Solaris 8 System Administrator's Reference - Softcover

Winsor, Janice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130277010 ISBN 13: 9780130277015

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2000

Synopsis

Most Solaris system administrators and power users rely on electronically published man pages as their command reference -- but these pages are written by a diverse, eclectic set of engineers, and rarely edited sufficiently to serve the needs a broad range of readers. The Solaris 8 System Administrator's Reference gives every Solaris user fast access to all the information they need to get results quickly.KEY TOPICS:The Solaris 8 System Administrator's Reference starts with a convenient cross-reference and list of tasks that points users to all the related commands they may need to perform tasks such as printing, file system management, system status, editing, or shell programming. Next, it provides comprehensive descriptions, examples, and reference tables for nearly 400 Solaris commands. The Solaris 8 Reference Guide contains more than 1,300 pages of rock-solid information that's never been delivered with more clarity, or organized for greater accessibility. MARKET:For every Solaris user, system administrator or programmer who needs a convenient, practical, well-organized reference to Solaris commands.

About this title

About the Author

JANICE WINSOR, a recognized expert in Solaris system administration, is author of Solaris System Administration Guide and Advanced Solaris System Administration Guide.

From the Back Cover

• Get beyond the man pages!
• The practical, task-oriented reference to every key Solaris 8 command, from ab2admin to zic
• System/network administration, file systems, printing, Internet services, editing, shell programming, and more
• Convenient, comprehensive, and accessible!

The essential resource for every Solaris 8 sysadmin, Web professional, developer, and power user!

If you're a Solaris user, sysadmin, or developer, you know how tough it is to rely on the man pages when you need fast answers. Now, there's a superb alternative: Solaris 8 System Administrator's Reference. In this book, Solaris expert Janice Winsor presents more than 1,300 pages of solid reference information, organized for maximum accessibility and quick problem solving.

Winsor begins with a convenient cross-reference and list of tasks, identifying all the commands you're likely to need in each problem category―so you don't need to know a command's name before you can get information about it. Next, she provides comprehensive descriptions, usage examples, and reference tables for nearly 400 Solaris 8 and Solaris 7 commands, including:

• Printing
• File system management
• System status and administration
• Editing
• Networking and Internet services
• Shell programming, and much more

Say goodbye to the man pages, and say hello to the most authoritative, intelligible, user-friendly, and just plain valuable Solaris reference ever created: Solaris 8 System Administrator's Reference by Janice Winsor.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0130277010
• ISBN 13: 9780130277015
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1312