Automating System Administration with Perl 2e: Tools to Make You More Efficient

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Automating System Administration with Perl 2e by David N. Blank?edelman Covering operating systems, technologies, and Perl modules, this title helps you: manage user accounts; monitor filesystems and processes; work with configuration files in important formats such as XML and YAML; administer databases, including MySQL, MS-SQL, and Oracle with DBI; and, work with directory services like LDAP and Active Directory. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description If you do systems administration work of any sort, you have no choice: you have to deal with increasing demands on your time and the growing complexity of your environment. "Automating System Administration with Perl", the second edition of OReillys popular "Otter Book", not only offers you the right tools for your job, but also suggests the best way to approach particular problems and securely automate pressing tasks. With this book in hand and Perl in your toolbox, you can do more with less - less effort, fewer resources, and less hassle. Thoroughly updated and expanded to cover the latest operating systems, technologies, and Perl modules, ""Automating System Administration with Perl"" will help you: manage user accounts; monitor filesystems and processes; work with configuration files in important formats such as XML and YAML; administer databases, including MySQL, MS-SQL, and Oracle with DBI; work with directory services like LDAP and Active Directory; script email protocols and spam control; effectively create, handle, and analyze log files; administer network name and configuration services, including NIS, DNS and DHCP; maintain, monitor, and map network services, using technologies and tools such as SNMP, nmap, libpcap, GraphViz and RRDtool; and, improve filesystem, process, and network security. To get you up to speed on technologies like XML/XPath, LDAP, SNMP, and SQL, this edition also features additional appendices, which readers found particularly helpful in the first edition. Packed with advice, ""Automating System Administration with Perl"" explains both why and how to manage your system administration challenges with Perl." Author Biography David N. Blank-Edelman is the Director of Technology at the Northeastern University College of Computer and Information Science and the author of the OReilly book Perl for System Administration (with a second edition due out very soon). He has spent the last 24+ years as a system/network administrator in large multi- platform environments, including Brandeis University, Cambridge Technology Group, and the MIT Media Laboratory. He was the program chair of the LISA 2005 conference and one of the LISA 2006 Invited Talks co-chairs. Table of Contents InhaltsverzeichnisChapter 1 Introduction Automation Is a Must How Perl Can Help You This Book Will Show You How What You Need Some Notes About the Perl Versions Used for This Book Some Notes About Using Vista with the Code in This Book Locating and Installing Modules Its Not Easy Being Omnipotent References for More Information Chapter 2 Filesystems Perl to the Rescue Filesystem Differences Walking or Traversing the Filesystem by Hand Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find Module Walking the Filesystem Using the File::Find::Rule Module Manipulating Disk Quotas Editing NTFS Quotas Under Windows Querying Filesystem Usage Module Information for This Chapter References for More Information Chapter 3 User Accounts Unix User Identities Windows-Based Operating System User Identities Building an Account System to Manage Users Module Information for This Chapter References for More Information Chapter 4 User Activity Process Management File and Network Operations Module Information for This Chapter References for More Information Chapter 5 TCP/IP Name and ConfigurationServicesHost Files NIS, NIS+, and WINS Domain Name Service (DNS) DHCP Module Information for This Chapter References for More Information Chapter 6 Working with Configuration Files Configuration File Formats All-in-One Modules Advanced Configuration Storage Mechanisms Module Information for This Chapter References for More Information Chapter 7 SQL Database Administration Interacting with a SQL Server from Perl Using the DBI Framework Using ODBC from Within DBI Server Documentation Database Logins Monitoring Space Usage on a Database Server Module Information for This Chapter References for More Information Chapter 8 Email Sending Mail Common Mistakes in Sending Email Fetching Mail Processing Mail Module Information for This Chapter References for More Information Chapter 9 Directory Services Whats a Directory? Finger: A Simple Directory Service The WHOIS Directory Service LDAP: A Sophisticated Directory Service Active Directory Service Interfaces Module Information for This Chapter References for More Information Chapter 10 Log Files Reading Text Logs Reading Binary Log Files Structure of Log File Data Dealing with Log File Information Writing Your Own Log Files Module Information for This Chapter References for More Information Chapter 11 Security Noticing Unexpected or Unauthorized Changes Noticing Suspicious Activities Danger on the Wire, or "Perl Saves the Day" Preventing Suspicious Activities Module Information for This Chapter References for More Information Chapter 12 SNMP Using SNMP from Perl Module Information for This Chapter References for More Information Chapter 13 Network Mapping and Monitoring Network Mapping Presenting the Information Monitoring Frameworks Whats Left? Module Information for This Chapter References for More Information Chapter 14 Experiential Learning Playing with Timelines Playing with Geocoding Playing with an MP3 Collection One Final Exploration Remember to Play Module Information for This Chapter Source Material for This Chapter Appendix The Eight-Minute XML Tutorial XML Is a Markup Language XML Is Picky Two Key XML Terms Leftovers References for More Information Appendix The 10-Minute XPath Tutorial XPath Basic Concepts References for More Information Appendix The 10-Minute LDAP Tutorial LDAP Data Organization Appendix The 15-Minute SQL Tutorial Creating/Deleting Databases and Tables Inserting Data into a Table Querying Information Changing Table Information Relating Tables to Each Other SQL Stragglers Appendix The Five-Minute RCS Tutorial References for More Information Appendix The Two-Minute VBScript-to-Perl Tutorial Translation Tactics References for More Information Appendix The 20-Minute SNMP Tutorial SNMP in Practice Colophon Long Description Completely updated and expanded in its second edition, this popular book explains how stressed-out system administrators can increase their productivity by automating everyday activities. New material has been added on challenges and tools that are part of a system administrators career today, and every chapter has been revised to cover the latest Perl modules. Current for the latest operating system releases, and complete with guidelines to help you write secure Perl programs, Automating System Administration with Perl is powerful material to help you tame your system. Promotional "Headline" Tools to Make You More Efficient Details ISBN059600639X Publisher OReilly Media Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 059600639X ISBN-13 9780596006396 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Subtitle Tools to Make You More Efficient Country of Publication United States DEWEY 005.133 Short Title AUTOMATING SYSTEM ADMINISTR-2E Pages 639 Place of Publication Sebastopol Illustrations Illustrations, maps AU Release Date 2009-06-23 NZ Release Date 2009-06-23 UK Release Date 2009-06-23 Imprint OReilly Media Author David N. 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