newbie changing to Linux, but not comps.as I said in newbie forum, putting them together since mid 80's w/5150's.
that said most exp is old dos command line and commodore 64 basic.

our economy here in USA causes change for many of us.
I am now reading CompTIA study guide for Linux+ certification by Robb H. Tracy, pro Linux administration by James Turnbull,Peter Lieverdink, and Dennis Matotek.
I have downloaded and installed PcLinuxOs, Fedora, SuSe.(three separate disks) have Linux Mint, Ubuntu, on cd.
I also have Helix, DEFT, FIRE, FCCU, and Live Forensics Toolkit for Windows.
because of pending legislation in our state and current or pending in others, taking classes@community college for private investigator.
end goal?: Linux Systems Administrator/security/private investigator specializing in forensics?
as I learn I'll probably install a server version on 1 of my drives
and ask some of you to use it to work with/hack me/give me help in general. thanks again in advance for any help.

Hello there!

What is "comm. help & support"? Specifically, what does "comm" stand for? Are you looking for commercial support for something?

And, to be clear: do you plan on asking LQ members to hack your machine to test its security? Please clarify what help exactly you are looking for.

And, as there is no specific question in this thread yet, I'm going to see about moving your thread to "Linux - General" for the time being, perhaps until it becomes more clear where the best location would be (I don't feel it belongs in /Enterprise, but maybe if you're more specific with what you're asking/saying here, the thread can remain..).

yes that is what I meant is commercial, and yes as I learn enough and install a test server I will ask people to try and hack, use,whatever as I try to work toward my end goal.

wherever it needs to be moved is fine. I simply thought that with one of my end goals possibly being systems administrator/security that more in this forum would have practical experience, tip, hints, so forth to help me achieve that level of expertise.

FYI - you're better off seeking out those people who are professional penetration testers than just some randoms on a forum. Nothing like inviting a blackhat in for tea and watching your life become "rm -rf /".

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Moved: This thread is more suitable in the Linux General and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves. I also took the liberty to ameliorate your thread title from the rather nonspecific "Newbie w/self challenge seeks comm. help & support, thanks in advance" to a more interesting "End goal: administrator/security/investigator specializing in forensics?".

yes I am well aware of that part. when I finally get to that part it will be on a separate drive completely. any time I have that working I'll have all other drives disconnected, keeping my personal data and such safe. I also thought going to that particular part in these forums would get me some of them since that is a major concern of all business's these days.

thank you also unSpawn. I'll try to read and be more careful where I post. glad for any help.