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\"linux-system-administrators-responsibilities\"<\/h3>\n

Main Responsibilities of the Linux System Administrator is as follows:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Maintaining User Accounts<\/li>\n
  2. Security<\/li>\n
  3. Managing the disk space and Backup<\/li>\n
  4. Provisiom the new Linux Server based on the need<\/li>\n
  5. Linux Server Updates and Patching<\/li>\n
  6. Authentication and Authorization Management<\/li>\n
  7. Trubleshooting of Linux Severs and QA Deployments<\/li>\n
  8. Managing the Large number of VMS in VMWARE<\/li>\n
  9. Montoring all the vms and their health<\/li>\n
  10. Montoring Major Important Services<\/li>\n
  11. Backup & Restore all the imporant data of the servers<\/li>\n
  12. Server and OS process monitoring<\/li>\n
  13. Disk managment and montoring<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Administrator\u2019s Privileges:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
      \n
    1. Change the contents or attributes of any file like its permission and ownership<\/li>\n
    2. He can delete any file eith rm even if it is write-protected.<\/li>\n
    3. Initiate or Kill Any Process<\/li>\n
    4. Change any user\u2019s password without knowing the existing one<\/li>\n
    5. Set the system clock with date<\/li>\n
    6. Limit the maximum size of files that users are permitted to create with ulimlit<\/li>\n
    7. Controls users access to the scheduling services like at and cron<\/li>\n
    8. Control users access to many networking services like Telnet, FTP, etc<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      <\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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