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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Unix vs linux in the job place and other questions Post 302661787 by j0n1n on Monday 25th of June 2012 07:00:52 PM
Old 06-25-2012
Bug Unix vs linux in the job place and other questions

hello all,

im new to this site...and look forward to corresponding with you all.

i am a microsoft kid (sad) currently i work on small networks and repair computers for home and business.

i want to better my skill set...but dont want to carry on down the MS route. Basically i want to acquire higher end skills to allow myself to be more employable by bigger organizations in future.

i was thinking about learning a flavor of linux and starting the LPI course.
but then i spoke to a good friend of mine who works in the UK and he suggested i rather learn Solaris Unix.

I was reading a report that said Unix is alive and well and is only growing in the large business sector.

So im thinking about it, but have a few questions.

1) are there a lot of unix jobs vs linux (in fact are there a lot of linux jobs)
2) If i learn unix will linux be easy to pick up
3) if i am to learn unix is solaris the way to go, or is there many other options
4) is solaris something that can be self taught and studied
5) If i learn to use solaris, does that mean i will be familiar with other types of unix like sco open bsd etc...
6) are there any prerequisites to learning solaris unix
7) are there other skills required to work with unix in the real world (i suppose it would depend on what you doing)

sorry so many questions, just looking for a push in the right direction...

thanks for reading
eagerly waiting your input

j0n1n
 

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pvck(1M)																  pvck(1M)

NAME
pvck - check or repair a physical volume in LVM volume group SYNOPSIS
pv_path pv_path DESCRIPTION
This command is supported for arguments belonging to volume groups version 1.0. Attempting this command with arguments belonging to volume groups version 2.0 or higher will result in an error. Note: Currently is only capable of detecting bad checksums caused by a forward system migration after a backward system migration. It should not be used in other situations. The command examines and repairs LVM data structures on a raw disk (pv_path) in a volume group. Options and Arguments recognizes the following options and arguments. Repair problems found. Report, but do not repair problems. pv_path The raw device path name of a physical volume. RETURN VALUE
returns the following values Either no problems were found or all problems were corrected. Unable to repair. EXAMPLES
Examine LVM checksums on without modifying anything: Repair LVM checksums on if necessary: WARNINGS
should only be run on a device whose volume group has not been activated. is designed to repair the root device or devices while the system is booted in maintenance mode ("", see hpux(1M) on PA-RISC systems). AUTHOR
was developed by HP. SEE ALSO
intro(7), lvm(7). pvck(1M)
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