Linux System Administration Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (Expert's Voice in Linux) by Juliet Kemp

by Juliet Kemp

The job of Linux systems administrator is interrupt-driven and requires constant learning in byte-wise chunks. This book gives solutions to modern problemseven some you might not have heard ofsuch as scripting LDAP, making Mac clients play nice with Linux servers, and backup, security, and recovery scripts. Author Juliet Kemp takes a broad approach to scripting using Perl and bash, and all scripts work on Debian or Red Hat lineage distributions. Plus, she dispenses wisdom about time management, dealing with desperate colleagues, and how to avoid reinventing the wheel!Learn how to love LDAP scripting and NFS tuning Make Perl serve don't be enslaved by Perl Learn to change, craft, and feel empowered by recipes that change your life What you'll learn Centralize your network using LDAP and NFS Speak the language of different file systems Know when to use Perl or when to stick to sed and awk Treat security concerns with Perl, bash, and intelligence Learn how to trace errant system calls and misbehaving colleagues Who this book is for

System administrators in need of quick succor and guidance when interruptions prevent the smooth running of a network. Table of Contents Saving Yourself Effort Centralizing Your Kerberos, LDAP, and NFS Monitoring and Updating Taking Backups and Managing Data Working with Filesystems Securing Your Systems Working with Apache Using the Command Line Better Working with Text in Files Things Going In, Things Going Out Tracking Down Bugs Managing Time and People

Paperback

First published October 15, 2009

About the author

Juliet Kemp (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, writer. They live by the river in London, with their partners, child, and dog. The first book of their fantasy series, The Deep And Shining Dark was on the Locus 2018 Recommended Reads list; the fourth and final book, The City Revealed came out in 2023. Their short fiction has appeared in venues including Uncanny, Analog, and Cast of Wonders; they were short-listed for the WSFA Small Press Award in 2020 and 2023; and they had a story in the 2021 Lambda Awards shortlisted anthology Trans-Galactic Bike Ride. They've also written non-fiction.

When not writing or child-wrangling, Juliet knits, climbs, indulges their fountain pen habit, and tries to fit an ever-increasing number of plants into a microscopic back garden. They can be found on Twitter as @julietk, on Mastodon as @juliet@zirk.us, and on Bluesky as @julietk.bsky.social.

Reviews

[Artur Sabirov · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a bit outdated, but still has several useful and actual solutions, e.g., centralizing servers' configurations by Puppet, monitoring by nagios, some tips with awk, xargs, sed.