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 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++