Interested in all things related to system administration? USENIX '05 is the place to get your questions answered.

Below is a list of Training Sessions, Refereed Papers, Invited Talks, and Guru Is In sessions related to system administration. Pick and choose sessions to create the conference you need!

Training S1: Hands-on Linux Security Class: Learn How to Defend Linux/UNIX Systems by Learning to Think Like a Hacker (Day 1 of 2) S3: Hot Topics in System Administration S4: Regular Expression Mastery S5: Eliminating Backup System Bottlenecks Using Disk-to-Disk and Other Methods S7: Advanced Shell Programming S10: Next-Generation Storage Networking and Data Protection S11: Over the Edge System Administration, Volume 1 S12: Documentation Techniques for SysAdmins S13: Troubleshooting: A Basic Skill M1: Hands-On Linux Security Class: Learn How to Defend Linux/UNIX Systems by Learning to Think Like a Hacker (Day 2 of 2) M3: Advanced Solaris System Administration Topics M4: Perl for System Administration: The Power and the Praxis M7: Seven Habits of the Highly Effective System Administrator M8: System Log Aggregation, Statistics, and Analysis T2: Solaris Kernel Performance, Observability, and Debugging (Day 1 of 2) T3: Solaris 10 Security Features Workshop T5: RPM Package Management T6: Managing Samba 3.0 T7: Practical System and Network Monitoring T8: Release Engineering and Project Lifecycle W2: Solaris Kernel Performance, Observability, and Debugging (Day 2 of 2) W3: Implementing LDAP Directories W4: System and Network Monitoring: Tools in Depth W5: Administering Linux in Production Environments R3: Configuration Management with Cfengine R5: Databases: What You Need to Know

Refereed Paper Sessions W: Planning & Management W: Networking R: Defending Against Attacks R: Short Papers I R: Short Papers II F: Large Systems Invited Talks W: DDoS Defense in Practice and Theory R: NFSv4 R: Thin Clients: Past, Present, and Future