My wife just took the test and she came out as INFJ-A.

So we are both intuitive emotionally judgemental assertive people, but I'm just more in your face about it...

@brianlittlejohn Switch to powershell and always use "ls"

@antonit Having some Python/BASH scripting examples for basic tasks might not be a bad idea. You could chuck them out on github and pull them down for demo/explanation in realtime. Might earn some brownie points...

I don't know much about the environment, but knowing your way around a couple of popular version control systems might be helpful as well. You could build your own Subversion and Git servers for hosting repositories.

You might also look at implementing an instance of Redmine for project management.

I have a small EC2 instance running a containerized instance of discourse for a set of support forums we use for supporting a specific product. It has been up for ~8 months without issue.

@scottalanmiller It's okay to call them "West Vur-jeye-ners" if we use an Appalachian accent right???

I finished the Network+ at the end of last September and the Security+ at the end of last December. Here are the resources I used for studying the Network+ material:

• Lynda.com Network+ by Mike Myers N10-006 ( http://www.lynda.com/search?q=network%2B+mike+myers )
• Professor Messer training videos ( http://www.professormesser.com/network-plus/n10-006/n10-006-course-index/ )
• Techwise TV | Networking 101 ( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2D6D953CAEEA70A6 )
• Cybrary.IT ( https://www.cybrary.it/course/comptia-network-plus/) *I had to stop watching these because the guy presenting has some weird problem where he can't stop moving his hands whenever he talks, and it is HORRIBLY distracting.
• Exam Cram N10-006 ( http://www.amazon.com/CompTIA-Network-N10-006-Exam-Cram/dp/078975410X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453765942&sr=8-1&keywords=n10-006+exam+cram )
• ExamCompass for practice tests ( http://www.examcompass.com/comptia/network-plus-certification/free-network-plus-practice-tests )

I would suggest checking with your local library to see if they offer free access to Lynda.com. There is a lot of great content available for Network Basics, including Network+ and CCNA specific content. I'm not sure I would have shelled out the cash for access if I didn't already have it available to me through my school. Professor Messer and Exam Cram will probably be more than enough to help with the basics.

@DustinB3403 said:

@gjacobse apparently I can moderate your reply..... IE Delete it...

I wonder if I became a mod overnight...

Odd... I have the option as well. (in SW)

I'm going to be running BIND on CentOS 7 at home when I get the extra time to get it up and running.

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-configure-bind-as-a-private-network-dns-server-on-centos-7

Surprisingly less cluttered than usual...

@IRJ I think that's the polite way of saying "Snitches get stitches".

@scottalanmiller said:

Or at very list, single editor. Could be many readers.

I've been using it for a little over a year now and it has worked great for my purposes. For a one person shop I think it is ideal.

@scottalanmiller Yeah, not sure it has that much complexity built-in currently.

@scottalanmiller And a quick google shows it is so: http://www.minormania.com/tiddlylock/tiddlylock.html

@scottalanmiller said:

A lot like pmWiki, we used that for a while. How is the user management in it?

The version I am using has no user management. It is encrypted and password protected, but there is no user component. That isn't saying someone hasn't written a user management plug-in of some sort.

@scottalanmiller said:

@RamblingBiped That looks pretty interesting. It runs its own web server then? Is it database based or file system based?

I'm pretty sure it is file based. The portability, security, and flexibility to use wiki-text or strait HTML/CSS is what I like about it. No frills light-weight place to store documentation. The file lives in a single infrastructure documentation directory and all of the files/images/media I associate with any specific document is contained in and referenced from sub-directories within the documentation directory. Anytime you update or change anything within the wiki a new file is generated and you'll either need to copy over the existing file in your documentation directory, or move it to a new directory. If you combined it with some type of version control (GIT/SVN/Mercurila/etc...)you could easily maintain and track changes to documentation overtime. I don't personally do this because I'm the primary (only) user of this specific wiki so i don't necessarily need it. However, if I had more than one person accessing/updating it I would probably have it living in a repository to track changes.

Works great, thanks for the time contributed throwing the script together. Much appreciated

I use a password protected and encrypted TiddlyWiki: http://tiddlywiki.com/

Small, lightweight, portable, secure, and requires no webserver to run/maintain.

@johnhooks said:

@RamblingBiped said:

I started my venture in to Linux Administration when I moved into a new position a little over 2 years ago. The thing that helped me get a handle on things in the beginning was participating in the Linux Group in the Spiceworks community and using a lot of Google-foo. A lot of the questions you are going to need answered have already been asked/answered a few thousand times over somewhere within that group...

Youtube is also helpful. TheUrbanPenguin channel maintained by Andrew Malice(sp?) is exceedingly informative.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFFLP0dKesrKWccYscdAr9A

The resources listed on the right side of the screen from the BASH sub-reddit are also very helpful:

https://www.reddit.com/r/bash/

He just recently wrote a book too (Urban Penguin, I think it's Andrew Malet or Mallet)

This guy seems fairly knowledgeable also

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvA_wgsX6eFAOXI8Rbg_WiQ

Thanks, I fixed the spelling. Thanks for the heads up on his book as well, looks like it might be a decent reference.

http://www.amazon.com/CentOS-System-Administration-Essentials-Mallett/dp/1783985925/ref=la_B00J5Q924A_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1452791001&sr=1-1

I started my venture in to Linux Administration when I moved into a new position a little over 2 years ago. The thing that helped me get a handle on things in the beginning was participating in the Linux Group in the Spiceworks community and using a lot of Google-foo. A lot of the questions you are going to need answered have already been asked/answered a few thousand times over somewhere within that group...

Youtube is also helpful. TheUrbanPenguin channel maintained by Andrew Mallett is exceedingly informative.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFFLP0dKesrKWccYscdAr9A

The resources listed on the right side of the screen from the BASH sub-reddit are also very helpful:

https://www.reddit.com/r/bash/

@FATeknollogee I've not personally purchased/read this one, but I've seen it referenced a lot:

http://www.amazon.com/Linux-System-Administration-Handbook-Edition/dp/0131480057

Also, man is your friend...