Automating Linux and Unix System Administration (Expert’s Voice in Linux)

Automating Linux and Unix System Administration, Second Edition by Nathan Campi, published by Apress on December 24, 2008, is a comprehensive guide designed for system administrators looking to streamline their processes. This edition spans 448 pages and is presented in English, focusing on the automation of installation, configuration, and standard system administration tasks for both Linux and UNIX environments. The book emphasizes practical techniques to enhance efficiency, allowing administrators to build networks that operate without user intervention.
Readers will find detailed insights into automation technologies such as cfengine, kickstart, and shell scripting. The content is structured to benefit both newcomers and experienced professionals, providing a thorough understanding of methodologies that facilitate the automation of repetitive tasks. By engaging with the exercises and chapters, readers will be equipped to set up a range of systems, from small office networks to expansive Linux data centers, making this book a valuable resource for enhancing system administration practices.
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Whether you need a network of ten Linux PCs and a server or a data center with a few thousand UNIX nodes, you need to know how to automate much of the installation, configuration, and standard system administration.
Build your network once using cfengine, and the network build will work, without user intervention, on any hardware you prefer. Automating Linux and Unix System Administration, Second Edition is unique in its focus on how to make the system administrator’s job easier and more efficient: instead of just managing the system administrator’s time, the book explains the technology to automate repetitive tasks and the methodology to automate successfully. Both new and seasoned professionals will profit from industry–leading insights into the automation process. System administrators will attain a thorough grasp of cfengine, kickstart, and shell scripting for automation. After reading all chapters and following all exercises in this book, the reader will be able to set up anything from a Linux data center to a small office network.
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