Introduction to Unix System Administration Duration: 5 days Audience Course Contents Course Objectives Instructional Technique Prerequisites

Introduction to Unix System Administration

Duration: 5 days

Audience

Individuals who are responsible for the day to day administering of the UNIX Operating System.

Course Contents

1. Operating System Fundamentals

2. UNIX Concepts and Basics

3. UNIX Files (manipulating and printing files, directories)

4. Shell Basics (history, alias, environment variables)

5. Using the Korn/Bourne/C Shell Note1

6. UNIX Processes (ps, nice, and kill commands, process scheduling)

7. The vi/emacs/ed Editor Note1

8. An Introduction to Korn/Bourne/C Shell Programming Note1

9. UNIX Data Tools (grep, sort, sed, find)

10. UNIX Productivity Tools (mail, news, calendar, at, cron, write)

11. An Introduction to System Administration

12. System Management Tools

13. System Administration Tasks (user and device management)

14. UNIX File Systems

15. Backup and Recovery

16. UNIX Communications Overview (TCP/IP, NFS, NIS, UUCP)

17. Using Graphical User Interfaces Note2

18. Managing ASCII Terminals Note2

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Use commands to manipulate files (including using the editor),

• Navigate through the file system,

• Manage processes,

• Customize the system environment,

• Use system management tools to:
  • Partition disk space,

  • Load software,

  • Add new users and devices, and

  • Properly start up and shut down the system.

Instructional Technique

Students are invited to bring their current ideas and questions to the classroom for discussion. Case studies, lecture, group problem solving, and online laboratories will be used. Students will be encouraged to enhance their skills utilizing the techniques presented through classroom problem solving and controlled online workshops.

Prerequisites

None.