[Sunhelp] Solaris SysAdmin Quiz

[Ben Dougherty]

Do you have a list of answers :)

Ben
Reagen Ward wrote:
> 
> One of my fav questions is "Do you use admintool?"  A positve answer results in
> a negative mark.
> 
> I have a basic set of questions I select from, depending on the level of the
> person and the position we need to fill.
> 
> I update it on occasion; it's at http://zilla.nu/Projects/AdminTest.
> 
> Please note that I use it to judge the depth of a person's experience, and to
> see how they answer questions.  The best answer is always, "Hmmn.  I don't know
> that, but I'm curious to find out.  What's the answer?"
> 
> I gave up on using the test in phone screens; too many folks who list DNS Admin
> on their resume can't tell me which major version of BIND they run (4 or 8, not
> that hard).
> 
> Reagen
> 
> On Mon, Jul 31, 2000 at 09:59:55PM -0700, James Lockwood wrote:
> > On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Jeffrey Meltzer wrote:
> >
> > > Think you've got what it takes to be a Solaris Systems
> > > Administrator?  We've compiled a database of over 100 questions to test
> > > your Solaris and general Unix knowledge.  Take the Quiz!
> > >
> > > http://www.solarisguide.com/quiz/
> >
> > Be forewarned that there are a few misleading questions in the set.  An
> > example:
> >
> > > Which kill signal stops a process unconditionally?
> >
> > The obvious answer is SIGSTOP, code 23.  The listed "answer" is SIGKILL.
> > There is a definite difference between stopping a process and terminating
> > it.
> >
> > > What does admintool not permit you to administer?
> > >      hosts     logs     software packages     serial ports
> >
> > Having tried to do useful things with admintool once upon a time I have to
> > wish for an "all of the above" option.  :)
> >
> > -James
> >
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