LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for determining what you need to practice to pass the Linux Professional Institute exams. This book will help you determine when you're ready to take the exams, which are technically challenging and designed to reflect the skills that administrators need in real working environments.

As more corporations adopt Linux as the networking backbone for their IT systems, the demand for certified technicians will become even greater. Passing the LPI exams will broaden your career options because the LPIC is the most widely known and respected Linux certification program in the world. Linux Journal recognized the LPI as the best Training and Certification Program. The exams were developed by the Linux Professional Institute, an international, volunteer-driven organization with affiliates in a dozen countries.

This book features an entire part on security and problem solving that covers detecting intrusions/hacking, implementing local security, firewalls, and Internet security. Other topics include: RAID; TCP/IP networking; connecting to Microsoft networks; connecting to Apple networks; the Red Hat network; upgrading and customizing the kernel; using scripts; backing up and restoring the file system.

In 1,500 pages of tiny print, this heavy-duty tome documents every command, utility, file system, library function, and administration tool in the operating system. Linux also features a detailed kernel reference guide and a good index. And if the print size bothers you, the entire contents of the book are included on the companion CD-ROM, along with the Unix version of the Adobe Acrobat reader. In Acrobat, you can adjust the font size to something more readable. If you're running a Linux system and acting as your own system administrator, Linux: Complete Command Reference is an indispensable reference.

Teach Yourself Unix System Administration in 24 hours

Teaches the fundamentals to administer any one of four key UNIX-based systems: Red Hat Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, and Apple's Mac OS. Guaranteed UNIX system administration competency in just 24 one-hour lessons. Highlights differences among the different UNIXes and explains to the reader how to avoid potential problems. Once finished with this book, readers will be able to log in to any UNIX system and use standard UNIX tools to learn about the state of that system, diagnose basic problems, and maintain the system. In the wake of the highly successful Sams Teach Yourself UNIX in 24 Hours, this book focuses on the additional UNIX commands that an advanced user or beginning system administrator needs to know in order to administer and maintain a UNIX system. The book includes coverage of the key UNIX variations: Red Hat Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, and Apple's Mac OS X environment. The book will not be a comprehensive solution to all problems facing new system administrators, but instead is a tutorial introduction to the process of learning about and maintaining a running UNIX server. Dave Taylor is an expert on a broad array of computer and networking technology, with over twenty years of industry experience. The creator of The Internet Mall and iTrack, he has also worked at HP's Palo Alto Research Labs and helped publish SunWorld magazine. He's written the best-selling Sams Teach Yourself UNIX in 24 Hours and Creating Cool HTML 4 Web Pages from Hungry Minds. He has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (UCSD), a Master's in Educational Computing (Purdue), and he is halfway through an MBA program.