Solaris 8 Advanced System Administrator's Guide (3rd Edition) - Softcover

Winsor, Janice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130277037 ISBN 13: 9780130277039

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

This reference describes the Solaris mail services, the NIS+ nameservice environment, the automount and WebNFS services, the service access facility, the installation of application software, the basics of shell programming, and system security. The third edition adds sections on new sendmail features and the role-based access control (RBAC) security feature. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

From the Publisher

A follow up to the Solaris System Administrator's Guide, this book assumes the reader has knowledge of basic, day-to-day functions of the Solaris operating environment. Useful as both a hands-on tutorial and quick reference, this book details how to perform increasingly complex system improvement, revision, and customization. Covers the tasks most crucial to advanced administration. The book is divided into several sections for easy reference, each section addressing a major service or task, including: Mail Services, NIS+ naming service, Automounter Services, Service Access Facility to set up access to printers, modems, and terminals, application software installation and sharing, shell programming to automate routine tasks, and system security.

The officially authorized guide for advanced Solaris system administration, written by an award-winning, recognized expert

Completely updated to cover Solaris 2.6 topics, including: x86 differences, patch administration, redesign of print packages, whole new sections on security and the Sun Web Server, and more

Task-oriented and easy to reference, this classic tutorial provides indispensable tips, advice, and quick-reference tables to help the more experienced Solaris administrator add system components, improve service access, and automate routine tasks

From the Back Cover

The widely used reference for experienced system administrators of the Solaris Operating Environment—now fully updated for the Solaris 8 platform.

• Focuses on the tasks experienced sysadmins find most challenging
• Completely updated for the Solaris 8 Operating Environment!
• Includes extensive new coverage of WebNFS technology

Ready to leverage the full power of Solaris 8 software? Now there's a hands-on reference specifically for you. In Solaris 8 Advanced System Administrator's Guide, Third Edition, award-winning author Janice Winsor delivers hundreds of indispensible tips, step-by-step procedures, and quick reference tables, all focused on the features experienced administrators find most challenging. Thoroughly updated, this book's coverage includes:

• The Solaris platform mail services, including detailed procedures for planning and customizing sendmail
• Understanding the NIS+ nameservice environment, and configuring both servers and clients
• All-new coverage of WebNFS technology—concepts, configuration, and day-to-day management
• Advanced security coverage—authentication, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and the Automated Security Enhancement Tool (ASET)
• New Service Access Facility services for terminals, modems, and printers
• Software management—installation, removal, patching, and more
• Automounter services, volume management, shell programming, and much more

No matter how well you know Solaris, this book will make you far more effective—just as it has for thousands of Solaris sysadmins worldwide.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0130277037
• ISBN 13: 9780130277039
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 842