| jdimatteo | hi all, I'm looking for advice on the best way to become more profient in system admin of a couple dozen Ubuntu workstations and servers. I'm a little weak on the command line, and stuff like /etc/hosts is fairly new to me. Can anyone recommend a good book, class, tutorial, or course of action for becoming stronger in system admin of Ubuntu workstations and servers? | 21:58 |
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| pleia2 | jdimatteo: doctormo has written a series of entry-level sysadmin courses for teaching in classrooms: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Learning/SystemAdminTopics | 22:01 |
| pleia2 | also probably want to check out the official server docs: https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/index.html | 22:01 |
| IdleOne | also http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Official-Ubuntu-Server-Book/Kyle-Rankin/e/9780137036035/?itm=2 | 22:02 |
| IdleOne | if you want to spend some money | 22:03 |
| jdimatteo | pleia2 and IdleOne: thanks for the tips, I appreciate it! | 22:03 |
| jdimatteo | I've got a subscription to a technical book subscription service, so I'll probably check out that book in addition to the class | 22:04 |
| IdleOne | it's a good book. I love my copy :) | 22:05 |
| pleia2 | yeah, it does a really excellent job of covering the basis | 22:06 |
| IdleOne | yup | 22:06 |
| IdleOne | and does it in clear simple English | 22:06 |
| pleia2 | the book at admin.com is pretty excellent too once you get beyond that (I have the previous version from 2006, but they just released a 2010 edition) | 22:08 |
| * pleia2 is disappointed that the new edition isn't pink though ;) always called it "the pink book" | 22:09 | |
| jdimatteo | this looks pretty good, thanks, is this admin.com book "UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook" really widely regarded as the "Bible for Unix & Linux Admins"? looks like a good book to grow into after the Official Ubuntu Server Book | 22:12 |
| pleia2 | individuals have different preferences, but yeah, as far as I'm concerned it's pretty much The Book | 22:12 |
| IdleOne | pleia2: Do you still "need" those types of books? | 22:13 |
| IdleOne | I would imagine you pretty much got admin'ing figured out | 22:13 |
| pleia2 | IdleOne: I browsed the ubuntu server book when I got it, nothing useful to me so I gave it away :( but I still learn things from the big sysadmin handbook, bedtime reading when I'm bored and want to learn more about sticky bits or something | 22:14 |
| IdleOne | I see, I guess it is always good to have a reference guide around for those sticky bits | 22:14 |
| pleia2 | absolutely | 22:14 |
| IdleOne | just never take it out in front of the boss | 22:15 |
| IdleOne | :) | 22:15 |
| IdleOne | might get the idea they can do it without you lol | 22:15 |
| pleia2 | my boss has been a sysadmin for longer than I've had a computer ;) | 22:16 |
| IdleOne | oh, well in that case. | 22:16 |
| doctormo | thanks for the weekly news akgraner | 23:47 |
| akgraner | doctormo, your welcome | 23:47 |
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