Eero Volotinen wrote:
2011/6/2 Todd Cary todd@aristesoftware.com:
My Admin books are out of date, so I need a new one that contains info about the Linux as in Centos 5.5.
I am a "Sunday user"; not one earning a living as an Admin. Recommendations welcomed....
how about:
The Definitive Guide to CentOS (Books for Professionals by Professionals) from amazon
<snip> Then there's the Real Thing: I'd rate these evenly, though some folks think more of the second: Essential Systems Administration, Ealeen Frisch, O'Reilly. You should especially read the second chapter, The Unix Way, which explains, clearly, the archetecture of *Nix, and how it works and hangs together (not the code, but the o/s) (There's also an O'Reilly Linux Systems Administration title)
The other is the "red" or "purple" (forget which is most current) book: Unix System Administration Handbook, Nemeth, Snyder, Seebass, Hein
I will note that every *Nix person I know, and many Windows folks, have a *lot* of books published by O'Reilly - he's the only publisher who goes above and beyond to find authors who not only *really*, deeply know the subject, BUT CAN ALSO COMMUNICATE IT CLEARLY. You can *read* O'Reilly books, as opposed to the usual textbook (*bleah*).
mark, who gets no kickback for advertising O'Reilly