A System Administrator's Guide to Sun Workstations

Written by Sun administrators, this reference guide concentrate on the issues that are particular to the Sun environment. Including the information on how to install and maintain a network of Sun computers, this book covers NFS, YP, backup and restore procedures, as well as provides many installation tips.

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This guide to Sun Administration is a reference manual written by Sun administrators for Sun administrators. It is not intended to be a complete guide to Unix System Administration; instead it will concentrate on the special issues that are particular to the Sun environment. The authors will present a clearer and more in-depth explanation of the issues involved in managing SunOS 4.0 through 4.0.3 than is currently available. The reader will be led through the basic steps necessary to install and maintain a network of Sun computers. Along the way, helpful ideas will be given concerning NFS, YP, backup and restore procedures, as well as many useful installation tips that can make a Sun system administrator's job less painful.