[aclug-L] Re: Unix administrator opening

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My appologies to the list for this message being sent publically.

Carl,

  I've tried to reply to this (and other) messages from you privately, to
your raven@xxxxxxxxxxx address, and every time the message bounces back as
undeliverable.  Do you have an alternate e-mail address I can use for
correspondance with you?

-- Jonathan


On Mon, Dec 13, 1999 at 09:25:24PM -0600, Carl D Cravens wrote:
> I've recently given notice at my current job (going back to the Big B,
> this time in Boeing Computer Services instead of as a tool builder) at LSI
> Logic (formerly Symbios), which involves HP-UX (one 4-cpu server, seven
> workstations, numerous HP X-terminals), Solaris (one brand-new Enterprise
> 4500 with 6 CPU's), a little NT looking like it could become a lot of NT
> in the next year or so, and a Debian Linux intranet webserver running
> Apache.  (Guaranteed that they'll keep the Solaris machine... long-term
> plans involve phasing out the HP-UX boxes.)  You'll get to work with RAID
> boxes and Intelligent Storage Hubs.  
> 
> (The above hardware has placed me at #1700 and still rising fast on
> distributed.net's CSC competition.  And I haven't roped half the
> workstations into the deal yet... that Sun Enterprise server rocks.)
> 
> This position is the sole "owner" and administrator of the above hardware,
> backed up by one other administrator who has his own set of machines to
> take care of for another department (whom this position backs up in turn).  
> There's a lot of autonomy in this position... keep things running smoothly
> and nobody bothers you while you read Usenet.  There's very little
> scripting here... the systems are already installed and stable with
> several years of history, so primary administration involves installing
> software updates and fixing file permissions for users who can't be
> bothered to learn how to use Unix, despite working in it eight hours a
> day.  Works with Mentor Graphics board layout software, which is a bit of
> a bear.
> 
> Three weeks of vacation (use it as you earn it), nice benefits, casual
> (jeans) dress code.  Will probably require a degree.
> 
> I have to admit that I was bored here.  I don't want to learn NT or
> hands-on advanced networking, and there wasn't much in the way of
> scripting.  The level of actual Unix administration was below my skill
> level after having worked at SouthWind for three years and didn't offer
> much in the way of Unix administration experience since the systems rarely
> had problems.  The places I was being asked to grow in weren't my intended
> career path.  I learned more about how to keep Mentor Graphics running
> than I did Unix. 
> 
> Job will open up the first week of 2000.  They haven't advertised this
> position, since I just gave notice today... but I know they'll want to
> fill it ASAP after I leave.  If you have questions about the position,
> feel free to send me email.
> 
> -- 
> Carl D Cravens (raven@xxxxxxxxxxx)
> A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
> 

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