Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 19:01:13 -0500 From: "Bob Hall" <rjhalljr@starpower.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to train a newbie Message-ID: <20011203190019.B532@starpower.net> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20011203012754.009d8b60@pop.netzero.net>; from raiden23@netzero.net on Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 01:33:07AM -0500 References: <4.2.0.58.20011203012754.009d8b60@pop.netzero.net>
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On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 01:33:07AM -0500, Lord Raiden wrote: > Ok folks, I got a greenhorn here and I need to train him up on how to use > Samba, Apache, SSH server/client, Unix FTP server, etc and I suck at > training. The guy kinda knows what he's doing, but I have never trained > anyone in how to do this and I have no idea how to teach a new guy how to > do all this. No, this was not my idea to try to train him up as a > sysadmin. Blame my boss. :) This guy is better with Windows 2k than BSD. > > But, since I'm stuck training him on how to setup and admin the basics of > how to admin a BSD box, I need some help. Anyone know of any good tutorial > guides to learning all of the necessary core items of BSD including the > extras like Samba, Apache, etc? I need to figure out how to teach him and > I'm a rather poor teacher, but a great tech, but I'm still the unlucky sap > saddled with it. :) Any good transitional windows to unix tutorials would > be great too. Thanks. > > And no, I don't like training and hope I never have to do it again, but > I'm up for a raise and a promotion, so I'm stuck butt kissing for the next > 3 months. :) So, any help would be greatly appreciated. After reading the other responses, I don't think I can add anything in terms of books or teaching tactics. I just want to point out that everyone is different and everyone learns using different means. Some people want to have everything explained to them by an instructor, and other people want the instructor to tell them what to read and then get out of the way. Most people fall somewhere in the middle, probably with a normal distribution. Instructors are the same; some want to lecture and some just want to guide the student's reading. I would ask your student to help you work out a strategy for instruction. That way, you have a good chance of arriving at something that will work for both of you, and therefore have some chance of succeeding. Bob Hall To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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