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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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crypto_certs

crypto_certs(4) 						   File Formats 						   crypto_certs(4)

NAME

       crypto_certs - directory for certificate files for Solaris Cryptographic Framework

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/crypto/certs/CA

       /etc/crypto/certs/SUNWosnet

DESCRIPTION

       The /etc/crypto/certs directory contains ASN.1 BER or PEM encoded certificate files for use by the Solaris Cryptographic Framework.

       A  default  installation  contains  only two certificates. The CA certificate is the trust anchor for all other certificates. The SUNWosnet
       certificate contains the certificate use to sign the Solaris user and kernel cryptographic plug-ins.

       Additional certificates my be installed by third-party cryptographic providers. They  should  either  be  copied  to  /etc/crypto/certs	or
       included in the package that delivers the provider.

       Only  certificates  that are issued by the CA certificate are accepted by the Solaris Cryptographic Framework. This restriction is in place
       due to US Export Law on the export of open cryptographic interfaces at the time of shipping this revision of the product.

ATTRIBUTES

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

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsr			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       elfsign(1), libpkcs11(3LIB), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    26 Feb 2004 						   crypto_certs(4)