> The facts still stand. The dumb admins are the ones that don't read the man pages.
Indeed. But to put it more nicely for everyone: The fact remains that the most important feature of UNIX type operating systems is the man pages. It's unfortunate that some OS's chose not to keep accurate or well written man pages, but OpenBSD has a very nice collection that has served me well. If all the answers can't be found there, then Google searching has filled in the gaps. As far an OpenBSD printed documentation, it would be a waste of money. They are out there, though, created by 3rd parties. The changes made are too rapid. Even between simple 6-month releases you can find yourself dealing with a whole new packet filtering system or VPN setup. However, the nicely typed documentation on the openbsd.org website or any up-to-date mirror are all you need. If you must get a book, try general UNIX books that can help you with cross the board (somewhat) software utilities and general methodology. An older book that I learned a lot from is O'Rielly's Essential System Administration. I started with UNIX Unbounded, though (basic shell interaction/scripting). Note that this was 5 or so years ago... To become a powerful user in *any* UNIX type operating system, knowing the basics well will take you miles, allowing you to pick up any odd variant easily with simply your experience and a gander at a man page or two. -Stefan
