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	\| name = ~~Absolute OpenBSD~~''' ~~UNIX~~ for the Practical Paranoid		\| name = '''Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid'''
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	\| release_date = ~~July,~~ 2003		\| release_date = June 2003 (1st ed.)<br/>April 2013 (2nd ed.)
	\| media_type = Print (])		\| media_type = Print (])
	\| pages = 528		\| pages = 528
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	\| isbn = ~~ISBN~~ 1-886411-99-9		\| isbn = 1-886411-99-9
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			\| congress= QA76.76.O63 L835
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	'''''Absolute OpenBSD, ~~UNIX~~ for the Practical Paranoid''''' is ~~book~~ ~~about~~ the ] ] ]~~, written~~ by ], author of '']'' and '']''. It is a ~~guide~~ to ~~OpenBSD~~ ~~designed~~ ~~for~~ ~~seasoned~~ ] ~~users.~~ ~~The~~ ~~book~~ ~~assumes a level of understanding~~ of ] operating systems~~; their design, commands and permission controls~~. It ~~was~~ ~~written~~ ~~at the time of the 3.4~~ ~~release~~, ~~thus some~~ information ~~became~~ ~~dated~~ ~~within~~ ~~only~~ a ~~few~~ ~~months~~ ~~when~~ ~~the next OpenBSD~~ ~~version~~ ~~was~~ ~~released~~.		'''''Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid''''' is a comprehensive guide to the ] ] by Michael W. Lucas, author of ''Absolute FreeBSD'' and ''Cisco Routers for the Desperate''. The book assumes basic knowledge of the design, commands, and ] of ] operating systems. The book contains troubleshooting tips, background information on the system and its commands, and examples to assist with learning.

			== 1st edition ==
	The book contains troubleshooting tips as well as background information on the system and the commands it covers and examples to assist with learning.

			The first edition was released in June 2003. Some of the information in the book became outdated when OpenBSD 3.4 was released only a few months later.
	== Chapters ==

			== 2nd edition ==
	Chapter 0, ''Introduction'', explains the uses of the book and what the later chapters cover, the history and core philosophical views of the OpenBSD project, where it is used and who uses it. The chapter also covers a small relational comparison between OpenBSD and the other BSD operating systems.

			The second edition was released in April 2013. Peter N. M. Hansteen, author of ''The Book of PF'',<ref>{{cite book
	Chapter 1, ''Additional Help'', discusses the documentation available through the manual pages and OpenBSD website, as a prerequisite to installation.
			\| title=Book of PF
			\| author=Peter N. M. Hansteen
			\| date=October 2014
			\| pages=248
			\| publisher=No Starch Press
			\| edition=3
			\| url=https://nostarch.com/pf3
			\| isbn=978-1-59327-589-1}}</ref> was the technical reviewer.

		⚫	== External links ==
	Chapter 2, ''Installation Preparations'', gives the user some details on the steps used to install OpenBSD 3.4 on an ] ]-class "]" computer, both for a dedicated and multiboot systems.
			* {{Official website\|https://nostarch.com/obenbsd2e}}
			* {{cite web\|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2711061/unix--book-review----absolute-openbsd--unix-for-the-practical-paranoid-by-michael-w--lucas--open-sta.html\|title=Unix: Book Review -- Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid by Michael W. Lucas, Open Starch Press, 2013\|author=Sandra Henry-Stocker\|date=2013-05-20\|publisher=]}}

			== References ==
	Chapter 3, ''Installation Walkthrough'', takes the reader through all the steps of the 3.4 release's installation process. Covers the areas where users new to Unix-like systems may find difficult, such as partitioning.
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	Chapter 4, ''Multiboot Installation'', illustrates how to install OpenBSD 3.4 on a machine which already has an operating system installed on it.

	Chapter 5, ''Post-Install Configuration'', deals with the initial things users may want to do immediately after the first boot and gives a rundown of the default configuration the system startup file, /etc/rc.conf.

	Chapter 6, ''System Startup'', shows the reader the OpenBSD booting process, which files are involved and how to modify them.

	Chapter 7, ''Managing Users'', covers the adding, modifying, restricting and removing of users, as well as the use of sudo and the concept of user privileges.

	Chapter 8, ''Networking'', shows the basics of ] and network troubleshooting.

	Chapter 9, ''Network Connections'', shows usage of modems as well as Ethernet NICs and the tools needed to manage a network, such as how to add <tt>alias</tt> networks to an interface.

	Chapter 10, ''Additional Security Features'', explains the security tools available in OpenBSD.

	Chapter 11, ''Basic Kernel Configuration'', describes how to configure a ], rather than compile a custom kernel, since this is a procedure discouraged strongly by the ].

	Chapter 12, ''Kernel Compilation'', illustrates the steps required to recompile the kernel for the outside situations where a customized kernel is required.

	Chapter 13, ''Additional Software'', explains the ] on OpenBSD, how to find, download and install packages as well as how to automate the download of package dependencies.

	Chapter 14, ''Upgrading OpenBSD'', gives an explanation of the ways an administrator can upgrade the system.

	Chapter 15, ''Disks'', runs through how OpenBSD handles disks and how to mount/unmount and manage disks.

	Chapter 16, ''/etc'', covers all the files in /]/ that haven't already been dealt with in a previous chapter.

	Chapter 17, ''Packet Filtering'', shows how to use the ] which is included in OpenBSD, giving examples on how to filter network traffic.

	Chapter 18, ''More Packet Filtering'', details how to use the packet filter's integrated traffic shaping tool, ], to manage connections.

	Chapter 19, ''Managing PF'', takes the reader through a list of tools used to manage pf and which work with pf to ease firewall management.

⚫	== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 00:40, 20 November 2023

**Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid**

Author	Michael W. Lucas
Cover artist	Octopod Studios
Publisher	No Starch Press
Publication date	June 2003 (1st ed.) April 2013 (2nd ed.)
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	528
ISBN	1-886411-99-9
OCLC	51478244
Dewey Decimal	005.4/32 21
LC Class	QA76.76.O63 L835

Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid is a comprehensive guide to the OpenBSD operating system by Michael W. Lucas, author of Absolute FreeBSD and Cisco Routers for the Desperate. The book assumes basic knowledge of the design, commands, and user permissions of Unix-like operating systems. The book contains troubleshooting tips, background information on the system and its commands, and examples to assist with learning.

1st edition

The first edition was released in June 2003. Some of the information in the book became outdated when OpenBSD 3.4 was released only a few months later.

2nd edition

The second edition was released in April 2013. Peter N. M. Hansteen, author of The Book of PF, was the technical reviewer.

External links

Official website
Sandra Henry-Stocker (2013-05-20). "Unix: Book Review -- Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid by Michael W. Lucas, Open Starch Press, 2013". Network World.

References

Peter N. M. Hansteen (October 2014). Book of PF (3 ed.). No Starch Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-59327-589-1.

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