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Old 06-24-2003
Sysadmins: your top 10 duties/responsibilities?

For you Unix sysadmins: what are you 10 most common duties/responsibilities as sysadmins and what would you suggest a newbie sysadmin do to learn them?

For instance, say adding/deleting users is one of your most common duties. So a newbie would be wise to get familiar with useradd/userdel, right?

TIA
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Old 06-24-2003
You really need to go invest in a Unix System Adminstration book. There are lots of them at the book store. Every admin does something different depending on how their platform is used in practice.

Get a book and learn Unix by working in the Unix environment.
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Old 06-24-2003
and IMO EVERY sysadmin better know how to add and remove users!!! or else !!
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Old 06-24-2003
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Originally posted by Neo
You really need to go invest in a Unix System Adminstration book. There are lots of them at the book store. Every admin does something different depending on how their platform is used in practice.

Get a book and learn Unix by working in the Unix environment.
Yes, I have lots of books, thank you. That's why I'm asking real people here for their real personal thoughts.
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Old 06-24-2003
Neo is correct -
Quote:
Every admin does something different depending on how their platform is used in practice
I never had to do anything with Sendmail before my current job. I've never had to do much with printing ever. But I know folks that are great Sys Admins that have no clue about Sendmail or any mailer program but may know all about printers and administering them on UNIX. Each job has different needs or uses different programs (Sendmail vs Qmail). You shouldn't limit yourself to 10. Or you may not get that next job.

The moral: Learn as much as possible and practice what you know.
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Old 06-24-2003
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Originally posted by RTM
You shouldn't limit yourself to 10. Or you may not get that next job.

The moral: Learn as much as possible and practice what you know.
I hear ya. I'm not limiting myself to just 10. I figured between the 10 tasks that 'x' number of admins come up with, I might discover a task I hadn't thought of or just to kind of get a feel for what the general duties of many/most admins are.

I am learning as much as I can and I have learned a lot already. I work in a Unix environment and little difficulty getting around and working with Unix. I'm just trying to get a BETTER handle on what the typical or most typical duties of a Unix sysadmin are.

Not to sound like an ingrate because I appreciate your comments. But why is it so difficult to get people to just mention what they often/usually do during a typical shift?
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Old 06-24-2003
Because we are too busy surfing the web Smilie (and don't want our bosses to know!)
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