[Gllug] How to start a carrer in Linux Admin ?

[Martin A. Brooks]

wendy carr wrote:
> Also usually you require having 3-5 years of multiple
> os's such as Solaris9/10, RH ES/AS, SUSE and HP. These
> os are not even available in public domain. Its
> chicken and egg problem, you got to know those fancy
> stuff but you got have a job that gives you the
> experience.

My last company, when advertising the job they hired me for,  advertised 
for someone who had Solaris skills, it turns out that they don't use 
Solaris _at all_; beware of agencies with checklists.

Solaris, iirc, is free for personal use these days so there's nothing 
stopping you downloading it and trying it out.

Be careful not to confuse the role of Linux Administrator with Systems 
Administrator - they are utterly different roles.  The former being a 
very small subset of the latter.

Get used to solving problems.  Pick a specific application and learn 
everything you can about it.  I started with Squid, for example, then 
sendmail, then apache, then BIND and so on and so forth. Help users via 
the mailing lists, write the fact you do this on your CV.

Join your local LUG.  Turn up to the meetings and take a business card 
with you.  Offer your help and your skills for free - "the first one is 
always free".

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