[BSDCert] Unix sysadmin requirements

[Jeremy C. Reed]

On Mon, 8 Aug 2005, Yanek Korff wrote:

> There's a bunch of entry-level and 2nd year university C stuff here, and
> it may not be very BSD specific either.  Perhaps questions about ktrace
> itself may be more effective.

Yes, ktrace should be covered, as our survey results show. It appears to 
be Somewhat to Very important and more Essential than Not important. It is 
an Intermediate/Advanced to Senior Admin skill.

Use ktrace to troubleshoot software issues.

        Never                         21.2%   (94)
        Yearly                        15.1%   (67)
        Quarterly                     22.1%   (98)
        Monthly                       19.6%   (87)
        Weekly                        11.0%   (49)
        Daily                          4.3%   (19)
        Not important                  8.8%   (39)
        Somewhat important            35.6%   (158)
        Very important                37.8%   (168)
        Essential                     13.3%   (59)
        Novice Admin                   2.7%   (12)
        Junior Admin                   9.7%   (43)
        Intermediate/Advanced Admin    43.0%  (191)
        Senior Admin                   38.5%  (171)

(As for me, I probably use it several times each month.)

We will have to decide how to fine tune this more -- or at least decide 
how to test this skill.

The survey results have a few comments about programming also.

  Jeremy C. Reed

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