Concurring with Brian, These are excellent, free to download: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ www.tldp.org has just about anything else you might need. 3 good general books are Essential System Administration, Aeleen Frisch, (O'Reilly) Linux in a Nutshell, Siever, Figgins, Weber (O'Reilly) Linux Administration Handbook, Nemeth, Snyder, Hein (Prentice hall) And of course /usr/share/doc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Toenes" <mobyg2@xxxxxxxxx> To: <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 12:30 AM Subject: learning linux > I have had numerous RH distributions and am almost > a novice. I can do maintainence items, installing > distros, screwing up and fixing, some kernel work. > > I have found this list to be far more than just a > resource for when I get into trouble. Reading these > lists can give a person quite an education. > > I am unfamiliar with many of the terms, acronyms, > programs and applications mentioned on this list. > PAM, LDAP, MX servers and scores of others. > > Is there a Linux dictionary/encyclopedia that can > give one a definition and a short explanation of these > things? > > I am currently working my way through "Rute users > Tutorial and Expostion " but that may take a year or > longer. > > TIA > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list > > -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
