To follow up on what everyone else has said, besides learning basic bash/perl scripting I would recommend learning how to use a configuration management tool like cf-engine, puppet or chef. I have not touched cf-engine 3, but both puppet and chef are Ruby based, as is most of the "devOps" tool chain, so having a strong familiarity with Ruby will help you in the long run, especially if you are interested working for any of the "cool" startups.
Of course, to be able to codify, in a configuration management tool, the set up of a web server, LDAP server, database server, etc, you need to have the knowledge and experience to do it manually, so you can't skip learning how to do these things. A final piece of advice, don't become a linux bigot. There are lots and lots of companies that depend on AIX, HP-UX or Solaris for their day to day operations and they are fine places to work. Kent -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
