Varadarajan V wrote:
Hi everyone,
First of all I thank you all for all your suggestions. Frankly, dint expect
so many of you would reply so quickly. :-). This community is amazing.
I am sorry for not mentioning that I already use linux though havent
learnt enough for system administration. I use FC 6 and a couple of live
cds inclu. Ubuntu. Now I want to change it in my profession too. But I do
not know what is required to be a linux professional.
excellent that gives you an advantage already.
I do not like microsoft for its "way of working". They take away my
freedom,
my right to knowledge. I can always ignore microsoft. That is what I
am trying to do.
I prefer to put my efforts in learning and contributing to linux and
wish to quit windows
completely.
true, plus for a administrator i hate the way event log works, makes
troubleshooting a nightmare.
I am not doing this because others do. I have been observing/reading a
lot before I
made a decision.
Now put your observation / experience to practical use and take the
plunge slowly but with confidence. It'll be difficult to find a job in
linux administration without experience but here are a few tricks.
a. If it is in your control, change the local gateway to a linux machine
and setup transparent squid and a caching nameserver on it (after due
testing).. smile when users appreciate that Internet is faster that before.
b. Setup a local file / print server with samba and migrate some users
to it and later then entire company.
c. Setup a local Instant messaging server.. if you have multiple
locations, it's an excellent way to communicate rather than pick up a phone.
This way you'll get practical linux experience at your current job.. and
will help your company reduce costs. See deepofix for an example at
http://deeproot.in/deepofix/demo
I hope I have not raised a wrong question at a wrong place.
Nopes, not at all..
Thank you all again.
Regards,
Raj
- dhawal
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