-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 At some point hitherto, Kenny Donahue hath spake thusly:
> Hi All, > Can anyone point me towards a good reference for linux admin > information? Well, there have already been several really good suggestions. I'd like to make some additional suggestions that weren't mentioned. But I also want to support those that have already been mentioned too. _Unix System Administration Handbook_ taught me probably 70% of what I know about managing Unix/Linux systems, and the third edition does cover Red Hat Linux pretty well. And until I had to give up all my free time to looking for a house, I was also reviewing her _Linux System Administration Handbook_, which holds up their standard of excellence. And as already mentioned, there's a wealth of information, including several really nice full-lenght guides at www.linuxdoc.org. Now for some things that weren't mentioned... Linux systems tend to have a wealth of documentation already installed right on the system. Do not overlook the value of man pages! It sounds as though you have a general familiarity with Unix systems, so I probably don't need to tell you about the man command. If you're not familiar with it though, type $ man man and read all about this wonderful command. It's also worth noting that the commands $ man -k <keyword> $ apropos <keyword> will produce a list of commands that are most relevant to the keyword you specify (both commands do the same thing). For example: $ man -k mail MIME [mime] (1) - Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions ali (1) - list mail aliases aliases (5) - aliases file for sendmail audiocompose (1) - Compose an audio fragment for inclusion in a mail message audiosend (1) - Send an audio email message biff (1) - be notified if mail arrives and who it is from cmail (6) - an email chess helper elm (1) - an interactive mail system exmh (1) - An introduction to the exmh mail user interface extcompose (1) - Compose a reference to external data for inclusion in a mail message fastmail (1) - quick batch mail interface to a single address fax500 [mail500] (8) - X.500 capable fax delivery agent fetchmail (1) - fetch mail from a POP, IMAP, or ETRN-capable server formail (1) - mail (re)formatter [...] It seems a lot of people I've talked to, even some who've used Unix systems for years, don't know about this feature. Also, if you look in /usr/doc (on earlier distros) or in /usr/share/doc (since you mentioned RH 7.2) you'll find gobs and gobs of documentation, some useful, some not so useful. Red Hat used to include a great deal of the stuff you'll find on www.linuxdoc.org in there in the LDP directory, but I don't think they do this anymore. That's ok though, cuz you can get it from the website. Also, as far as the scripts in /etc/init.d etc., there's no better reference than to read the scripts themselves to see what they do, being sure to read the man pages for commands that aren't familiar. Depending on what your needs are, you may not need anything but what's right on your system. Finally, there are a number of experienced Unix/Linux sysadmins who regularly read this list. We represent a pretty good source of Linux admin info, if you ask me... ;-) - -- Derek Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] - --------------------------------------------- I prefer mail encrypted with PGP/GPG! GnuPG Key ID: 0x81CFE75D Retrieve my public key at http://pgp.mit.edu Learn more about it at http://www.gnupg.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8jN66djdlQoHP510RArR9AJ9zywdjQrK5DPxJZJhXHyW38C4XXgCgkIBD Ycy29qSehFmUJ5ElPzUUuUY= =MEsW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
