Uh huh. And when something goes terribly wrong, how do you determine what went wrong?
Our production servers (HPUX, Solaris, AIX) have in the/usr/* only what the system supplied. Everything else gets put in it's "proper place"- either/opt/, or/usr/local/ (it's own filesystem) or similar.
The paths are not so bad- and the system is healty and clean.
The alternative? A system easily attacked with a trojan horse.
Welcome to the world of UNIX.
I manage the process and controls relating to logial security for a tech company that outsources to one of the big banks. I totally fell into this job. Yes, I went to University, and yes, it was in CS. However, what I learned in school and what I apply on the job day to day are two completely different things.
Regarding if you should attend a University depends on how you learn, and if you need a structured learning environment or if you prefer to do things hands on yourself.
Personally, I got into UNIX by accident. In the early 90s ('93 I think) I downloaded something called "Slackware" because I heard it would let me do my programming homework _at home_ instead of having to drive into school.
What I didn't know was that by running Linux, I was preparing myself for a future in UNIX. It was really quite innocent, and entirely by accident.
I'm not going to say that I didn't learn anything at school- however- what I use at work today is learned from experience- my own, and the experiences of others.
The world of IT changes so rapidly that in order to be truly successful, you'll need to be able to keep up. This means you'll always be learning.
Here, we refer to UNICES (AIX, Solaris and HP) as "Open Systems", and I have found them to truly be open- Rarely do I meet another admin who is unwilling to share information. The internet is a great reasouce as well. The fact that there exists Free/Open/NetBSD and (pick your distro) Linux has helped a lot. I suggest you start with that to gain experience, and see if it really interests you. The IT market is not as hot as it used to be, and twice as competitive, so jobs will be a little harder to come by (sorry).
So, on behalf of other admins, I welcome you to the world of raw power. Get yourself a copy
Whoever said 33 is too old is out to lunch, by the way.
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Uh huh. And when something goes terribly wrong, how do you determine what went wrong? Our production servers (HPUX, Solaris, AIX) have in the /usr/* only what the system supplied. Everything else gets put in it's "proper place"- either /opt/, or /usr/local/ (it's own filesystem) or similar.
The paths are not so bad- and the system is healty and clean.
The alternative? A system easily attacked with a trojan horse.
Welcome to the world of UNIX. I manage the process and controls relating to logial security for a tech company that outsources to one of the big banks. I totally fell into this job. Yes, I went to University, and yes, it was in CS. However, what I learned in school and what I apply on the job day to day are two completely different things.
Regarding if you should attend a University depends on how you learn, and if you need a structured learning environment or if you prefer to do things hands on yourself.
Personally, I got into UNIX by accident. In the early 90s ('93 I think) I downloaded something called "Slackware" because I heard it would let me do my programming homework _at home_ instead of having to drive into school.
What I didn't know was that by running Linux, I was preparing myself for a future in UNIX. It was really quite innocent, and entirely by accident.
I'm not going to say that I didn't learn anything at school- however- what I use at work today is learned from experience- my own, and the experiences of others.
The world of IT changes so rapidly that in order to be truly successful, you'll need to be able to keep up. This means you'll always be learning.
Here, we refer to UNICES (AIX, Solaris and HP) as "Open Systems", and I have found them to truly be open- Rarely do I meet another admin who is unwilling to share information. The internet is a great reasouce as well. The fact that there exists Free/Open/NetBSD and (pick your distro) Linux has helped a lot. I suggest you start with that to gain experience, and see if it really interests you. The IT market is not as hot as it used to be, and twice as competitive, so jobs will be a little harder to come by (sorry).
So, on behalf of other admins, I welcome you to the world of raw power. Get yourself a copy
Whoever said 33 is too old is out to lunch, by the way.
Enjoy! Have Fun!