""Integrating Unix and NT Systems offers solutions to the many challenges faced by an administrator faced with integrating WIndows NT and Unix systems into a cohesive, transparent infrastructure. Andrew Rieger draws on his experience managing a large, multiplatform site to throw light on all facets of the problem from file sharing to security. Each section explores a number of options for addressing problems and addresses a range of situations and budgets. Each chapter concludes with two vital sections: Pitfalls, laying out the gotchas users need to avoid
Futures, pointing out signposts to the direction the technology is heading in Topics covered in the book include:
File sharing, with an in-depth discussion of NFS, SMB, AFS, and DCE DFS
Printing, including examinations of lp, lpr, Samba, and TotalNET
email, describing the protocols, products, and problems
Integrating Namespaces, explaing how to integrate the various protocols into a unified namespace
Authentication, with a detailed look at Kerberos 4 and 5, RSA, PGP, internet certificates, and the SSL
Application integration, including an examination of some key products in the coxtext of the real issues
Systems monitoring, both script-based and SNMP-based
Remote access, with detailed coverage of naming, routing, and security
Frameworks, a look into CA Unicenter TNG and the Tivoli Management Environment
If you're adminstering a mixed Unix and NT environment and can buy only one book, that book should be ""Integrating Unix and NT Systems.
