I've found this one helpful: RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide (Exam RH302) (Certification Press) > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On > Behalf Of Les Mikesell > Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 3:18 PM > To: centos at centos.org > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Good book on Linux Admin (Centos 5.5) > > On 6/2/2011 2:28 PM, Eero Volotinen wrote: > > > >>>> My Admin books are out of date, so I need a new one that contains 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) > > > > for basic or advanced use: the rute: > > > > http://linux.2038bug.com/rute-home.html > > The things I always look for and almost never find are > > (a) A split between tutorial (step-by-step for common uses) and > reference sections (that have all the options). Once you've followed > the > tutorial you won't want to wade through that again to find the option > to > make an obscure change. > > (b) Explanations of the OS/shell/window manager/ concepts involved > and how much of what you are learning applies in general and how much > are specific to this distribution/version/program. For example, a lot > of what happens on a command line is done by the shell and will be the > same for everything you type under that shell (wildcard expansion, i/o > redirection, etc.). Likewise a lot of what you do in a GUI will be > window operations that work the same way no matter what is running in > the window. A lot of things are common among all unix-like systems and > when you learn new things it would be nice to know which ones are only > specific to certain situations. > > -- > Les Mikesell > lesmikesell at gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos