[Gllug] Linux Certification Opinions or facts please?

[kerneljack]

I was hoping you guys could help me understand what someone who has
some linux/unix administration experience but does a completely
different day job should do to get into a sysadmin type profession?

I thought I might start by doing some certs, so I have passed LPI
level 1 certification, but should I continue on to level 2 or not?
This thread has made me think that may be RHCE is a better route to
take?

Just to let you know my experience, I have setup apache/mysql,
mailservers with postfix, cvs servers, some bind and ntp, and I've
done this on linux (debian, some redhat), some openbsd and a lot of
osx server. I have also written bash/perl/python scripts for things
like backup, etc. i have done these things in a commercial environment
but not on a daily basis.

Any help appreciated.

On 10/21/07, James Roberts <jr at stabilys.com> wrote:
> Ryan Cartwright wrote:
>
> > Just FYI we have a training budget assigned to each staff member and I
> > regularly ask my team if there are courses etc. they want to go on.
> > Normally they say no. Recently they suggested we use some of the money
> > to buy a Safari[1] subscription for the team, which we did and that has
> > gone down a treat. I use it too :o)
>
> My best techs tend to be too hands-on to read. I do the reading :)
>
> In fact, my best techs want management training - which I find worrying!
>
> > So from an employer's POV - if someone had LPI I would consider it a
> > bonus above someone without but only if both had similar experience
> > levels.
>
> That's what I was looking for, thanks.
>
> I have had a good look at LPI and it covers a whole lot of areas that I
> don't know at all well. So I am coming to the view that it is an
> excellent indication of breadth of knowledge. There is very little,
> however, that demonstrates understanding in depth.
>
> So I think I will use it for the first aspect.
>
> MeJ
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