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04-22-2010

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Hello!

I have seen similar questions asked about how to become a system administrator. Most would say experience is more important than just getting a certificate and even a degree. However, I haven't found a good information how to build experience from a newbie to entry-level systems administrator. Do you have a recommendation of books, websites, articles and learning materials that would guide a newbie toward path to linux / unix systems administrator?

I have read FreeBSD handbook and used FreeBSD as my first "unix" experience. Then I switched to Ubuntu for my main home desktop usage. I am starting to look into OpenSolaris and Solaris docs (Solaris 10 System Administration Collection at docs.sun.com). I am even tempted to attempt to study RHCE exam but wondering if it will help me gain experience (not just to earn the certificate itself). I guess I am wandering aimlessly not sure what steps to take. However, I know I fell in love with unix / bsd / linux. :-)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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updatemanager

updatemanager(1M)					  System Administration Commands					 updatemanager(1M)

NAME

       updatemanager - start the Sun Update Manager application

SYNOPSIS

       updatemanager

DESCRIPTION

       The  updatemanager  command  starts the Sun Update Manager application. The Sun Update Manager is a graphical user interface (GUI) that you
       can use to manage updates and patches on your Solaris system.

       For more information about using this application, see the Sun Update Manager 1.0 Administration Guide in the Sun Update Connection, System
       Edition Collection on docs.sun.com.

       You can also manage updates and patches on the command line by using the smpatch command. See the smpatch(1M) man page.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWupdatemgru		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Unstable			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       smpatch(1M), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    11 Oct 2005 						 updatemanager(1M)