Macmillan Computer Publishing
The first volume, UNIX Unleashed, Systems Administrator Edition, consists of three major sections or parts. The general focus is getting you started using UNIX, working with the shells, and then administering the system.
Part I, Introduction to UNIX, is designed to get you started using UNIX. It provides you with the general information on the organization of the UNIX operating system, how and where to find files, and the commands a general user would want to use. Information is also provided on how to get around the network and communicating with other users on the system.
Part II, UNIX Shells, provides you the information on how to choose which shell to use and how to use that shell. The most popular shells: Bourne, Bourne Again (BASH), Korn, and C, are covered as well as a comparison between them. Under UNIX, the shell is what provides the user interface to the operating system.
Part III, System Administration, gets you started and keeps you going with the tasks required to administer a UNIX system. From installation through performance and tuning, the important topics are covered. The general duties of the system administrator are described (so you can build a job description to give to your boss). In case you are working on a brand-new UNIX system, the basics of UNIX installation are covered. Other topics covered in this section include: starting and stopping UNIX, user administration, file system and disk administration, configuring the kernel (core of the operating system), networking UNIX systems, accounting for system usage, device (add-on hardware) administration, mail administration, news (known as netnews or UseNet) administration, UUCP (UNIX to UNIX Copy Program, an early networking method still in wide use today) administration, FTP (File Transfer Protocol) administration, and finally, backing up and restoring files.