The first edition of this book became known for its thorough and lucid

coverage of some of the toughest topics in system administration including

DNS, sendmail and security. The new edition will focus on many open source

tools that have gained acceptance since 1/e was published, including Nagios

for network monitoring.

Most titles on Linux administration focus on the configuration of a single box.

LAH was the first title in this area to focus on the administration of a Linux

system in a production environment. Linux Administration Handbook

examines how Linux systems behave in real-world ecosystems, not how they

might behave in ideal environments. The Second Edition incorporates the

changes in Linux systems in the past 18 months, which include current versions

of RedHat, SuSE and Debian systems, new topics like Logical Volume

Manager, X11 basic administration and Nagios. Chapters on system admin

policy, bind, sendmail and security have been updated.