This officially authorized tutorial for Solaris system administration is ideal for experienced administrators. Used as a hands-on guide or as a quick reference, as well as being completely updated, this task-oriented and easy-to-follow book details how to perform increasingly complex system improvement, revision, and customization. Solaris Advanced System Administrator's Guide, Second Edition is the classic tutorial that provides indispensable tips, advice, and quick-reference tables to help you add system components, improve service access, and automate routine tasks. Also take advantage of updated information on Solaris 2.6 topics-including x86 differences, patch administration, redesign of print packages, and new coverage of security, the Solaris Server Intranet Extension and more!
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.