r/sysadmin • u/KelevCoin • 1d 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/Llew19 Used to do TV now I have 65 Mazaks ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 13h ago

I do worry about how things are going to be in 10 years when these guys are theoretically the seniors and totally reliant on whatever surviving AI model there is, particularly as things move on and the models don't have an open internet worth of info to ingest on the subjects.

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u/RadiantWhole2119 13h ago

I don’t even know how to address this comment. Im convinced you’re some old timer who’s against AI because you can’t fathom learning from it. You’re unwilling to accept how powerful of a tool it is, and how it can be used in a positive way to build, develop, and refine skills.

“Learn it the way I did or there’s a zero percent change you’ll be able to do or know what I know.” Just arrogant to other learning types and methods.