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Why Linux System Administrators Need Programming Skills

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Aaron Kili
Mar 15, 2019

Tecmint: In simple terms, System Administration refers to the management of hardware and software systems. Some of the major tasks performed by a system administrator include adding and removing hardware, installing operating systems, creating, managing and removing users and groups, installing, upgrading and removing software, performing backups and monitoring the system.

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