Learning Linux, Switch from Windows.
Hello all,
I am learning Linux and trying to convert my knowledge into a new job. I have several questions to better understand the Linux enviroment: 1. Is there a parallel to Windows Domain, Active Directory console or Exchange console. 2. Without using a GUI, how can a server ( the only server in an environment) be manage, users, shares network access etc. by a Network Admin. 3. What is a good first certification to acquire? 4. What is the official Linux website, Linux.com Linux foundation.com Linux.org??? Thanks for all the help. I am sure there will be more questions to come. Jimmy King |
Managing a Linux Enviroment
Hello all,
I am trying to switch from a Windows environment to a Linux. I work as a Windows admin and have a few question about a Linux Admin. All these question involve a single server environment: 1. How, without a GUI, can you manage user account, network share, network share access and printer shares? 2. Is there a parallel to a Windows Domain, Active Directory console, Email server console (Exchange System Manager)? 3. Which distro is a best for a single server learning network? 4. What is the best certification to acquire? Thanks, Jimmy King |
Your two posts were almost the same---I have merged them into one thread.
Welcome to LQ!! A few answers: There is no official Linux website---Linux and Open Source are all about community. The "official websites" are for the individual distributions. See http://distrowatch.com You can do all of your setup and adminstration from a terminal (command line)--regardless of whether it is for a server, desktop, etc. There is no best distro. The only certificate to bother with is the one required by a place that you want to work. Good luck |
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mentioning is ... there's a server console, and you can start & stop services, view logs, edit configuration. But that's not on a per-service basis, but rather a per server basis. Quote:
While you can have any service going in any distro there's idiosyncrasies in the way different distros handle the set-up for different services. So the basic question will be: do you need pay-for support in the long run? Are you happy to go plain open-source with community support (and of course w/o SLAs)? Quote:
on. Trying to get one of those will actually require experience on top of "knowledge". Cheers, Tink |
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He's not to blame for this "dupe". Cheers, Tink |
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Ok. Thanks. Sorry for the double post/ post being moved thing.
Jimmy King |
In addition to the above answers, here are some good links to tutorials etc
http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-G...tml/index.html http://www.linuxtopia.org/ As said, you don't need a cert, but the RHCT/RHCE is fully hands on and will test your ability as well as your knowledge. In the commercial world its the best known. If you are planning for a serious usage ie at work, then a distro that has long term support eg Red Hat Enterprise Linux (aka RHEL: with paid support) or CENTOS (free version of RHEL) is recommended. See also Suse & UBUNTU LTS. |
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