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In this issue, the editor will bring you about why Linux system administrators need programming skills. The article is rich in content and analyzes and describes for you from a professional point of view. I hope you can get something after reading this article.

To put it simply, system management refers to the management of hardware and software systems. Some of the main tasks performed by system administrators include adding and removing hardware, installing the operating system, creating, managing, and deleting users and groups, installing, upgrading, and removing software, performing backups, and monitoring the system.

The system administrator is also responsible for troubleshooting, documentation, and important system protection. On the other hand, programming involves writing scripts to develop user applications or software programs.

Do Linux system administrators need programming skills? We will explain the answer to this question in detail. We will explain why learning programming concepts is important for Linux system administration.

The following is designed for Linux users who are eager to become professional system administrators (hereinafter referred to as system administrators).

From personal experience, ever since I started learning and using the Linux operating system (from a Windows background), I have always thought that Linux can give you more control over your computer system than other operating systems.

Second, it is the most appropriate environment for learning computer programming (we don't want to explain some of these reasons now).

Technically, the main purpose of programming is to create solutions to real problems. From this point of view, we should understand that understanding the basics of programming can help system administrators provide reliable and effective solutions for management.

Professional system administrators spend a lot of time writing scripts, which is one of the cornerstones of management, mainly automating day-to-day management tasks. The most important thing is that in most cases, if not all, Linux jobs need to be proficient in at least one (if not both) scripting language, and scripting is basically programming.

Linux has many scripting languages, and popular languages include Bash,Perl and Python (although many system administrators prefer Python to Perl). They are all pre-installed on the Linux operating system. Another option is Ruby.

A very important program in Linux is shell (for example, bash). It's not just a command interpreter, shell is a powerful programming language that contains some basic programming structures, such as conditional statements, loops, and functions.

With it, you can create a variety of complex new utilities / tools, from simple scripts and a few lines of commands, to retrieve certain information from the system, perform backups, software / system upgrades to large projects to manage system configuration, services, data for the entire site; security audits and scans, etc.

In this way, system administrators are free from administrative work and have time to perform more important tasks. Therefore, shell scripting is an essential part of the Linux programming environment.

Sometimes, system administrators may also need to perform debugging tasks, so they need to be familiar with computer programming concepts.

In addition, programming can improve the overall problem-solving ability and analytical ability. This can be significantly applied in Linux troubleshooting and other aspects. It builds effective diagnostic and problem identification skills, which are necessary in modern IT environments.

Linux system administrators need some programming knowledge, mainly through scripting to automate the management work. You may not be a professional programmer or developer, but at least you have the skills of both scripting languages mentioned above, which are highly recommended and required.

With the rapid development of computer science and information technology, it has also been predicted that system administrators may lose their jobs in a few years without the programming skills necessary to work in a modern IT or cloud environment (this view is still controversial).

These are the reasons why Linux system administrators need programming skills. If you happen to have similar doubts, you might as well refer to the above analysis to understand. If you want to know more about it, you are welcome to follow the industry information channel.

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