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Seriously, you should be concerned about any person(s) that is the System Administrator on any system you will access. If the SA (System Administrator) does not do his job properly, it can make things difficult, if not impossible, for you, the user.
The following is a list of the most common, necessary, system administration tasks for the majority of hardware/software configurations:
Adding Users
Installing software, such as applications
and operating system upgrades
Installing hardware, such as additional
circuit boards, printers, terminals, and modems
Maintaining the security and integrity
of the system and the network
Diagnosing and fixing software and hardware
problems as they occur
Checking file system use to make sure
your file systems do not become full
Maintaining printers, modems, and remote
terminals
Backing up file systems
Maintaining network services, mail, and
other communication services