In the world of the Unix operating system, BSD variety comes with a long heritage of high quality software and solutions are well designed, so that became a favorite OS of a wide range of users. Among budget-minded users who adopted BSD early on to developers of some of the largest Internet sites today, the popularity of BSD systems continues to grow. If you use the BSD operating system, then you know that the secret to success is not just the price tag: practical, reliable, very stable and flexible, BSD also offers plenty of fertile ground for creative, time-saving tweaks and tricks, and yes, even the opportunity to have fun. But BSD Hacks, the latest in series of the popular O'Reilly Hacks, offers a unique series of practical tips, tricks, tools - and even fun - for administrators and power users of BSD systems. Other hacks in this book are grouped in the following areas: Customizing the User Environment Dealing with Files and Filesystems Boot and Login Environments Backing Up Networking Hacks Securing System Going Beyond the Basics Keeping Up-to-Date Grokking BSD If you want more than the average BSD user - you want to explore and experiment, explore shortcuts, create useful tools, and come up with things that are fun to try your own - BSD Hacks is a must-have. This book will turn regular users into power users and system administrators into super system administrators.