Re: [cobalt-users] Recommendations anyone?

[Tim Dunn <tdunn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> To start with a good linux book that is as close as is possible to the 
> version used within our RaQs 3 & 4 

CobaltOS seems to be a RedHat variant.  I've been able to use rpm's 
built for RedHat 7.1 and below w/o much issue.  I'd say a good novice 
or intermediate RedHat admin book will get you familiar with the basics.

Some of the issues I *have* encountered:

1) don't rebuild perl from CPAN.

2) don't upgrade to glibc2.2 via rpm.  Better to wait for a Cobalt
   package to do so.

3) use rpm -ivh --force carefully.  If you're not sure what dependencies
   you're overriding, don't use it at all.

> that I can get to understand some more about the httpd, srm and all 
> those other guichy files that the GUI enables us to leave well alone :)

The GUI (at least on a Qube) is really for 'power users', not for 
"true" system admins.  For many cases (such as small offices, i.e.:
doctor's office or lawyer's office) this is all the duty calls for.
If it's a webhosting farm, you really ought to know how to manage
w/o the gui.

> A MySQL administration book is the other. 

I like DuBois' "MySQL", ISBN: 0735709211, but it is now 3 years old.
Among other limitations, it doesn't address transactions because 
they didn't exist at the time the book was written.

> This one is probably well useless in asking, but anyone know of any 
> good books specifically for the RaQs? 

No, unfortunately Cobalts are a niche market.  The net would probably
be your best resource.  

tim

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