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The first edition of this book became known for its thorough and lucid coverage of some of the toughest topics in system administration including DNS, sendmail and security. The new edition will focus on many open source tools that have gained acceptance since 1/e was published, including Nagios for network monitoring. Most titles on Linux administration focus on the configuration of a single box. LAH was the first title in this area to focus on the administration of a Linux system in a production environment. Linux Administration Handbook examines how Linux systems behave in real-world ecosystems, not how they might behave in ideal environments. The Second Edition incorporates the changes in Linux systems in the past 18 months, which include current versions of RedHat, SuSE and Debian systems, new topics like Logical Volume Manager, X11 basic administration and Nagios. Chapters on system admin policy, bind, sendmail and security have been updated. Salient Features Major revision of must-have guide for Linux administrators working in production environments. Full section on LVM, Logical Voume Manager, subsystem for on-line disk storage management X11 basic administration and Significantly expanded coverage of patch management Nagios, open source host and network monitoring program