 November 2004 • Volume 13 • Number 11
Features
Enter the Storage Administrator • Greg (shoe) Schuweiler
Schuweiler takes a look at the evolving role of systems administration.
Dissecting PC Server Performance • Bryan J. Smith
In this article, Smith dissects PC server design and shows how to
evaluate the performance of AMD Opteron solutions.
WebJob — Virtual Evidence Locker and Administration Tool • Dave Mangot
Mangot examines WebJob, a program that allows you to download and execute code from a remote server in an easy and secure manner.
Contingency Planning: Lessons Learned from the 9/11 Tragedy • Lisa M. Jaworski
Jaworski documents many practical lessons learned from 9/11. Much of this information was made available through personal conversations with IT managers responsible for contingency planning in their respective organizations.
Strong Passwords with PAM • Hal Pomeranz
Hal delves into the mysteries of pam_cracklib functionality and the Linux password system in general.
Locking Down Linux with Bastille • Kristy Westphal
Westphal provides an introduction to Bastille, an operating system hardening tool for the Linux environment.
Process Tracing with the Linux Trace Toolkit • B. B. Ramya, V. Pavithra, and B. Thangaraju
The authors show how to use the Linux Trace Toolkit (LTT) to analyze the performance of your systems.
SAGE Salary Survey Results • Rob Kolstad
Kolstad provides highlights from the 2004 SAGE salary survey.
Checking Email with PHP • Russell J.T. Dyer
Dyer shares a PHP script that checks his email and sends notification to his cell phone.
Columns
Commonly Used Parsing Techniques • Randal L. Schwartz
Questions and Answers • Amy Rich
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