Hi everyone,
I’m currently working as a Linux Support Engineer and looking for part-time Linux Administrator roles or remote infrastructure support opportunities.
Available for:
• Remote part-time work
• Weekend support
• Linux administration tasks
• Infrastructure support work
If anyone is hiring for part-time Linux/System Administration roles, please DM me.
Thank you.
Can anyone clearly explain the real-world usage of `/etc/profile`, `/etc/profile.d/`, and `/etc/bashrc` in Linux?
I’m getting confused between different explanations from ChatGPT and Gemini regarding login shells, non-login shells, interactive shells, and non-interactive shells.
From what I understood:
* `.bashrc` is mainly for interactive shell settings like aliases, prompts, etc. * `/etc/profile` and `/etc/profile.d/*.sh` are usually used for global environment variables like `PATH`, `JAVA_HOME`, `ORACLE_HOME`, etc.
But here is where I’m confused:
Some explanations say we should configure application paths and environment variables in `/etc/profile.d/` because they are needed system-wide.
But others say non-interactive or non-login shells (like cron jobs or scripts) do not automatically load `/etc/profile` or `.bashrc` at all.
So my doubts are:
I’m trying to understand the practical production usage rather than only textbook explanations.
Hi everyone,
I need some genuine guidance from experienced Linux/System Administrators.
I have around 2.5 years of experience, but most of my work has been in application support and unfortunately there is very little technical exposure or learning in my current role. I feel completely stuck in my career and I seriously want to transition into a Linux Administrator role.
I already know Linux basics, but now I want to learn advanced and real-time Linux administration properly — especially RHEL/Linux administration used in companies. I want to work on:
\- Real-time projects
\- Troubleshooting scenarios
\- Production-level tasks
\- Daily admin activities
\- Networking, storage, security, monitoring, scripting, etc.
\- Interview-level practical knowledge
My plan is to spend the next 6 months preparing seriously and switch to a proper Linux/System Administrator role.
Can anyone guide me with:
\- What skills/topics I should focus on first
\- Real-time project ideas
\- Labs or environments to practice
\- Communities/resources to learn from
\- How real Linux admins actually work daily in companies
\- How to gain confidence for interviews
If anyone has gone through a similar transition from support to infrastructure/Linux admin, your advice would really help me a lot.
Thank you.
Hi everyone,
I need some genuine guidance from experienced Linux/System Administrators.
I have around 2.5 years of experience, but most of my work has been in application support and unfortunately there is very little technical exposure or learning in my current role. I feel completely stuck in my career and I seriously want to transition into a Linux Administrator role.
I already know Linux basics, but now I want to learn advanced and real-time Linux administration properly — especially RHEL/Linux administration used in companies. I want to work on:
- Real-time projects
- Troubleshooting scenarios
- Production-level tasks
- Daily admin activities
- Networking, storage, security, monitoring, scripting, etc.
- Interview-level practical knowledge
My plan is to spend the next 6 months preparing seriously and switch to a proper Linux/System Administrator role.
Can anyone guide me with:
- What skills/topics I should focus on first
- Real-time project ideas
- Labs or environments to practice
- Communities/resources to learn from
- How real Linux admins actually work daily in companies
- How to gain confidence for interviews
If anyone has gone through a similar transition from support to infrastructure/Linux admin, your advice would really help me a lot.
Thank you.