"If you are familiar with the Unix System Administration Handbook, you already are familiar with the subjects this new book is addressing. Much like Linux being a re-implementation of UNIX, this book is a re-implementation of the Unix SA Handbook. But, things get better.
"So many of the available books about Linux are either too generic to be of much use for doing serious systems administration or so specific that they are useful only for one version of one Linux distribution. This book is an exception. First, it is heavy on concept, so you actually learn how things work instead of learning how to be a technician. The specifics are then addressed by showing what you do on Red Hat 7.2, SuSE 7.3 and Debian 3.0.
"The scope of the book does not stop at what is inside a Linux box. Don't be surprised when you start reading what various routing protocols are, what the different Ethernet cable colors are supposed to mean or how to configure a Cisco router. This book tells you how to administer a company that has Linux systems, not just how to administer Linux systems..."
