Autor: Szymon Sokol (szymon_at_uci.agh.edu.pl)
Data: Wed 15 Jun 1994 - 18:33:31 MET DST
A propos dyskusji o obowiiazkach administratora:
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin
From: wolfgang_at_sunspot.nosc.mil (Lewis E. Wolfgang)
Subject: Re: System Admin Requirements
Message-ID: <Cr7r1L.Lpz_at_sunspot.nosc.mil>
Organization: NRaD, Code 541, San Diego California
References: <netnewsCr76yy.9xC_at_netcom.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 1994 03:29:44 GMT
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In article <netnewsCr76yy.9xC_at_netcom.com>,
Mark A. Israel <misra_at_netcom.com> wrote:
>I was also wondering if any one hand any sample job descriptions for UNIX
>system administrators? Or if someone could point me to some articles or
>books on the subject.
I gave this to my boss at my last performance review. Harumph, he laughed!
But it's true!
Good luck,
Lewie Wolfgang
1 Install and maintain Operating Systems (homo, het, whatever)
2 Install internal memory
3 Check disk space daily
4 Check postmaster mail daily
5 Check completion of backups daily
6 Move furniture and computers when offices are moved
7 Repair any computer-related hardware that malfunctions
8 Answer user's questions about how to use the computers (more specifics on
particularly time-consuming aspects of this are detailed later, but it
should be understood that it includes teaching secretaries how to use
WordPerfect...)
9 Write tutorials for users who are too technically disinclined to
understand UNIX manuals
10 Assist non-technical users with writing shell scripts
11 Assist technical users with fixing programming bugs (at least in determining
whether the bug is in the compiler/libraries/operating system/installation)
12 Research prices, features, and availability of computer-related equipment
that anyone in the organization wants to purchase
13 Schedule capital budget purchases to satisfy depreciation requirements
14 Coordinate all technical support within the organization
15 Field sales calls from vendors selling computer equipment
16 Recover accidentially deleted files and/or directories for users
17 Design scripts, menus, programs to make computer operation as painless
for users as possible, including making heterogeneous machines act as
homogeneously as possible
18 Download and install "freely-available" software, including porting it
to various platforms if workload permits, also including keeping it
up-to-date
19 Install and support any commercial software that anyone in the organization
purchases
20 Add/delete/change user accounts, host tables, and similar configuration
files/tables/systems
21 Install and support any computer-related equipment that anyone in the
organization purchases
22 Install operating system (and possibly other software) patches when
required/available
23 Maintain library of computer-related manuals and other books
24 Educate users in how to effectively utilize all available system resources
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