Absolute OpenBSD: UNIX for the Practical Paranoid

This straightforward, practical, and complete guide to mastering the powerful and complex OpenBSD operating system, is for the experienced UNIX user who wants to add OpenBSD to his or her repertoire. The author assumes a knowledge of basic UNIX commands, design, and permissions. The book takes you through the intricacies of the platform and teaches how to manage your system, offering friendly explanations, background information, troubleshooting suggestions, and copious examples throughout. Table of Contents Ch 0: Introduction Ch 1: Additional Help Ch 2: Installation Preparations Ch 3: Dedicated Installation Ch 4: Multiboot Installation Ch 5: Post-install Setup Ch 6: Startup and Booting Ch 7: Managing Users Ch 8: Networking Ch 9: Internet Connections Ch 10: Additional Security Features Ch 11: Basic Kernel Configuration Ch 12: Building Custom Kernels Ch 13: Add-on Software Ch 14: /etc Ch 15: Disk and File System Management Ch 16: Upgrading OpenBSD Ch 17: Basic Packet Filtering Ch 18: More Packet Filtering Ch 19: Managing PF App A: i386 Kernel Configuration Choices App B: PF Example Configurations Afterword Index. About the Author Michael W. Lucas, author of Absolute BSD (No Starch Press), has been working with BSD-based operating systems since the late 1980s. His column, Big Scary Daemons, for the O'Reilly Report is in its third year. He has worked for several years as a consultant specializing in security, intrusion response, and network management."