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From: bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu (M. L. Dodson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Need to RTFM.  But what FM?
Date: 25 Oct 1995 14:12:40 GMT
Organization: The Sealy Center for Molecular Science
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In article <46k65g$js9@mandolin.qnet.com>, danny@qnet.com (Dan Taylor) writes:
[snip]
>I'd like a good book on administration (if there 
>is one).  I understand that this sort of thing is abundant for Linux.  
>What about FBSD?
[snip]
>--
>- Dan Taylor - <dan@pacsat.com>
>

Dan,

I highly recommend "Unix System Administration Handbook" by Nemeth, et al.  The
second edition has been out for at least 6 mo.  The BSDI examples in there
are by and large applicable to *BSD.  Also, the O'Reily and Associates books
on whatever topic you need to know about.  I also understand that any of the 
CSRG personnel-authored books are applicable except in some of the implementation
details where *BSD have moved to later (better, I assume) technologies.

All these are available in the major bookstore chains in major cities in the
US, or they can be ordered there.  

The Nemeth et al. book and a news connection (for specific OS-dependent
information) have been sufficient for me.

Good luck,
Bud Dodson


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