Related Books - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 - INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

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1.11.3. Related Books

Most books on system administration do little to cover the philosophy behind the job. However, the
following books do have sections that give a bit more depth to the issues that were discussed here:
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Reference Guide; Red Hat, Inc. — Provides an overview of locations
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of key system files, user and group settings, and PAM configuration.
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security Guide; Red Hat, Inc. — Contains a comprehensive discus-
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sion of many security-related issues for Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators.
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide; Red Hat, Inc. — Includes chapters on
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managing users and groups, automating tasks, and managing log files.
Linux Administration Handbook by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, and Trent R. Hein; Prentice Hall —
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Provides a good section on the policies and politics side of system administration, including several
"what-if" discussions concerning ethics.
Linux System Administration: A User's Guide by Marcel Gagne; Addison Wesley Professional —
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Contains a good chapter on automating various tasks.
Solaris System Management by John Philcox; New Riders Publishing — Although not specifically
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written for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (or even Linux in general), and using the term "system man-
ager" instead of "system administrator," this book provides a 70-page overview of the many roles
that system administrators play in a typical organization.
Chapter 1. The Philosophy of System Administration