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| + | * Installing X for Jim - XDM not gdm | ||
| + | * Setting up an ACL machine in D128 for Galileo | ||
| + | * John H. Windows software | ||
| + | * CS user simpler password change | ||
| + | * Sage | ||
| + | * Getting rid of Quark | ||
| + | * Hostname change on ACLs (4 places) | ||
| + | * Removing mailman form quark | ||
| + | * Mailman Heather (not all of them accepted the changes electron to cs.earlham.edu) | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 25 February 2014
Sysadmin Responsibilities
This is the basic list of tasks that Earlham CS system administrators are in charge of.
| Responsibilities | Ben | Collin | Jordan | Garrett |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Install software on Debian (ACL) | ||||
| Install software on FreeBSD (servers) | ||||
| Make a CS user account | ||||
| Change users CS password | ||||
| Add DNS & DHCP entry |  |
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| Being able to edit wiki | ||||
| Make a CS wiki account | ||||
| Add people to different groups (ldap) | ||||
| Modification and maintenance of Nagios | |
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| DD a new ACL image | ||||
| Set up a new ACL | ||||
| Shut down / start up of the entire machine room | ||||
| Creating and configuring mailing lists (electron) | ||||
| Admin list moderating | ||||
| Backups and restore (bacula) | ||||
| Create and configure jails | |
Sysadmin basic Training
This is the list of skills that our System Administrators are trained during their orientation.
| Training Sections | Ben | Collin | Jordan | Garrett |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disk partitioning | ||||
| Linux Filesystem layout | ||||
| How DNS works | ||||
| TCP, UDP and ICMP packets | ||||
| Command line tools including IO, redirections and pipes | ||||
| Installing operating systems (Debian and FreeBSD) | ||||
| Network debugging tools (tcpdump, ping, tracerout) | ||||
| Ports | ||||
| Simple shell scripting |
Sysadmin to do list:
* Installing X for Jim - XDM not gdm * Setting up an ACL machine in D128 for Galileo * John H. Windows software * CS user simpler password change * Sage * Getting rid of Quark * Hostname change on ACLs (4 places) * Removing mailman form quark * Mailman Heather (not all of them accepted the changes electron to cs.earlham.edu)
Important Notes:
- ALL of the admin CVS/SVN stuff has been centralized to trac.cs.earlham.edu/admin. You'll need to create a username/password for yourself by running (from quark):
htpasswd /usr/local/trac/adminontrac.htpasswd <username>
- To check out the repository, run (from quark):
svn checkout file:///clients/users/svn/admin
Curent Sysadmins 2013:
| SysAdmin Name | Year | Working time | Progress notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson | SO | 100% | link to notes |
| Demise | SR | 100% | link to notes |
| Craig | FR | 100% | link to notes |
| Zane | SO | 100% | link to notes |
| Jordan | SO | 100% | link to notes |
| Sonny | JU | 100% | link to notes |
| Elena | SR | 40% | link to notes |
| Kristin | JU | 40% | link to notes |
| Aaron | SR | 20% | link to notes |
| Michael | SR | 0% | link to notes |
Systems Administration Documentation
Admin Tasks
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