Now covers Red Hat Linux! Written by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, and Trent R. Hein with Adam Boggs, Rob Braun, Ned McClain, Dan Crawl, Lynda McGinley, and Todd Miller "This is not a nice, neat book for a nice, clean world. It's a nasty book for a nasty world. This is a book for the rest of us." --Eric Allman and Marshall Kirk McKusick "I am pleased to welcome Linux to the UNIX System Administration Handbook!" --Linus Torvalds, Transmeta "This book is most welcome!" --Dennis Ritchie, AT&T Bell Laboratories This new edition of the world's most comprehensive guide to UNIX system administration is an ideal tutorial for those new to administration and an invaluable reference for experienced professionals. The third edition has been expanded to include "direct from the frontlines" coverage of Red Hat Linux. UNIX System Administration Handbook describes every aspect of system administration--from basic topics to UNIX esoterica--and provides explicit coverage of four popular UNIX systems: This book stresses a practical approach to system administration. It's packed with war stories and pragmatic advice, not just theory and watered-down restatements of the manuals. Difficult subjects such as sendmail, kernel building, and DNS configuration are tackled head-on. Examples are provided for all four versions of UNIX and are drawn from real-life systems--warts and all. "This book is where I turn first when I have system administration questions. It is truly a wonderful resource and always within reach of my terminal." --W. Richard Stevens, author of numerous books on UNIX and TCP/IP "This is a comprehensive guide to the care and feeding of UNIX systems. The authors present the facts along with seasoned advice and numerous real-world examples. Their perspective on the variations among systems is valuable for anyone who runs a heterogeneous computing facility." --Pat Parseghian, Transmeta "We noticed your book on the staff recommendations shelf at our local bookstore: 'Very clear, a masterful interpretation of the subject.' We were most impressed, until we noticed that the same staff member had also recommended Aunt Bea's Mayberry Cookbook." --Shannon Bloomstran, history teacher

Evi Nemeth已经从科罗拉多大学（University of Colorado）计算机科学系教师的岗位上退休了，但是她仍然在参与CAIDA的网络研究工作，CAIDA是圣地亚哥超级计算中心（San Diego Supercomputer Center）的Internet数据分析协作组织（Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis）

Garth Snyder曾经在NeXT和Sun公司工作过，他从斯沃索莫学院（Swarthmore College）获得了电机工程专业的学位，并且在罗彻斯特大学（University of Rochester）取得MD和MBA学位。

Trent R. Hein（trent@atrust.com）是Applied Trust Engineering公司的创办人之一，这是一家提供网络基础设施的安全和性能咨询服务的公司。Trent从科罗拉多大学（University of Colorado）获得了计算机科学专业学士学位。