Perl is a powerful programming language that grew out of the traditional system administration toolbox. Over the years it has adapted and expanded to meet the challenges of new operating systems and new tasks. Until now, however, no book has recognized this deep history by concentrating solely on using Perl for system administration. If you know a little Perl, and you need to perform system administration tasks, this is the right book for you. Readers with varying levels of both Perl programming experience and system administra tion experience will all find something of use within these pages.