Nope, but my senior does. I am more of a linux user and now I am
playing with freebsd. My workplace has an Indigo system
unfortunately our
dear sysadmin forgot the password 
Just adding a new harddisk for example required the modification of
fstab(file system table) to add a 'mount' inside. Then you have the
specify the dks0d1s0. Then have to add character and data link to
the harddisk and whatever crap but before that, you have to go
thru' the fx. (repartitioning)
You have to go through the same thing as linux. But it is quite
fast. Anyway there are lots of online forums that addresses to this
issue
So not much worry
even if something goes wrong.
I tried installing programs like MySQL and Perl module inside. They
prompt you with whatever library error, library not found and some
internal errors. They also create a don't-know-what 10MB core dump
for you to analyse.
Well Perl installation is by default in Redhat packages. You
just have to tell the installation to install MySQL for you. Even
if you want to add it later, the RPM manangers will add in the
package very easily for you. Not tedious at all unless you want to
do the good old tar ball way 
Super cheem. Hope Linux isn't that tedious.
Don't worry too much
You will enjoy
yourself playing with it ^_^. BTW you can download the Redhat ISOs
at www.redhat.com. Saves you money buying the redhat
discs.