+1 - Especially on the playing. And don't let that test box slide into production. Unix typically doesn't have near the overhead that Windows boxes need, so you don't need much horsepower in a box. As long as your stepping into Unixland, a couple of things you might look into now while you are playing is authentication and mixed data storage.
-Paul -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 6:12 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Training for Unix Support? On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Stephen Wimberly <[email protected]> wrote: > What training would you request from an employer that > wants me to branch out into Unix support? That depends on what kind of training works best for you. (And maybe the flavor of *nix.) I would certainly sit down with a test PC (or virtual machine), install a popular distro, and start playing. But without some accompanying learning resources, your learning won't be very efficient. For example, if you like books, I can recommend /The UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook/, by Nemeth, et. al. Very good, very practical, very accessible. There's also /Linux for Windows Administrators/, by Minasi, et. al. It's a bit dated, and I wouldn't consider it a replacement for USAH, but it's a good companion. If you prefer online resources, you're in luck: There are many. Too many, possibly. The Linux Documentation Project (http://tldp.org/) is a good place to start. There are many HOWTO's that cover things at a detailed level. And they're free. If you like in-person classes, that's harder, since local is usually more convenient, and I don't know where you are. The one bit of universal advice I can give you is: Make sure your employer is budgeting you *time* to do your learning. No amount of money or resources will substitute. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
