I was hoping that some of you who work in the industry might be willing to share some of your experiences as a UNIX systems administrator. I am still trying to figure out what to do with my life and ...

Last week I briefly departed from reality, thanks to the inexplicable actions of the CRTC, but this week, I’m off the drugs and back on terra firma — sort of. Anyway, to celebrate my return to the ...

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook, Fifth Edition, is today’s guide to installing, configuring, and maintaining any UNIX or Linux system, including systems that supply core Internet and ...

Today we have a free Linux All-in-One for Dummies eBook and free System Administration & Security - Salary & Skills Report kit. These eBooks and reports can provide information about the current ...

I have been a Linux advocate for about ten years now. The first version of Linux I installed was Red Hat 3.0.3. I had used a UNIX-based system in graduate school, and I was somewhat familiar with how ...

Linux makes administration easy Centralized management is one of the great joys of Linux, according to Jay Abel, vice president of Viata, a Honolulu-based ASP that's invested heavily in the open ...

I currently work on a Desktop Support team at a university hospital. Our IS department does a good job at moving people around and some of us will end up on server team (mostly windows, novell, and ...

Excerpt from Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook: Performance analysis and tuning are often likened to system administration witchcraft. They’re not really witchcraft, but they do qualify as ...

Sudo encourages better security practices and it is more convenient—everyone should be using it.