About the Author

John Philcox is owner and director of Mobile Ventures Limited, a computer consultancy based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in the United Kingdom, specializing in Unix systems and networks. He has more than 20 years experience in IT, 15 of those with SunOS and Solaris environments. He is a certified Solaris administrator, as well as a professional member of the Institution of Analysts and Programmers and the Institute of Management of Information Systems, both in the U.K. John is also a member of Usenix and SAGE. He has worked in a number of large multi-vendor networks in both the public and private sectors of business.

John was the author of Solaris System Management (New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 073571018X) and a contributing author of Solaris 9 System Administration Training Guide (Exam CX-310-014 and CX-310-015 (Que Publishing, ISBN: 0789729229).

John has also been a technical editor/reviewer on the following books:

• Solaris 2.6 Administrator Certification Training Guide Part II (New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 1578700868)

• Solaris 7 Administrator Certification Training Guide: Part I and II (New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 1578702496)

• Solaris 8 Security (New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 1578702704)

• Solaris 8 Training Guide (310-011 and 310-012): System Administrator (New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 1578702593)

• Inside Solaris 9 (New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 0735711011)