Prentice Hall Publishes "Self-Service Linux: Mastering the Art of Problem Determination"

Prentice Hall Publishes: "Self-Service Linux®: Mastering the Art of Problem
Determination", authored by Mark Wilding and Dan Behman

Upper Saddle River, NJ, (October, 2005)

"Self-Service Linux®: Mastering the Art of Problem Determination" (Prentice
Hall, 456 pgs, US$39.99, ISBN 0-13-147751-X) is a systematic, practical
guide to Linux troubleshooting for every power user, administrator, and
developer. This book is part of the Bruce Perens' Open Source Series. 

Authors Mark Wilding and Dan Behman introduce a four-step methodology for
identifying and resolving every type of Linux-related system or application
problem: errors, crashes, hangs, performance slowdowns, unexpected behavior,
and unexpected outputs. Readers will learn how to use Linux's key
troubleshooting tools to solve problems and how to make effective use of the
Linux community's knowledge. 

For professional Linux users, this book can dramatically increase
efficiency, productivity, and marketability. For those involved with
deploying or managing Linux in the enterprise, it can help significantly
reduce operation costs, enhance availability, and improve ROI.

The book will help readers to: 

* Discover proven best practices for diagnosing problems in Linux
environments

* Leverage troubleshooting skills developed with other platforms

* Learn to identify problems with strace-the most frequently used Linux
troubleshooting tool

 *Use /proc to uncover crucial information about hardware, kernels, and
processes

* Recompile open source applications with debug information

* Debug applications with gdb, including C++ and threaded applications

* Debug kernel crashes and hangs, one step at a time

* Understand the Executable and Linking Format (ELF), and use that knowledge
for more effective debugging

* Includes a production-ready data collection script that can save hours or
days in debugging mission-critical Linux systems!



 
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Addison-Wesley/Prentice Hall & IBM Press
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