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Re: A message to sys-admin wanna-be-s
Hmm...
As a Linux sys admin wannabe myself (no underestimation, just being
objective) I feel a great need to know the inner working of the O.S.
prior to learning how to manage a DNS, NIS, etc' (although they can be
learned at the same time). That, IMHO, cannot be fully, comprehensively
achieved without basic, but good, programming skills and knowledge.
That's why I'm into a C++ tutorial these days, and on the horizon some
awaiting a complementary Unix programming book.
Don't you, experienced and knowledgeable sysadmins out there think this
is a very important step in becoming a "full fledged" sysadmin ?
Boaz.
guy keren wrote:
>
> one plot that i seem to see here rather too often, is some people that
> work as real system administrators (i.e. admin networks of machines other
> then their own machne at home) but never bother learning the essential
> material in an orderly manner. thus, they keep asking questions here, but
> they never get the big picture.
>
> for those of you who wish to become real administrators, here is a short
> list of books you should definatly read, to help you understnad this world
> better. this is not a complete list, and everyone (that knows something)
> is invited to add more reading material.
>
> 1. DNS and Bind , by O'rreily and associates.
> 2. Sendmail, by O'rreily and associates. (note - even if you use qmail,
> there areparts in this book that relate more to the interaction
> of the mail server with the dns server, and are true for all mail
> server).
> 3. Internetworking with TCP/IP, volume I - by douglass commer.
> a sys admin that does not understand how TCP, IP, routing
> protocols, and protocols such as SMTP work, will likely get into
> a lot of struggling when they encounters problems related to these
> protocols.
> 4. some general book about unix system administration (i tihnk there's a
> book with that name, called 'unix system administration').
> 5. Some book about unix security (e.g. practical unix security).
> 6. some book about network security (e.g. building network firewalls).
>
> when managing a larger site, other books become relevant as well, such as
> orreily's book about NIS (yello pages), etc.
>
> and please note: a sys-admin wanna-be that claims they have no time to
> read the many books required to become a proper sys admin, would find it
> hard to become anything more then mediocre administrators.
>
> as for the price: a ful set of such books costs less then 1000 NIS. that
> is about 1/10th of the yearly payment for an academic edgree in a
> university these days, and would pay back very quickly.
>
> note that you may find the same info by reading material off the internet
> (e.g. various RFCs and security related web sites) but unless you alread
> know what to look for, you'll find it a very patchy way to learn, and
> you'll have a lot of holes left in your knowledge.
>
> good luck,
>
> guy
>
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