Sileika - Apress Pro Python System Administration 2nd

Pro Python System Administration

Second Edition

Rytis Sileika

Pro Python System Administration

Copyright 2014 by Rytis Sileika

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I dedicate this book to my familymy wife, Evelina, and my daughters, Gabija and Milda

Contents at a Glance

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About the Author

Rytis Sileika has over sixteen years of experience in the system administration field. Since obtaining his bachelor of science degree in computer science from Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, hes been specializing in system integration and deployment automation. His areas of interest and expertise are the UNIX-based operating system, cloud computing platform management, and automation tool development. Rytis is also a RedHat Certified Engineer. He lives with his wife and two daughters in London, England. His nonprofessional interests are traveling, hiking, and photography.

About the Technical Reviewers

Dr. Patrick Engebretson obtained his Doctor of Science degree with a specialization in Information Assurance from Dakota State University, South Dakota. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Computer and Network Security, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in information security. His research interests include penetration testing, intrusion detection, exploitation, honey pots, and malware. Over the past several years, Dr. Engebretson has published numerous peer-reviewed conference papers and journal articles. He is also the author of two bestselling books on hacking and penetration testing. Dr. Engebretson has presented his research at the premier security conferences Black Hat and DefCON, in Las Vegas. He has also been invited by the Department of Homeland Security to share his research at the Software Assurance Forum in Washington, D.C. He regularly attends advanced exploitation and penetration testing trainings from industry-recognized professionals and also serves as a founding administrative member of the North Central Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.