What's a good Unix Administration book for Beginners? One that goes step by step and doesn't leave anything out for newbies.


Anyone ever read:

UNIX System Administration Handbook
by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, Trent R. Hein

located at:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130206016/ref=nwl_gateway/ref=cm_mp_wl/104-2091667-3038369

I think Essiential System Administration is a good book.
You need good amount of experience to try that book though, but it is very useful.

I found the one you mentioned:

UNIX System Administration Handbook
by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, Trent R. Hein

very handy.

Linux System Administration (Linux Library) (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0782127355/qid=999645106/sr=2-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/107-7852128-6505315)

I bought this one.

Linux In a Nutshell, 3ed (http://www.bookpool.com/.x/hyb946jhkr/sm/0596000251)

Linux System Administration (http://www.bookpool.com/.x/hyb946jhkr/sm/0782127355)

Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, 2nd Edition (http://www.bookpool.com/.x/hyb946jhkr/sm/0072131365)

Linux Network Administrator's Guide (http://www.bookpool.com/.x/hyb946jhkr/sm/1565924002)

I never tried any one of these, but they seem good and are cheap (under $24). The third even comes with the latest RedHat.

Maybe someone tried one of these and can tell you if it's good or not :)

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Anyone know of any reliable, effective, updated A+ certification texts?
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