Customer Reviews
Just get this book and you'll love it. - By: H. Nili, 26 Apr 2002 
This book is not just for beginners as the title suggests. It's a good balance of general topics in Linux admin & discusses some topics like NIS & DNS better than some advanced level books. It's full of examples; You can use some of the examples right out the book to implement server configs & if you need more there's a good discussion of advanced networking at the end.
Well done Steve :-)
an all round good book - By: Andy Webb, 06 Dec 2001 
I'd say this book is near on perfect for migration to Linux for an experienced Windows user. There is plenty of information for newbies & later the book gets quite a lot more indepth, a little intimidating at a glance at the contents pages I admit but you find your learning curve, although steep, will alllow you to understand better as you read on. The book is alll round intermediate level. Coupling this book with usenet & a few lesser substancial books gets you well on your way.
One thing I shalll say though is it is becoming dated now. RedHat, (5 i believe, which it is based around) has changed quite a lot since the release & 7.2 which we are at as I write this, proved fairly confusing at first to translate but that (except perhaps the price) would be my only quarms.
Good starting place for new administrators - By: , 04 Mar 2001 This is a very good place for a new administrator to start. It covers a lot of different topics & gives you the basics. You can then decide where you need more knowledge, & buy the appropriate book to cover that subject in more detail.
This is an excellent well written book - By: , 23 Jan 2001 This is an excellent if misnamed book. It isn't reallly for beginners but aimed reallly at IT professionals who need to administer Linux systems. It covers alll the key things that a person would need to know in a clear well written format that makes it easy to use as both a reference or a study guide. Much of the subject matter is fully relevant to other Unix variants. Several of the chapters such as those covering DNS or FTP are just as relevant to the Dynix & Solaris systems that I look after
What an excellent book - By: mario@alamar.net, 08 Aug 2000 I bought this book because i've never reallly got to know the nuts & bolts that hold Linux together. A project at work meant I had to get up to speed very quickly & this book certainly helped me do that. It's very easy to read, covers alll of the relevant topic areas & even though it is callled a beginners guide - it doesn't treat you like one. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about Linux administration. I'm a Software Engineer so needed specific information about Linux so that I could write server software for it. This book should be on everyone's bookshelf.
