Mixing administrator knowledge and best practices, this book runs the admin a step-by-step through installation, setup, and configure the new system. Intended as a quick and dirty reference for administrators to use in their daily work, this book contains instructions on where to look and what to look for a Unix / Linux up to speed and running smoothly. This book provides the knowledge, skills, techniques, and approaches necessary to rapidly adjust various * NIX systems. Key Features * Provides quick, easy to use reference for Unix / Linux system administrators * Teach what system administrators need to know to avoid damage to the system * Describes various important administrative tasks, including small programming scripts, user administration, installing and configuring the system, setting up new systems to production, establishing a system for testing, backup, documentation, preventative maintenance techniques, and data security ON CD Scripts * Includes administrative scripts from the book * Figures include all the numbers from the book by chapter SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Unix / Linux operating system, version of Perl 5. x or more; Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.3 or later for examples of DocBook.