Solaris 9 Administration: A Beginner's Guide

by Paul Watters (Conducted by)

Overview

This text provides hands-on implementation for network administrators new to Solaris and for those migrating from Windows or UNIX to Solaris 9.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072223170
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
Publication date:	07/29/2002
Series:	Essential Skills (McGraw Hill)
Pages:	624
Product dimensions:	7.54(w) x 9.28(h) x 1.31(d)

Table of Contents

Part 1	Installation
1	Introduction to Solaris 9	3
2	Installing Solaris SPARC	25
3	Running Solaris	51
Part 2	Using Solaris
4	Using X11 and the Common Desktop Environment	77
5	Connecting to the Internet	111
6	Shell Usage	127
7	Shell Scripts and File Permissions	153
Part 3	Single Host Administration
8	Devices and File Systems	181
9	Managing Users and Groups	205
10	Processes, Jobs, and Signals	229
11	Package and Patch Management	259
12	Backup and Restore	289
Part 4	Managing Internet Services
13	Electronic Mail	309
14	Domain Name Services	339
15	Network Services	363
16	Remote Access	389
17	Web Services	421
18	Security	449
Part 5	Managing Intranet Services
19	Samba	483
20	Network Information Service (NIS/NIS+)	499
21	Network File System	529
22	Using LDAP	555
Appendix	Answers to Mastery Checks	577
	Index	579

Editorial Reviews

This introductory guide provides instructions for setting up, running, and supporting Solaris 9. It provides an overview of the operating system and instructions for installing SPARC, using it to manage Internet an intranet services, and integrating it with Windows or Linux. Diagrams, screen chapters, checklists, exercises, and question-and-answer sections illustrate the instructions. Watters is an e-commerce architect. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR