On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 8:31 PM, Brandon Allbery wrote:
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> (hi nonny!)
>
> There is still not a lot in a college curriculum that is directly related to
> system administration, although access to resources may matter (or may not)
> and a lot of the stuff you get from a college education is genera
The LOPSA mentorship program (https://lopsa.org/mentor) is there to help
too. It sets up a one-on-one relationship with a more experienced sysadmin.
If they want a bit of guidance beyond opschool and other resources, the
program is a great resource. Mentors aren't teachers, but they can help
point
On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Morgan Blackthorne
wrote:
> Question from my partner:
>
> Hi! My partner and I were going to go to Linuxfest Northwest, where there
> was a presentation on "Your First Year As A Sysadmin" on the schedule, and
> I planned to ask a question; however, due to finances,
For many of us, getting into Systems Administration meant starting out in
the Help Desk. If you get into a good organization and show aptitude for
fixing things and interest in managing systems then it won't be long until
they turn you into an entry-level systems administrator. No college
necessary
On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Morgan Blackthorne
wrote:
> Is there currently a way to get into systems administration without having
> to graduate college?
Nonny,
As far as being a Unix/Linux sysadmin, it is a lot easier today than when I
got started in 1991ish. Back then the only Unix boxe
Question from my partner:
Hi! My partner and I were going to go to Linuxfest Northwest, where there
was a presentation on "Your First Year As A Sysadmin" on the schedule, and
I planned to ask a question; however, due to finances, we're not going to
be able to make it. My partner (obviously a sysad
With all this heartbleed stuff going around ... And major service providers
declaring to all internet users, "Change all your passwords everywhere," it
suddenly seems like a good idea to use something like CBCrypt, huh. Because
if attackers attack a server and discover your password, you have
