On Mon, February 2, 2015 8:34 pm, PatrickD Garvey wrote:
OK, folks. You're doing a great job of describing the current milieu with a rough description of some best practices.
Now how about some specific sources you personally used to learn your craft that we can use likewise?
I've learned system administration way back (of course, I do flatter myself by thinking what I'm saying ;-) and still I keep learning new things all the time when I'm doing my job. Unix system administration book was a big thing (big step after computer science degree I got some time before); TrinityOS: a guide to configuring your Linux server for performance, security and manageability by David A. Ranch was a big step I can remember from way back. And after you got the basis, keep challenging yourself by doing new things. Of course, there are a bunch of other more specialized books... Not that I consider I mastered this craft, but I hopefully maintain my boxes so that they are secure...
Valeri
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++