What do you understand for "knowledge of Linux"?
Job posts where knowledge of Windows is required are often elaborated, explaining for example which version and which technologies you must know about. For instance, Windows 7/8, Server 2008/2012, Active Directory, IIS.
However, when I see an offer where knowledge of Linux is required, that's often a final sentence, not going further with the details. So my question is, if I tell you that you have to have knowledge of Linux, what do you understand by that? For example I think that someone who has knowledge of Linux, should know about the difference between deb and rpm, create/delete/edit users and groups, assign permissions, know the goal of each directory, know the difference between stable and rolling release, etc. What are your thoughts? |
Here's a starting point. Like all basic docs it is out of date but the categories are good.
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/sag/html/index.html |
As above but including basic bash scripting and then depending on the role, apache, sendmail/postfix, mysql and a demonstration of knowledge of fundementals of tcp/ip networking.
We have a set of questions that we ask potential linux admin candidates but the standard of people applying is really low. The vast majority we've come across think that because they can run ubuntu on a desktop and view a web page or use OpenOffice to edit a document it automatically makes them a viable candidate. |
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Personally, I'd put any jobs that go into great detail about the Windows technologies but barely mention Linux experience into a `eh... maybe' pile and apply to those once I'd exhausted the jobs in `wow... looks great!' pile. I assume you're engaged in a job search, so: Good luck! -- Rick |
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and you're just as flexible using either C:\home\jj> or jj@MyKungFu:~$ |
No way to tell. Apply, go to the interview, and ask.
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It's tough in many organizations to get that multi-OS experience. They've got the Wintel people in one box on the org chart, the UNIX people in another, network folks in a third, the storage folks in yet another, and all reporting to their own managers. And the people in one box aren't allowed to do tasks assigned to another box. (Not without starting a turf war, that is.) One place I was contracting had taken away all (Windows, UNIX, whatever) account management functions from the admins. It got to be laughable when I had to field questions from that team as to why they couldn't lock a Solaris account using a specific command. I looked at what they were trying to do and it turned out they were trying to use a Linux-specific command. Yeah they were the ``experts'' in user account management, all right. But I digress... :) Later... -- Rick |
I agree that if you find the job interesting, or more correctly if you find the target company interesting, try to get in contact with the hiring manager. Either a phone discussion or an interview can give you a better understanding of what they're looking for. Many times the posting is not accurate of what they want. Can't recall how many times I've been called in for an interview and found out that the job was completely not the posting. I've even encountered that from the inside perspective. Got a call from a headhunter who knew where I was, asking if we were really looking for certain talents. They sent me the job description, which turned out to look a lot like the incorrect one that was used to get me in there years before. We were replacing a person who left and my boss informed HR that we wanted to do a posting, over time the HR guy got tired of waiting for my boss to get back to him, so he just re-posted the old job. We're not talking 180 degrees incorrect, but the listing of talents was not really accurate, so if someone was being literal, they'd not submit their self for the job. This sort of reminds me that my last few jobs were obtained not by responses to listing, but rather due to me sending my introductions and credentials to directors and VPs at companies I was interested in. Many times people are not posting for jobs. Many times they find someone who has experience or skills which they deem of worth, they'll find a way to bring that person into their company.
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To sum up the knowledge of a linux admin I always refer to the LPI List. https://www.lpi.org/linux-certifications Checkout the links of LPI-1 to LPI-3. This also gives some rough edges for level of knowledge and a position that suits.
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Later folks... |
In this very moment I'm applying for a job like that.. Requirements: Active Directory, Windows Server 2008/2012, Microsoft SQL Server, Networks and finally, Linux. Linux what? I really hate why they can't be a little more specific.
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