Chuck Mead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
I couldn't agree more but I emphatically diagree that it matters! There is
a difference
between what we certify and what potential employees should know. We cannot
be all things to
all people and Windoze has enough issues without us mucking about with it.
I say I don't
care if dig isn't available on Windoze. Test Linux... sink windoze!
<<
You might want to give some thought to the issue of Samba, in that case. A
little thought experiment: if all the Windows machines all over the world
were suddenly removed by benevolent aliens, how many Samba servers would we
need? If a user complains that he can't see your (LPI-certified admin)
Samba server in his Network Neighbourhood, what do you do: say "not my
problem"? Plug in your Linux notebook and use smbmount to prove it's not
your problem? Run "ps aux | grep smbd", see it's running, and say "not my
problem"? Hint: these are all CLM's. (Career Limiting Moves).
You can't get far with Samba without having to deal with terminology from
the Windows world (e.g. WINS, etc.) or even (shock! horror!) having to set
hands on a Windows machine to confirm that what you've done works for the
Windows clients that justify its existence.
In my opinion - and I realize it's just an opinion - in a world where a
large proportion of Linux boxes are used to provide network infrastructure
for a mixture of client platforms, issues of interoperability are
important. If that means that a Linux admin has to know a smattering of
Windows networking configuration, or that nslookup exists and is useful on
most platforms, while dig doesn't, well - that's just dealing with the
reality of what's out there on desktops.
The correct attitude should not be one of operating system zealotry ("Test
Linux... sink windoze!"), but of professional competence: Linux servers
often exist to provide services to Windows clients, and that may mean
knowing enough about the client to ensure the service is being delivered to
the end user.
My vote says: nslookup is still a part of BIND, still a part of Linux and
has a useful cross-platform utility that dig lacks. A competent admin
really ought to know it.
Best,
--- Les [http://www.lesbell.com.au]
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