Re: *nix cert

[arden <arden@nildram.co.uk>]

On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 02:01:58 -0800 (PST)
Alvin Oga <aoga@mail.Linux-Consulting.com> wrote:

> 
> On Thu, 8 Dec 2005, arden wrote:
> 
> > Slightly off topic sorry 
> > 
> > but Im trying to brake out of my hardware suppport role and into a more sys admin role 
> > 
> > My company will not support this so im doing this off my own back 
> > 
> > What cert would people recomend to do at home ? (This my own money here so cant afford corporate rates)  
> > 
> > I have a small home network running x86 machines So Aix is out unless can find a p-series box cheap 
> 
> take apart your machines ... and put it back together
> 	- buy/get/beg for spare sparts from everybody that is
> 	throwing out their old junk and make it work ..
> 
> when you see people post problems in mailing lists, that xxx doesn't work
> .. see if you can make it work on your boxes
> 
> certs are meaningless in most cases, but experiences in
> being to fix problems far outweigh any cert and PhD
> 
> if you can't fix "the problem", having a cert that says you're
> a level-5 sage sys admin expert won't help you
> 
> "the problem" is the one that your boss cares about
> that helped him get all the other monkeys off his back too
> 
> but some folks won't give you the time of day unless oyu
> do have a cert... ( seems odd to me, that it's in their requirements 
> for qualifications, and at the same time lists 5-10 yrs exp
> and BS or MS preferred )
> 
> 	but if you have a BS/MS/PhD, you're over qualified to 
> 	be doing "sys admin" but you will do that in either case
> 	whether you want to or not ...
> 
> 	why people treat sys admin so badly, i donno ..
> 	esp when it is the sysamdin who they turn to when the computer
> 	breaks
> 
> - get a 4yr college degree ... 
> 	$1200 for certs or a year of college tuition(?)
> 
> c ya
> alvin


Thanks for the reply 

Taking stuff apart and fixing it is not a prob I fix everything at work IBM x-p-i and even z series 

plus sun  dec and hp kit

Its proving I can move out of the screwdriver hands Job on and move onto supporting the OS

I know I can do it been using linux at home for years no windoze boxes here, need to prove it to closed minded Managers 

Arden 
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