[BSDcert] Jr Power Ranger?

[Mikel King]

So now that we've got a handle on the semantics issue what say we throw 
some ideas around for what Jr should know and be able to do?

1. For this phase can we try to list all of the things that are common 
to the BSDs?
   inetd.conf
   fstab
   rc.conf...

2. What basic commands should they know?
   man
   ls
   kill -HUP
   tar

3. What basic tasks should they know?
   Check and understand load averages
   Setup zones in bind or just modify existing ones?
   Add new users to the system
   tcsh?

My thought process here is I've just hired this kid, what do I expect 
him to be able to do with minimal supervision, the moment he walks 
through the door (ok after he's done with all the paperwork, and 
introductions, maybe after lunch sometime in the afternoon...and had the 
tour of the facilities).

Please add or subtract from these list, or come up with your own. I 
suspect this will be the hardest step for the collective to complete, 
because what seems easy for you today was probably not back when you 
were starting out. Do you remember that first time you modified your 
rc.conf forgot that end quote and now your production server isn't 
booting up? Ok maybe you haven't enjoyed that one, but I'm sure more 
than one of us has forgot the trailing . in your bind records or 
improperly bumped the serial number? My Sr Admins forget that one all 
the time, but I digress.

I will try to collate everyones ideas into one list and republish it 
often so that we can easily reevaluate these ideas.

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Cheers,
Mikel King
Optimized Computer Solutions, INC
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Second Floor
New York, NY 10011
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t:212.727.2100x132

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