hi ya ethan...
seen many of your posts...
but this one was worth commenting on too
> [0] i would rather not call them admins, as `morons with root
> password' is far more appropriate. knowing root password != sysadmin
i'd add that....if you have to ask for the root passwd....you don't need
it.... you should be able to get root access ( to standalone machines ) if
you need it...
- if its a group of "sys admin" for that machine...you obciously
cant go around changing root passwd...but.. its been know to be
done too...and boy is there a big piss-n-moan contest of what
else changed that broke soemthing else as a consequence
- i'd go one step further....dont use any microsoft apps...
have fun linuxing
alvin
On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, Ethan Benson wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 08:49:42PM -0700, Anthony @ PencilFight Design wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > I am looking into becoming a Unix System Administrator. I know a few that
> > all learned basically "on the job". I'm wondering if there is any one who
> > knows of a good way to start. Online classes? I've heard of the Red Book
> > and of course the O-Reilly books but was wondering if there was any classes
> > any one has heard about.
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
>
> learn by doing, first:
>
> 1) don't use Outlook
> 2) don't use pico
> 3) don't use GUI config tools
>
> use the system you are attempting to learn, and truely learn it, don't
> rely on silly tools that try and do everything for you hiding how
> things work. read books (hardcore books, not this half assed newbie
> crap), read man pages, try things, setup a home network. spend a few
> years on it.
>
> expect to take a couple years to really get good at things.
>
> one of the first things you should learn is how to install security
> updates, and how to monitor security lists and how to configure things
> securely. the internet is mostly 0wn3d because of lame `admins' [0]
> who don't know how to install a security update to save thier life.
>
> [0] i would rather not call them admins, as `morons with root
> password' is far more appropriate. knowing root password != sysadmin
>
> --
> Ethan Benson
> http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
>
