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  • Perl for System Administration Managing multi-platform

    About The File:
    File Format | PDF
    File Size | 1.39 MB
    Pages | 382
    Language | English
    Category | Programming Perl
    Description:  Some people plan to become administrators. The rest of us are thrust into it: we are webmasters, hobbyists, or just the default "technical people" on staff who are expected to keep things running. After some stumbling around repeating the same steps over and over again (and occasionally paying the price when we forget one), we realize that we must automate these tasks, or suffer endless frustration. Thus enters Perl.
    The Perl programming language is ideal for writing quick yet powerful scripts that automate many administrative tasks. It's modular, it's powerful, and it's perfect for managing systems and services on many platforms.
    Perl for System Administration is designed for all levels of administrators--from hobbyists to card-carrying SAGE members--sysadmins on multi-platform sites. Written for several different platforms (Unix, Windows NT, and Mac OS), it's a guide to the pockets of administration where Perl can be most useful for sites large and small, including:

    Filesystem management
    User administration with a dash of XML
    DNS and other network name services
    Database administration using DBI and ODBC
    Directory services and frameworks like LDAP and ADSI
    Using email for system administration
    Working with log files of all kinds

    Perl for System Adminstration doesn't attempt to teach the Perl language, but it is an excellent introduction to the power and flexibility of Perl, and it whets the appetite to learn more. It's for anyone who needs to use Perl for system administration and needs to hit the ground running.
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