However ardently the Unix community may wish for it, Windows NT (and its successors) aren’t going away. Furthermore, the idea of a “Windows shop” that is
distinct from a “Unix shop” is unrealistic in many cases. Samba allows Windows NT machines to interact with Unix machines by handling Windows Server Message Block (SMB) calls. Samba: UNIX and NT Internetworking takes a platform-neutral approach to Samba that is suitable for any reader, regardless of greater familiarity with either Windows or Unix. This book will help you get Samba running, but lots of books will do that. This is the one to read if you have a strange Samba problem or you just want to know more about how the server and its clients work.

The conversational writing style in this book is liberally punctuated with lines from configuration files, Windows Registry entries, and tables that list options. The conceptual diagrams are particularly good (if a bit pixilated)–they complement the text rather well. Windows 2000 is taken into particular consideration in this book, and you’ll find quite a bit of information about how Samba interacts with it. The notes on Samba’s implications for Active Directory are worth reading too. And you’ll be pleased to find a copy of Samba 2.0.5.a on the companion CD-ROM, complete with source code and some additional documentation. –David Wall

Topics covered: Samba 2.0.x and its relationship to Unix, Windows NT, and Windows 2000. Installation, configuration, authentication, names, domains, file shares, print shares, administration tools, and troubleshooting all receive attention.

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Unix Unleashed, Third Edition is written with the power user and system administrator in mind. This book will help the reader understand the nuances of the major Unix

variants including SVR4, HP-UX, Solaris, AIX, BSD, IRIX, SunOS, and Linux. It will help the reader decide which Unix shell works best for their particular situation. Other topics such as Kernel Configuration, Networking, User Administration, and File Management are covered extensively for the administrator who wants a variety of options to choose from for best performance. The book also provides in-depth coverage of configuring and optimizing mail, DNS, HTTP and other services many companies deploy across their intranet and on the Internet.

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No matter how much Mac experience you have, Mac OS X Leopard requires that you get reacquainted. This little guide is packed with more than 300 tips and techniques to help you do just that. You get all details you need to learn Leopard’s new features, configure your system, and get the most out of your Mac. Pronto. Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide offers an easy-to-read format for users of all levels. If you’re a Mac newcomer, there’s a Survival Guide that explains how to adapt, and a chapter on Mac OS X’s key features. Experienced Mac users can go right to the heart of Leopard with chapters on system preferences, applications and utilities, and configuring. In all, plenty of tables, concise descriptions, and step-by-step instructions explain: What’s new in Leopard, including the Time Machine How to use Leopard’s totally revamped Finder All about Spaces and how to quickly flip between them How to search for and find things with Spotlight How to use Leopard’s enhanced Parental Controls Handy keyboard shortcuts to help you be more efficient Quick tips for setting up and configuring your Mac to make it your own If you’re ready to tame Apple’s new cat, this is the guide you want.

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Foundations of Mac OS X Leopard Security is written in part as a companion to the SANS Institute course for Mac OS X. It contains detailed Mac OS X security information, but also walkthroughs on securing systems. By using the SANS Institute course as a sister to the book, the focus includes both the beginning home user and the seasoned security professional not accustomed to the Mac, and allows this title to establish the “best practices” for Mac OS X for a wide audience. Additionally, the authors of the book are seasoned Mac and security professionals, having built many of the largest network infrastructures for Apple and spoken at both DefCon and Black Hat on OS X security

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Most books on operating systems deal with theory while ignoring practice. While the usual principles are covered in detail, the book describes a small, but real UNIX-like operating system: MINIX. The book demonstrates how it works while illustrating the principles behind it. Operating Systems: Design and Implementation Second Edition provides the MINIX source code. The relevant selections of the MINIX code are described in detail. When it first came out, MINIX caused something of a revolution. Within weeks, it had its own newsgroup on USENET, with 40,000 people. Most wanted to make MINIX bigger and fancier. Instead, Linux was created. That has become quite popular, very large, and complicated. MINIX, on the other hand, has remained small and suitable for instruction and example. The book has been revised to include updates in MINIX, which started out as a v 7 unix clone for a floppy-disk only 8088. It is now aimed at 386, 486, and pentium machines and is based on the international posix standard instead of on v7. There are now also versions of MINIX for the Macintosh and SPARC available. Professional programmers will find this book to be a valuable resource and reference book.
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Book Info
Covers all the fundamental operating systems concepts such as processes, interprocess communication, input/output, virtual memory, file systems, and security. Describes MINIX code in detail. New revised edition contains updated material. CD ROM included. DLC: Operating systems (Computers) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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