Unix Systems: Job Roles

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Introduction to UNIX Administrator

An administrator is necessary to handle the issues related to hardware and software in the system to analyze the areas that are prone to errors to make sure our work is secured while working on Unix systems. When the Unix administrator comes into the picture and his task is to manage all the risks and foresee any upcoming risks and take necessary measures to eliminate them.

Roles and Responsibilities

UNIX administrator is the only person who is responsible for the settings and maintenance of the Unix server on which we are working. They set up the working environment for us so that our whole concentration goes on developing new things. These administrators can be from the IT department also.

Although their responsibilities vary according to the organization and its requirements but here we will list some of the common responsibilities all administrator performs.

  • Installation of System
  • Supporting and maintenance
  • Scripting and programming for system issues
  • Ensuring the working of peripherals
  • File System creation
  • Analyse System performance
  • Creating new users
  • Maintaining users identities and passwords
  • Making arrangements in case of hardware failures
  • Creation of backup and recovery policy
  • OS update
  • Setting Security policies. for users and sysadmin.
  • Network communication monitoring.
  • Documenting wiki inside the organization.

 When a large number of users are connected through the internet / WAN then a need arises to handle those users’ identities, setting up the server for them. Thus it is sometimes responsible for maintenance tasks of these clouds and its technology also which include below responsibilities:

  • Automation support using software like a chef.
  • Maintenance of infrastructure of clouds such as Google or Azure cloud.
  • Monitoring of network services in the cloud including DNS servers or delivery networks.
  • Maintaining source control process.
  • Following best practices to design backups and whole infrastructure.

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