Ron, I'm getting Linux experience by letting it gradually
infiltrate my workplace.  I started with having my Win95
station dual-boot and using Linux for as much everyday stuff
as possible: mail reading and web browsing to start.  It
sounds like you've passed that stage.

My advice, FWIW, is use Linux wherever you can and read a
lot.  I browse through Linuxtoday.com daily looking for
tidbits and I've got a stash of saved messages from this
list with solutions to problems like "my system disk is
mounted read-only!" or "how can I check where my disk space
all went?".  

I don't know about any of the certifications but it seems
like they're rare enough to be of some value for now - not
like the glut of MS and Novell certified people.

Steve

Ronald Ellis wrote:
> 
> Same old story,
> 
> I am an 'in the trenches' NT admin who's been dying to get into Linux
> administration.  My experience in Linux is reduced to what I can (and
> have) set up in my local home network.  I am really looking to get into
> UNIX (any flavor), Linux adminstration.  Problem is, at my current
> skill set in UNIX (basic user, backup, mundane administration skills,
> some scripting) I'm having trouble getting serious consideration for a
> move into a more robust OS.  Of course at my salary level, it's almost
> too late to move over.
> 
> Anyone have any idea how to get into that?  Are there any certifications
> that would be valuable?  Sun?  RedHat?
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
>   -Ron
> 
> Ronaldellis@email.com