Linux Systems Administration Course

Linux Systems Administration Course

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Two Linux Systems Administration Courses

Course One: 85321 Systems Administration:

This is a third year core computing unit in the Bachelor of Information Technology degree offered by the Faculty of Informatics and Communication at Central Queensland University. The aim of this course is to introduce students to the task of Systems Administration, looking after and maintaining complex computer systems. In particular, it aims to produce students who meet the requirements of a Junior Systems Administrator as outlined in the SAGE Job Description booklet (without the 1 or 2 years experience). The emphasis on practical, real problems means students must have access to a Linux computing platform. Also, here is a Linux Tutorial as an additional study and learning resource for you.

Study Guide:
The Study Guide is currently available in the following formats The text is currently available in

PDF format (5.9 mb)
Postscript format (18.7 mb)

Individual Chapters:

Chapter Title Available Formats Solutions

0 The Overview HTML | PDF
page by page HTML

1 The What, Why and How of Sys Admin HTML | PDF
page by page HTML

2 Information Sources and Problem Solving HTML | PDF
page by page HTML

3 Using UNIX HTML | PDF
page by page HTML

4 The File Hierarchy HTML | PDF
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5 Processes and Files HTML | PDF
page by page HTML HTML

6 The Shell HTML | PDF
page by page HTML

7 Text Manipulation HTML | PDF
page by page HTML HTML

8 Shell Programming HTML | PDF
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9 Users HTML | PDF
page by page HTML HTML

10 Managing File Systems HTML | PDF
page by page HTML

11 Backups HTML | PDF
page by page HTML

12 Startup and Shutdown
HTML | PDF
page by page HTML

13 Kernel HTML | PDF
page by page HTML

14 Automation and Observation HTML | PDF
page by page HTML

15 Networks: The Connection HTML | PDF
page by page HTML

16 Network Applications HTML | PDF
page by page HTML

17 Security HTML | PDF
page by page HTML

Additional Material:

The following pages contain additional material to supplement the study guide:

how to find commands

More on eval

how checkfile works page 225/226 of the text

Lectures:

The Online Lectures include lecture slides and audio in RealAudio format. You will need RealPlayer to listen to the audio.

Lecture 1: Welcome to 85321, Overview of the unit, its assessment, content and Systems Administration in general. ( 32 slides, 70 mins. audio)

Lecture 2: Information sources for Systems Administrators: Asking questions and finding answers. ( 15 slides, 27 mins. audio)

Lecture 3: Preparing for and installing Linux with some simple advice on using Linux. ( 45 slides, 90 mins. audio)

Lecture 4: Learning how to use UNIX. The file hierarchy, tools and vi. ( 38 slides, 66 mins. audio)

Lecture 5: Manipulating processes and files. ( 38 slides, 86 mins. audio)

Lecture 6: The shell and the services it provides. Including: I/O redirection, pathname expansion, variable substitution, command execution and quote removal. ( 40 slides, 109 mins. audio)

Lecture 7: Text manipulation with regular expressions and UNIX commands. ( 22 slides, 66 mins. audio)

Lecture 8: Shell programming. ( 29 slides, 93 mins. audio)

Lecture 9: Managing users and looking after user accounts. ( 27 slides, 81 mins. audio)

Lecture 10: Disk drives and file systems. ( 33 slides, no audio)

Lecture 11: Performing backups. ( 12 slides, no audio)

Lecture 12: Startup and shutdown. ( 20 slides, no audio)

Lecture 13: The Kernel. ( 18 slides, 34 mins. audio)

Lecture 14: Observation, automation and logging. ( 13 slides, 64 mins. audio)

Lecture 15: Network connections and management. ( 17 slides, 70 mins. audio)

Lecture 16: Network services and applications. ( 19 slides, 36 mins. audio)

Lecture 17: Security. ( 33 slides, no audio)

Course Two: Linux System Administration Refresher Course

This is an overview of Linux System Administration providing a reference to most of the administrative commands. This material covers many, but not all, of the kinds of activities that a system administrator has to be concerned about.

INTRODUCTORY INFO:
WHAT ADMINISTRATORS DO
SYSTEM ADMIN TASKS
LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS
MIGRATING FROM WINDOWS
LINUX COMMANDS:

LINUX & DOS COMPARISONS
USER COMMANDS
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDS
SHELL PROGRAMMING
LINUX TEXT EDITORS

INSTALLATION:

INSTALLING LINUX
ADDING & UPDATING PACKAGES
MODEM & INTERNET SETUP
SOUND/AUDIO SETUP
SCANNER SETUP
CD BURNER SETUP
WEB CAM SETUP
JAVA JDK SETUP

MAINTENANCE:

SCREEN BASED ADMIN TOOLS
USER GROUPS & ACCOUNTS
SYSTEM FILES & DIRECTORIES
MANAGING FILES & DEVICES
NETWORK ADMINISTRATION
BACKUP SOFTWARE
LINUX SECURITY

SERVER ADMINISTRATION:

PRINTER SERVERS
NFS FILE SERVERS
SAMBA FILE SERVERS
E-MAIL SERVERS
WEB SERVERS
FIREWALLS & PROXY SERVERS

GUIs and WINDOWING:

X-WINDOWS
KDE
GNOME
OTHER

ADDITIONAL INFO:

USEFUL LINUX STUFF
TROUBLESHOOTING
LINUX APPLICATIONS
LINUX BOOKS
ON-LINE DOCUMENTATION
LINUX DATABASE SOFTWARE
CERTIFICATION & TRAINING
INTEL DEVICE DRIVERS
HISTORY OF LINUX/UNIX
LINUX ON WINDOWS & DOS
WINDOWS APPS ON LINUX (WINE)
LINUX R & D
ETC (other Linux info)

Some good Linux tutorials:

Linux System Administration - This tutorial covers managing, modifying and monitoring a Linux based computer.

Linux Networking and Configuration - This tutorial covers TCP/IP networking and system configuration basics. Linux can support multiple network devices.

Administering Groups - Understanding and managing groups for file and device access

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