That sparks off a random thought. How empowered (for want of a better word) is the junior sysadmin? Is there a chance that they're not able to make the leap to problem solving because they're afraid a) They're going to break things more, and b) they might be overstepping the boundaries of what they're supposed to do?
Brodie, Kent wrote: > > My personal theory on this is, the typical type of troubleshooting > skills that a good sysadmin has, simply cannot be taught. It has to do > with your personality, how you were raised, your inquisitive nature, > your willingness to take risks, and so on. > > The **technical** tidbits, yes, can be taught (“ok, here’s how you > boot a *nix system into single user mode to begin a rescue…”), but the > above-mentioned investigative skills? You either got it, or you don’t. > > (My $0.02…) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Kent C. Brodie > > Department of Physiology > > (and) Human and Molecular Genetics Center > > Medical College of Wisconsin > > bro...@mcw.edu +1 414 955 8590 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lopsa.org > http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lopsa.org http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
