1. For this phase can we try to list all of the things that are common to the BSDs?
inetd.conf
fstab
rc.conf...
2. What basic commands should they know? man ls kill -HUP tar
3. What basic tasks should they know? Check and understand load averages Setup zones in bind or just modify existing ones? Add new users to the system tcsh?
My thought process here is I've just hired this kid, what do I expect him to be able to do with minimal supervision, the moment he walks through the door (ok after he's done with all the paperwork, and introductions, maybe after lunch sometime in the afternoon...and had the tour of the facilities).
Please add or subtract from these list, or come up with your own. I suspect this will be the hardest step for the collective to complete, because what seems easy for you today was probably not back when you were starting out. Do you remember that first time you modified your rc.conf forgot that end quote and now your production server isn't booting up? Ok maybe you haven't enjoyed that one, but I'm sure more than one of us has forgot the trailing . in your bind records or improperly bumped the serial number? My Sr Admins forget that one all the time, but I digress.
I will try to collate everyones ideas into one list and republish it often so that we can easily reevaluate these ideas.
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