Automating Unix and Linux Administration (The Expert's Voice) - Softcover

Bauer, Kirk

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Synopsis

A guide to creating an automation system covers such topics as system installation, data sharing, system monitoring, security, and user interfaces.

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About the Author

Kirk Bauer has been involved in computer programming since 1985. He has been using and administering UNIX systems since 1994. Although his personal favorite UNIX variant is Linux, he has administered and developed on everything from FreeBSD to Solaris, AIX, and IRIX. He is the author of various open-source system administration programs such as AutoRPM and Logwatch. <p>

Bauer has been involved with software development and system/network administration since his first year at Georgia Tech. He has done work for the Georgia Tech Residential Network, the Georgia Tech Research Institute, and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Bauer was one of the founders and the CTO of TogetherWeb in 2000, which was purchased in 2003 by Proficient Systems. He is currently a software architect with Proficient Systems, and continues to support and develop the collaborative browsing software and Linux-based network appliance created by TogetherWeb, including C++ server software that provides high scalability, high efficiency, and high reliability. <p>

Kirk graduated from Georgia Tech in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. Shortly thereafter, he began work on his first book, <i> Automating UNIX and Linux Administration, </i> which was published by Apress in September 2003. He currently lives in Peoria, Arizona, with his wife, Amber, and their two dogs and four cats.

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