Mr. Santerre said: > Interesting point there, and I'm about to go a little off topic. > IMHO, an Admins job should be to learn anything that does the > job right.
Well, for some value of 'right' - definitions vary, and often what management considers 'right' differs from mine. However: > I've forgot 1/3 the stuff I've done. Who can honestly be a guru > at much of anything these days? One day you're working on a > VMS system, the next day SCO. Or working with 5 different versions > of Windoze servers, and 11ty billion applications. Hacking > Javascript, to coding excel macros. Working on a CISCO router or > checkout out a CSU/DSU unit. Managed switchs, converting IPChains > to IPTables, PHP coding, to replacing some nit wits mouse. (Does > anyone really remember those crazy undocumented steps in win NT > 4.0 to properly upgrade DUN?) > > My lost point here is that a good admin can RTFM, post some > questions, and figure out enough of some new app to get it running > good and secure. Then retain half of it and move on to the next project. Knowledge has a half-life, methinks. Use it or lose it. Exceptions for the most painful sets of education - they tend to stick around longer. >IMHO, for every 1 thing I'm a 'guru' at, there is 200 things I have yet > to even touch. > > Cliffs: Don't be afraid to learn something new, and use the darn > console! Webmin won't always be there for you! ;) > > Chris Santerre > SysAdmin and SARE/URIBL ninja > http://www.uribl.com > http://www.rulesemporium.com Amen. Forsooth. Verily. My mantra - I don't really know much, but I know how to look it up. Kurt
