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On Wed, 30 Jul 1997, Branson Matheson wrote:

>  ( http://www.ferginc.com/~branson/phone.questions.html )

Ooooh weee!  I think I need a review...  Thanks for posting this, it was
very informative...

Charles

> 
>  These questions are not in any particular order...  and many are
>  designed to promote the applicant to reply with a question. 
> 
>  	ME: 	"What scsi ID is the controller on a scsi chain"
>  	THEM:	"What architecture.. Sun is at 7 on single ended, SGI is
> 			at 0 single ended ... PC's can be reassigned at the card
> 			etc.."
> 
>  I have compiled these from those given by Michelle Crab and from the
>  System Administration Handbook by nemeth et al. If you have others
>  that you can suggest ... they are always welcome. 
> 
>  My favorite question to date, that is most frequently hmmm'd on is:
> 
>  "Name the fields in order in a standard password file"
> 
>  It is a good quickie to get somone who is clueless out of the loop.
> 
>  I also HIGHLY recommend the book mentioned above and the USENIX and
>  SAGE orginazations. 
> 
>  - branson
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Branson Matheson       	        " If you are falling off of a mountain,
> System Administrator              You may as well try to fly." 
> Ferguson Enterprises               - Delenn, Mimbari Ambassador 
>            ( $statements = <BRANSON> ) !~ /Corporate Opinion/;
>