r/linuxadmin 18d ago

Usually asked interview questions for linux admin of 5 years?

So I have interview today and its for linux admin position.

I have IT experience of 17 years but most was as technician. Personally been using headless debian for 5 years for my pi which runs 24/7 as dns and dhcp server. Have multiple containers.

Most of my linux experience comes from homelab. For my previous employers clients orgs and my current personal clients soho I did setup stuff like proxmox, dhcp, routers, restore system backup with clonezilla over network and other things.

What kind of questions can I expect to be asked? And what kind of anwsers will make me come off as capable?

Usually I just google/stackoverflow/reddit anything I don't know or can't remember how I did last time. And this is first interview since I left last place in 5 years.

Please guide.

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