Tru64 UNIX System Administrator's Guide
Whether you're a novice or seasoned programmer, this reference gives a detailed examination of admin tasks and provides advice to stabalize and keep systems available.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Tru64 UNIX System Administrator's Guide
Chapter 1: Introduction to Tru64 UNIX System Administration
For all the advances in computing architectures and operating systems, complex computers still require a great deal of care and feeding. No operating system typifies this statement more than UNIX. UNIX is a mature operating system that runs on a wide range of systems from small single-user desktops to the world's fastest supercomputers. The broad spectrum of applications that run on UNIX ranges from banking and financial applications to telecommunications, manufacturing, and health care processes. Simply put, UNIX is everywhere. However, for all its success in the marketplace and all the development work that various UNIX vendors lavish on fancy graphical user interfaces and dynamic this and automatic that, a UNIX system still, more than 30 years after its creation, cannot manage itself. Enter the UNIX system administrator.
1.1 What Is UNIX System Administration?
A UNIX system administrator is the individual responsible for managing the complex collection of hardware and software that is a UNIX system. The UNIX operating system comprises a wide variety of services and processes that must be kept running and available and distributed among the system's users. A typical day for a UNIX system administrator may include installing systems, creating user accounts, stringing cables, troubleshooting and replacing failed hardware, performing system and user backups, and any of a hundred other tasks. UNIX system administration is frequently a thankless task. If everything is running smoothly, users and management often forget about the hard work that goes on behind the scenes. However, when a problem occurs and the system...
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