Find packages, install them, configure them, make them
work, maintain them, then add them to your resume. Say,
for example, qmail, qpage, hylafax, INN, NIS/NIS+, DNS,
sendmail, Apache, mod_ssl, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL. The
key is, all of these packages can run on (Linux|*BSD|
Solaris|AIX|HPUX) and going through the PITA of working
with them will naturally provide you with experience.
Also, buy some O'Reilly Unix books. sed/awk/perl/regular
expressions are all good things to know.
Something else you could do is get a copy of Slowaris/i386
(it's either no cost, low cost, or you just pay for the
media and shipping I _think_), install it, play with it,
make all of the above packages work on it, then add
Slowaris to your resume.
I just don't know about the whole "certification" thing.
I have no certifications. People ask me how I learned
Unix, and I respond that I don't remember--how did you
learn to breathe? I just tell people "I do Unix stuff.
Try me for 30 days. If you're not satisfied with the
Unix stuff I do, I'll give you double your regular
expressions back."
D
* On Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 12:53:05PM -0700, 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
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