Linux and Unix Troubleshooting E-Book

I've been installing, programming and troubleshooting Linux and Unix systems for more than 25 years. I have the certifications and the scars, I've been there and done that. This book is a brain dump of what I know about troubleshooting Unix and Linux.

This is NOT a "how-to" book, not a rehash of problems you can easily find with a Google search. You don't need a book for answers you can find in Google.

Of course it looks at specific problems, but this is much more about the process of solving problems than it is about anything specific. You'll find troubleshooting tips, techniques, scripts, advice.. everything you need to become a better troubleshooter.

I really enjoyed writing this. If you work with Linux or Unix systems, I think you will enjoy it also. Full money-back guarantee if not satisfied.

139+ pages, 54,000+ words

Don't pay $20, $30 or more for skimpy e-books that barely reach 30 pages - and that's with illustrations! This is chock full of real information, real advice, real help!

PDF E-book $24.95 just $14.95 - instant download!.

iPhone readers and others: This book is formatted for computer reading and printing on US Letter. Because it has code listings and screen shots, it would be difficult to offer it in the normal 6x9 ebook format without making the fonts very small. However, if you want this in another format (epub, etc.) just let me know and I will do my best to oblige.

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Customer Testimonials

I paid for your Troubleshooting ebook and realized
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I really have not seen anything like it before. With
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Check Out What You'll Learn in The Table of Contents!

Networking Problems 77

Who said that? 77

A New Firewall 79

A dead rat 80

Alphacom 80

IP renumbering 82

Multiple Nics 84

No Internet 85

Routers and switches and hubs, oh my! 87

Boxing yourself in 88

Disk space 91

Printing 95

Lpd 96

System V 96

Samba 96

Printing 97

Plastering your printer 98

Yet another old SCO system 99

Race conditions 101

Dude, you should have bought the HP 102

Only root could print 104

Couldn't find Samba shares 105

Dodge and weave 107

Y2K 107

Front-ends again 111

Dual printing 113

Why is my system slow? 117

Low Memory 125

Disk Performance 126

Network Performance 129

Other problems 129

Miscellaneous Troubleshooting Cases 131

Interesting thread (ls vs. ls -l) - lessons from an old newsgroup post 131

Can't log in 133

Segmentation Faults 137

Final thoughts 139

Index 140

Change Log 147

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