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# 1  
Old 02-07-2005
System Administering
hi everybody,
i'm beginning as a system administrator in a telecom company, please can anybody help me with his experience in this domain...i'm not speaking about
technical skills...just about experience.

what does a system admin have to do every day, every week and every month!

thank you very much
regards
# 2  
Old 02-07-2005
Check out The Practice of System and Network Administration by Limoncelli and Hogan. It is the best book on admin I've ever read. It isn't technical, it talks about the exact kind of think you are asking about. What do you do, how to make the procedures to do it right, etc.

Here is a link to the author's website.

http://www.everythingsysadmin.com/index.html
# 3  
Old 02-07-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by hmaiida
what does a system admin have to do every day, every week and every month!
Everything! Smilie

I'd also recommend O'Reillys "Essential System Administration" by AEleen Frisch. Even though it is primarily a technical book, it is also filled with Sys Admin "lore" and a fair bit of theory about why you should do things the way you should.

Unfortunately, however, there is no substitute for getting your fingers dirty, hands-on experience!

Cheers
ZB
# 4  
Old 02-08-2005
hi,
please...is there any web sites talking about the question?


thans for your replys
system admin is a wide world
# 5  
Old 02-08-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by hmaiida
what does a system admin have to do every day, every week and every month!
A system administrator have to:
  • administering users of the system, creating new users, and ensuring that existing users have access to the resources they need.
  • monitoring the system to ensure that the machine is running as efficiently as possible.
  • installing and managing applications, and ensuring that the machine is kept up-to-date and patched.
  • installing and configuring new devices and systems.
  • setting up security systems and ensuring that the security of your machine is not broken.
  • ensuring your machine's stability, including providing suitable services and monitoring a system to ensure it's not about to fail.
-- Martin C. Brown's "The Complete Idiot's Guide To Solaris 9" --
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