I'm not quite sure how I started, I studied cs at uni. Although the course was very good, it didnt actually teach you how to admin unix on any scale bigger than maybe keeping your own mail/home account in order. When I left there I thought I wasnt good enough to try for a job as a full time programmer, so I blagged my way thru and interview for a sysadmin with a small london based internet company. My first day there I was given root on 4 suns, so it was time to learn solaris. Since those early days things got easier, and I've realised that a lot of what I learnt in my CS course is damn usefull.
Now I'm one of two SA's running a 2million user free email site, still just taking things one day at a time;)
I guess what I'm suggesting is, as long as you understand the basics, and you can learn new stuff relativley quickly you should just go out and try to get a unix sa job. In a small company where the buck stops with you will help you learn stuff quickly;)
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I'm not quite sure how I started, I studied cs at uni. Although the course was very good, it didnt actually teach you how to admin unix on any scale bigger than maybe keeping your own mail/home account in order. When I left there I thought I wasnt good enough to try for a job as a full time programmer, so I blagged my way thru and interview for a sysadmin with a small london based internet company. My first day there I was given root on 4 suns, so it was time to learn solaris. Since those early days things got easier, and I've realised that a lot of what I learnt in my CS course is damn usefull.
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Now I'm one of two SA's running a 2million user free email site, still just taking things one day at a time
I guess what I'm suggesting is, as long as you understand the basics, and you can learn new stuff relativley quickly you should just go out and try to get a unix sa job. In a small company where the buck stops with you will help you learn stuff quickly