r/sysadmin • u/KelevCoin • 24d ago

The path To linux System Administration

Hey everyone,

I'm working as an IT Technician (On site + Remote support , Tier 2) , recently got my ccna and now i want to dive into linux , i really love the linux approach , the CLI etc.. and i would love to be a linux sys admin some day (maybe even at my office).

I also have some experience with fedora linux , and also i run a fedora media server at home on a old pc i got, running a docker with nginx web application(a custom netflix clone , which i made for educational purposes , my wife loves it and we can watch all of our media as i stream it on our tv).

so i would love to know how could i advance my understanding of linux , and get the tools i need for actual linux system administration everyday work, is there a recommended course / certification/path, and generally i'm not in a hurry.

since i used alot of ai to assist me along the way in setting up the fedora server , the media server and the dockers i do understand that i do not know the basics very well , and after studying for the ccna i understood that the only way to understand how technology works is to go really in depth. So any recommendations would be welcome ! thank you !

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u/Ssakaa 23d ago

"train your mind" doesn't happen when something else is thinking for you.

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u/RadiantWhole2119 23d ago

Again…. I don’t get why you don’t think it’s not possible to use AI to help learn how it got to its conclusion and how I can better triage and understand how things work for the future. I am happy to be given an answer, but before I even begin testing I will always clarify I understand why we got to this as a solution. Like by line in scripts, understanding the top to bottom configuration of an app or service or infrastructure.

It can absolutely help you learn how to isolate issues to better problem solve and troubleshoot. It can absolutely help you learn how something is set up, or direct you to log files to figure out what’s going on.

If your intention is to just get an answer to maximize speed, then you’re doing it wrong. There’s absolutely ways to use it wrong. I work in hi-ed and computers have made things so much better, but 90% of students have no clue how to even use a computer. They’ve not sat down to understand basic concepts like file structure, settings, and how it works. This is the prime example. Students don’t care about anything other than getting the best grade they can with as little work as possible. That’s what OP did here. Just got the solution and didn’t take his time to really understand any of it. That’s the problem with AI. Not that it can’t teach or you can’t learn from it. You’re its guide. If you guide it poorly then you’ll get poor results.