linux system administrator

How To Deal With Shortage Of UNIX / Linux Administrators

by Vivek Gite on June 27, 2008 · 3 comments

It happens all the time. Sooner or later, every organization may run out of qualified admin staff because of various issues. So how do you deal with fresh out of school admins or other helping people in your organization?

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Understanding UNIX / Linux file system

by nixcraft on November 7, 2005 · 39 comments

A conceptual understanding of file system, especially data structure and related terms will help you become a successful system administrator. I have seen many new Linux system administrator w/o any clue about file system. The conceptual knowledge can be applied to restore file system in an emergency situation. What is a File? File are collection [...]

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Linux commands to help you navigate

by nixcraft on October 13, 2005 · 11 comments

As a Linux system administrator, you will need to find files in directories all over the file system. Especially those coming from a Windows background, often lost themselves while navigating file system. Linux and other UNIX (BSD) OS offers an excellent collection of utilities, which can be use to finding the files and executables, remember [...]

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