A Linux server administrator is the one who is responsible for setting up and maintaining the Linux Server is called as the Linux Server administrator.
Duties of a Server administrator
The duties of a Server administrators are wide-ranging, and vary widely from one organization to another. Serveradmins are usually charged with installing, supporting, and maintaining servers and planning for and responding to service outages and other problems.
The server administrator is responsible for following things:
- User administration (setup and maintaining account)
- Maintaining server
- Verify that peripherals are working properly
- Quickly arrange repair for hardware in occasion of hardware failure
- Monitor server performance
- Create file systems
- Install software
- Create a backup and recover policy
- Monitor server network communication
- Update server as soon as new version of OS and application software comes out
- Implement the policies for the use of the computer system and network
- Setup security policies for domains. A server admin must have a strong grasp of computer security (e.g. firewalls and intrusion detection systems).
What is so special about the server administrator account?
The root account has full (unrestricted) access, so he/she can do anything with server. For example, root can remove critical system files.
Some of the tasks for server administration are ,
- Create new users
- Resetting user passwords
- Lock/unlock user accounts
- Monitor server security
- Monitor special services etc
Most important skill to a Server administrator
Problem solving, period. This can some time lead into all sorts of constraints and stress. When a server goes down, you are called to solve the problem. You should able to quickly and correctly diagnose the problem. You must figure out what is wrong and how best it can be fixed in small amount of time.Always be keen to monitor the server is the best quality of a Server administrator.
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