Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide

With coverage of the most recent Linux kernel and multiple Linux platforms including Red Hat Linux Fedora 4, SuSe Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and others, this updated instructional system is designed to show even the most novice user the keys to successful administration. Readers will learn to install and configure Linux, manage files and software, grant user rights, implement security at the kernel level, and more.

Steve Shah (San Jose, CA) is Director of Product Management at NetScaler where he is responsible for the security and Layer 4-7 switching capabilities of the company's award-winning application delivery systems. Prior to NetScaler, Steve played a similar role at Array Networks as Director of Product Management, where he did everything from kernel level TCP/IP hacking to product marketing. Before Array Networks, he was also a member of Alteon Web Systems team where he lead the development effort of their SSL accelerator product.

In addition to the Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Steve is a contributor to several editions of UNIX Unleashed, RedHat Linux Unleashed, Using Linux, and Content Delivery Networks. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science with a minor in Creative Writing and an M.S. in Computer Science from UC Riverside. Steve has been programming since 1986, performing system administration since 1992, and doing product management since 2001. You can read Steve's blog at http:www.planetoid.org/blog.

Wale Soyinka (Union City, CA) is a Systems & Network Engineering consultant with several years experience in the field. He holds a BsC in Mathematics/Statistics. He has written several Linux administration training materials used as part of the curriculum in some Community Colleges in the Bay Area. He is also the author of a projects lab manual, Microsoft Windows 2000 Managing Network Environments, which is part of the Microsoft certification series published by Prentice Hall. He currently participates in several open discussions and projects.