Serving Eastern Massachusetts
Course Description
| Course Name: | C13 - LINUX System Administration Crash Course - including a day of LINUX Networking Fundamentals |
| Time & Date: | 6:15 PM - 9:30 PM, Mondays, April 9, 16, 23, 30, May 14, 21 |
| Location: | Holiday Inn Select Hotel, 15 Middlesex Canal Park Road, Woburn, MA |
| Speaker: | Jeffrey Goldberg, Qualware Instructional Services |
| Text: | UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook Authors: Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, Ben Whaley Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4th edition |
Class Description:
This is a practical, fast-paced, crash course on the concepts and procedures needed to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Linux (and generic UNIX) systems. Topics include details of system startup and shutdown, account management, security, creating and using file systems, devices, device files; serial ports, terminal and printer configurations, software and package management, system backups, configuring automation and network daemons, system error logging, and operating system installation to name a few.
Lectures are reinforced by real-time demonstrations on live systems, allowing attendees to gain practical experience with configuring and customizing both Red Hat Linux and non-systems, both as an administrator and as a power user.
This course also provides the opportunity to advance the novice user in their understanding of one of the world’s most flexible and customizable operating systems, with the goal that they will become more proficient in working within a Linux/UNIX environment. By the end of this course, attendees will also have gained considerable experience and understanding in what goes on behind the scenes in a UNIX operating system and how to effectively manage, solve problems and run a Linux/UNIX system, both locally and on a network.
Targeted for:
Individuals who need to become proficient in using and administrating all types of UNIX and Linux systems,including embedded Linux or Linux running under VMware.This course would be a great starting point for anyone wishing to build and maintain a Linux system in their home,or to gain insight on how to effective manage a large set of Linux/UNIX servers at work.
Prerequisites:
This is an accelerated curriculum so, although not required, students would benefit from being familiar with either UNIX or Linux, and be proficient with the VI Visual Editor, prior to to the first day of class. A very quick overview of how to get started using vi or vim will be discussed in class.
Handouts:
Copies of the course outline slides will be provided along with relevant handouts when appropriate.
For more info:
Email to training2012@qualware.com (jeffg@qualware.com)
PRELIMINARY AGENDA:
Topics and order are subject to change depending on abilities and needs of attendees.
Class 1 - Introduction to System Administration and the LINUX File System
- UNIX Architecture Overview
- Responsibilities of a System Administrator
- Quick History of UNIX
- Hardware Components, Busses, IRQs
- Command Line Syntax and Help Subsystem
- Login vs su, Basic Commands and System Shutdown
- Understanding the LINUX File System
- Disk Terminology and Partitions
- System V File System Overview
- Introduction to Mounting
- Navigating Around the LINUX Directory Structure
Class 2 - File System Details, Processes and System Startup
- The LINUX File system Details:
- Type of Files, Ordinary, Directories, Links, Special
- Superblock, Inodes, Data-blocks
- Chmod, Access Permission, SUID, SGID, Sticky bits
- Anatomy of the UNIX Process:
- Variations on PS command, SysV vs BSD vs LINUX
- Forks and Execs, inherited Environment
- Signals and Traps, Daemons, Cron and At Jobs
- System Startup and Shutdown:
- Power-on to Login Sequence
- Bootstrap procedure, System Startup Files
- Run Levels, Inittab
- Serial Port and Terminal Initialization
- Logins, Gettys, SAF, Terminals
Class 3 - Startup, User Management and User Environment
- Customizing System Startup and Shutdown
- Creating and Deleting User Accounts
- Controlling Files: Passwd, Shadow, Group
- UIDs, GIDs, Privileged Users, Changing UIDs
- Security, Restricting User Accounts
- Login Shells, Password Aging, Using Groups
- User Environments and Dot Files (Profiles)
- Devices, Device Drivers
Class 4 - Device Management and Printing
- Configuring Printers in LINUX
- Using Serial Ports in LINUX
- Device Files, Block and Char, Major/Minor
- Device Drivers, Device Naming Conventions
- More Details on Disk, Partitions and Slices
- Mounting File Systems
- Using Devices as Devices, Not File Systems
Class 5 - Backup Techniques, Software Packages and System Install
- Tape Backup Techniques:
- Full dumps, Differentials, Incremental, Partials
- Using TAR- Tape Archive Retrieval Subsystem
- Using DD, CPIO
- Dealing with Compressed Backups
- Software Packages:
- Installing Software
- RPM- Red Hat Package Management
- System Error Logging
- System Install Lab
Class 6 - LINUX Networking Fundamentals
- TCP/IP Fundamentals
- IP Addressing Configuration Basics
- Ports, Sockets, Inetd, Services
- Network Configuration Files
- Changing One’s IP Address
- Changing One’s Hostname
- Configuring Default Gateway
- Static Routes
- Introduction to LINUX X Window Subsystem and GNOME
For more info:
email to jeffg@qualware.com or call 781-229-1530 x2.
Lecturer’s biography:
Jeffrey M. Goldberg, of Qualware Instructional Services is a long time innovative user of UNIX and Internet services.
Mr. Goldberg currently develops and delivers customized corporate training classes along with very flexible scheduling, to avoid project disruption, in the fields of IT operations, operating system and computer languages. Specialties include UNIX Fundamentals, Perl and Shell Scripting, Linux/UNIX System Administration and TCP/IP Networking, Web Technologies such as Visual Basic, Java Script, PHP Apache, C++, Java and SQL Database Access, Computer and Network Security.
copywrite 2003-2012 Qualware Instructional Services and Jeffrey Goldberg.
Decision (Run/Cancel) Date for this Courses is Monday, April 2, 2012
FEES
Payment received by March 28: IEEE Members $435
Payment received by March 28: Non-members $465
Payment received after March 28: IEEE Members $465
Payment received after March 28: Non-members $505
Register online here.