Many of my students express an interest in Linux, both for the capabilities it offers and because it’s a good job skill in your toolbox. When you’ve been in it (ahem) for decades, it’s easy to forget some of the simple problems you faced when you started. For instance, how many Windows desktop users have ever combed through logs?
Pinehead.tv (“Fighting for Smarter Newbies”) has a nice little list of “Ten Things I Wish I Knew When Becoming A Linux Admin” at http://tuts.pinehead.tv/2012/02/24/ten-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-becomming-a-linux-admin/. Linux students: head straight there.