Including Linux server administration.

Resources which have caught Oliver's eye

Books

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CentOS 6 Linux Server Cookbook

http://www.amazon.com/CentOS-6-Linux-Server-Cookbook/dp/1849519021/
$44.99 (but not buy since better books available, below?)
Packt Publishing (April 18, 2013)

Essential Linux Administration: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners

http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/book/-/9781435459564/introduction/pref02?uicode=cornell

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Linux-Administration-Comprehensive-Beginners/dp/1435459563/
$25.19 (but not buy since better books available, below?)
Cengage Learning PTR; 1 edition (October 31, 2011)
464 pages

Other books

Linux Administration A Beginners Guide 6/E

http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Administration-Beginners-Guide-Soyinka/dp/0071767584/
$25.99
McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 6 edition (February 21, 2012)
736 pages

The Linux Command Line: A Complete Introduction

http://www.amazon.com/The-Linux-Command-Line-Introduction/dp/1593273894/
$25.69
No Starch Press; 1 edition (January 14, 2012)
480 pages

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook (4th Edition)

http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/book/operating-systems-and-server-administration/linux/9780132117371/basic-administration/part01?uicode=cornell
Not available via Cornell's Safari subscription, apparently.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0131480057/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
43.98
Prentice Hall; 4th edition (July 24, 2010)
http://admin.com/

Linux Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition

http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Pocket-Guide-2nd-Edition/dp/1449316697/
$9.15
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Second Edition edition (March 27, 2012)
232 pages

Essential System Administration: Tools and Techniques for Linux and Unix Administration, 3rd Edition

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-System-Administration-Tools-Techniques/dp/B00CVDPBSK/
$24.00 (out of print? too old?)
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 3rd edition (August 30, 2002)
1178 pages

Essential System Administration Pocket Reference: Commands and File Formats (Pocket Administrator)

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-System-Administration-Pocket-Reference/dp/B00CVDY8CU/
$?? (Out of print; too old?)
Publisher: O'Reilly Media (November 27, 2002)
146 pages

Online courses

Online CentOS Server Course

http://beginlinux.com/web/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=centosservercourse
This is a comprehensive package designed to take you from a beginner to an advanced level with step-by-step instruction.
$119.95, for 6 months access
Optional: Email_Support - Add $75.00

Online Bash Shell Scripting

http://beginlinux.com/web/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=bash_scripts
The goal is to be able to create scripts that you can use as an administrator immediately. The examples are designed to give you real tools.
$119.95, for 6 months access

Labs

Server Management Manual - PDF

http://beginlinux.com/web/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=servermanagementmanual
(Included in the Online CentOS Server Course, above.)
This step-by-step manual will guide you through setting up and managing a server.
$49.95

Linux Foundation's resources