Completely updated and expanded in its second edition, this popular book explains how stressed-out system administrators can increase their productivity by automating everyday activities. New material has been added on the many challenges and tools that are part of a system administrator's job today, and every chapter has been revised to cover the latest Perl modules. Current for the latest operating system releases, and complete with guidelines to help you write secure Perl programs, Automating System Administration with Perl is powerful material to help you tame your system.