• Preface ..... xiii
• Acknowledgments ..... xvii
• Chapter 1: Unix System Design ..... 3
• Chapter 2: Shells and Shell Commands ..... 33
• Chapter 3: Unix Building Blocks ..... 49
• Chapter 4: Kernels ..... 69
• Chapter 5: File Systems ..... 87
• Chapter 6: Unix Networking ..... 101
• Chapter 7: TCP/IP Networking ..... 119
• Chapter 8: Setting Up Your Unix Workstation ..... 151
• Chapter 9: Graphical User Interfaces ..... 165
• Chapter 10: Unix at Home ..... 183
• Chapter 11: Connecting to Internet Service Providers ..... 201
• Chapter 12: Environments, Roles, and Strategies ..... 219
• Chapter 13: Setting Up Your Unix Server ..... 243
• Chapter 14: Managing Login Servers ..... 265
• Chapter 15: Database Engines ..... 287
• Chapter 16: Getting Started with System Administration ..... 307
• Chapter 17: Modern Administration Tools ..... 319
• Chapter 18: Managing Standard Services ..... 335
• Chapter 19: Forestalling Catastrophes ..... 355
• Chapter 20: Systems Integration ..... 389
• Chapter 21: Unix Security ..... 403
• Chapter 22: Troubleshooting Your Network ..... 433
• Chapter 23: Collecting Information ..... 455
• Chapter 24: Digesting and Summarizing Information ..... 493
• Chapter 25: Proactive Administration ..... 507
• Chapter 26: Administering Internet Servers ..... 525
• Chapter 27: Setting Up and Maintaining a DNS Server ..... 551
• Chapter 28: E-mail Servers ..... 591
• Chapter 29: Transferring Files ..... 619
• Chapter 30: Web Servers ..... 633
• Chapter 31: Usenet News Servers ..... 659
• Chapter 32: The Internet for System Administrators ..... 669
• Chapter 33: Advanced Tools ..... 691
• Appendix A: DOS/Unix Command Reference ..... 709
• Appendix B: The vi Text Editor ..... 713
• Appendix C: What's on the CD-ROMs? ..... 719
• Index ..... 723