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Reading List for the New System Administrator

It can sometimes be daunting for new Linux & UNIX system administrators to find out what they need to learn and where they can get that information.

Some people choose to get as many certifications as they can get. However, in most cases, this is a narrow solution that aims at just at passing the various certification tests. In my experience, very few certifications programs create the in-depth understanding that are necessary before a person are able to understand and troubleshoot the systems. I have seen all too often that a person that has gone the certification route will fall short when the the rubber meets the road, and a broken systems must be diagnosed and fixed. The question to ask yourself is how effective are you when you are asked to diagnose and fix a broken system. Also, ask your self how well can you do this without depending on help from other people (incluing vendor support contracts)?

This book list is intended to help out the new Linux & UNIX system administrator to find good books that will help her to become a proficient system administrator

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	UNIX System Administration Handbook (3rd Edition) by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, and Trent R. Hein This book is a clasic. Since the first edition in 1989, this book have covered nearly every aspect of Unix System Administration. As none of us knows everything, this is a handy reference book, even in these days of Internet and search—engines galore.

	Linux Administration Handbook (2nd Edition) by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein This book is by the same authors as the one above, but is specific to Linux. The comments from above goes for this book too

	Linux Network Administrator's Guide by Tony Bautts, Terry Dawson, and Gregor Purdy

	Perl for System Administration: Managing multi-platform environments with Perl by David Blank-Edelman

Reading List for the New System Administrator

UNIX System Administration Handbook (3rd Edition)

Linux Administration Handbook (2nd Edition)

Linux Network Administrator's Guide

Perl for System Administration: Managing multi-platform environments with Perl