The chapters in this section cover most of the facts and techniques needed to run a stand-alone unix system. The Networking section describes the protocols used on unix systems and the techniques used to set up, extend, and maintain networks. High-level network software is also covered here. Among the featured topics are the Domain Name System, the Network File System, network routing, and sendmail. Stuff includes a variety of supplemental information.
Some chapters discuss optional software packages such as uucp and the unix printing system.
Others give sage advice on topics ranging from hardware maintenance to disk space management to the politics of running a unix installation. The cd-rom contains software and reference information that we recommend for system administrators. This format does not allow filenames longer than eight characters, so we have packaged up the tools using the standard unix tar command. Decoding instructions are included at the back of this book. The cd-rom will be updated on an approximately yearly basis.