[SOLVED] Windows guy needs to learn Linux fast! help?!?

anon091 · 07-02-2009, 02:55 PM

OK, I've been a Windows administrator for a LONG time, but I just got a bunch of RHEL 5 servers thrown in my lap. Me being able to properly spell Linux is the extent of my Linux knowledge unfortunately. Anyone have some ideas on what I should read to quickly get myself up to speed and to be able to support them? Right now I can log into the servers, and that's about it.

Many thanks!

MensaWater · 07-02-2009, 03:25 PM

Naughty, naughty. You're not supposed to post threads in more than one forum.

anon091 · 07-02-2009, 03:26 PM

I wasn't sure which one it belonged in, so I posted in both. I couldn't figure out how to crosspost either so then it would have only been one post like i wanted.

bigearsbilly · 07-02-2009, 03:27 PM

tldp

especially the sysadmin guide:
SAG
good luck.

If I were you, even though you will hate it at first.
sit down for a day or so and learn the vi editor (e.g: vim/gvim has a tutorial)
type vimtutor in a terminal.

it will hold you in good stead, and it really isn't that hard
if you just get on and do it.
it is like a little distillation of unix, with the regular expressions and
general feel.

unSpawn · 07-02-2009, 08:54 PM

Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread is being closed because it is a duplicate of http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...el-now-737256/.