Shell Programming in Unix, Linux and OS X (Developer's Library)
by Stephen G Kochan and Patrick Wood
Shell Programming in Unix, Linux and OS X is a thoroughly updated revision of Kochan and Wood’s classic Unix Shell Programming tutorial. Following the methodology of the original text, the book focuses on the POSIX standard shell, and teaches you how to develop programs in this useful programming environment, taking full advantage of the underlying power of Unix and Unix-like operating systems. After a quick review of Unix utilities, the book’s authors take you step-by-step through the process...
This book is a clear, detailed and practical guide to learn about designing and deploying you puppet architecture, with informative examples to highlight and explain concepts in a focused manner. This book is designed for users who already have good experience with Puppet, and will surprise experienced users with innovative topics that explore how to design, implement, adapt, and deploy a Puppet architecture. The key to extending Puppet is the development of types and providers, for which you mu...
Here, David Pogue explains how Windows users can make a relatively trouble-free switch to Mac OS X. Novices and power users alike will learn how to move files; adapt to Mac versions of programs such as Microsoft Office, FileMaker, Photoshop and Quicken; find familiar controls in the new system; set up a network to share files with PCs and Macs; and adapt old printers, scanners, and other peripherals. An important part of this book is Appendix A, the "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary, which includes an...
Practice of Cloud System Administration, The
by Thomas A Limoncelli, Strata R Chalup, and Christina J Hogan
“There’s an incredible amount of depth and thinking in the practices described here, and it’s impressive to see it all in one place.” —Win Treese, coauthor of Designing Systems for Internet Commerce The Practice of Cloud System Administration, Volume 2, focuses on “distributed” or “cloud” computing and brings a DevOps/SRE sensibility to the practice of system administration. Unsatisfied with books that cover either design or operations in isolation, the authors created this authoritative refe...
Red Hat RHCE 8 (EX294) Cert Guide (Certification Guide)
by Sander Van Vugt
Learn, prepare, and practice for Red Hat RHCE 8 EX294 exam success with this Cert Guide from Pearson IT Certification, a leader in IT certification learning.* Master RHCE 8 EX294 exam topics * Assess your knowledge with chapter-ending quizzes * Review key concepts with step-by-step exercises, code examples, and complete labs after every chapter, designed to closely resemble the exam * Practice with realistic exam questions from four full practice exams: two printed in the book and two more on th...
Unix: Quick Reference Guide
Explaining how to plan and implement robust enterprise-wide computer telephony systems using the versatility of the UNIX platform, this text includes illustrations of 14 companies who have already implemented one.
Everything you need to administer services on Solaris-based systems Major e-commerce players use Sun servers and Solaris to power all or parts of their Internet businesses. If this is a work environment you need to crack, reach out for Solaris: The Complete Reference, by Sriranga Veeraraghavan. This covers-it-all guide puts at your fingertips all of the critical information you need to deploy and administer services on Solaris-based systems: *Installation, system startup and shutdown, and proces...
Solaris is the fastest growing and most popular commercial UNIX operating system. If you are a IT professional administering systems running on Solaris, you can obtain Sun certification as a way to provide a standard, tangible way of measuring your technical skills. Certification may provide job advancement opportunities and third party validation of skills. This title offers the perfect self-study tool to allow you to prepare confidently at your own pace, in your own time. Comprehensive and foc...
For all students taking courses on Linux or Linux system administration.With this digital video package, students can master Red Hat Linux 7.x system administration visually, by watching a leading Linux expert walk through every key task, explaining exactly what to do-and why. This package combines powerful browser-based instruction, animations, demos, audio commentary, hands-on assessment exercises, and dozens of digital videos straight from the desktop of Mark Komarinski-Red Hat Certified Engi...
Complete Hands-On Help for Securing VMware vSphere and Virtual Infrastructure by Edward Haletky, Author of the Best Selling Book on VMware, VMware ESX Server in the Enterprise As VMware has become increasingly ubiquitous in the enterprise, IT professionals have become increasingly concerned about securing it. Now, for the first time, leading VMware expert Edward Haletky brings together comprehensive guidance for identifying and mitigating virtualization-related security threats on all VMware pl...
If you are a security professional whose workload is increasing, or a Puppet professional looking to increase your knowledge of security, or even an experienced systems administrator, then this book is for you. This book will take you to the next level of security automation using Puppet. The book requires no prior knowledge of Puppet to get started.
This text is only for UNIX neophytes, and st resses general concepts (ex. you learn how the complex UNIX file system works and how to find your way through it.) '
Python for Unix and Linux Systems Administration
by Jeremy Jones and Noah Gift
Python is an ideal language for solving problems, especially in Linux and Unix networks. With this pragmatic book, administrators can review various tasks that often occur in the management of these systems, and learn how Python can provide a more efficient and less painful way to handle them. Each chapter in Python for Unix and Linux System Administration presents a particular administrative issue, such as concurrency or data backup, and presents Python solutions through hands-on examples. Once...