 December
2003 • Volume 12 • Number 12
Features
Python in Systems Administration: Part I —
Better Scripting • Cameron Laird
In this first article of a series on Python, Laird provides an introduction to
Python, along with practical examples for its use.
Tepatche — Automatic OpenBSD System Patcher • Gunnar
Wolf
OpenBSD updates are distributed as source code patches, and installing those patches
can be time consuming if you manage a lot of machines. In this article, Wolf describes
the Tepatche program he wrote to automatically apply patches.
Deploying Modules • Dale Southard
The modules package provides users with a dynamically reconfigurable environment
that is independent of their choice of shells. Southard focuses on the basics
of using and configuring modules under IRIX and Debian Linux from the viewpoint
of users, sys admins, and application maintainers.
Oracle Database Backups via UFS Snapshots and Enterprise Backup
Products • Rick Moakley
Moakley describes how he uses UFS snapshots (and a little multi-tasking) to save
significant time in the backup of an Oracle database.
Backup Scripts from UnixReview.com, 3rd Edition • Edited
by Ed Schaefer
This third edition of “Backup Scripts” features scripts from three
contributors — Heiner Steven, Michael Wang, and Chris F. A. Johnson.
Domain Management Using LDAP • Divya Sundaram
If you’re a systems administrator for a large network, you need to track
a wealth of information to keep the network running efficiently. Sundaram adapted
the LDAP server used for Unix naming services to manage a lot of this information
and explains his setup in this article.
Questions and Answers • Amy
Rich
Cross-Platform Native Package Creation with EPM • Jeff
Layton
The EPM packaging tool can generate binary packages for many Unix and Linux-based
operating systems as well as build packages in its own format. In this article,
Layton focuses on creating “native” packages — those that use
the packaging scheme bundled with the operating system.
Managing Network IP Assignment with a Database and Web Interface
• Jim McBride
The author wanted the centralized address management offered by DHCP, but for
security reasons, also wanted to associate a specific computer with a specific
IP address. In this article, McBride explains his solution to assign a fixed IP
address to each computer through DHCP.
HTE: Host Table Editor • Daniel Speers
Speers describes the Host Table Editor (HTE), a Perl program that manages a database
of DNS information. The HTE system provides a uniform interface for entering DNS
data and generating DNS-related configuration files.
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