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UNIX System V Administration
(Also available for other versions of Unix.)
| Duration: 5 days |
| Participants: New system administrators, technical users, and programmers who require an understanding of the administrative responsibilities involved in managing a UNIX system. |
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Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:
- Describe what is expected of the UNIX System Administrator. - Describe basic hardware components. - Describe different types of software. - Describe the layout of the UNIX file system. - Describe the stages of boot and shutdown during the operation of the UNIX Operating System. - Describe system backup commands and procedures. - Identify and describe the program executed when logging in. - Use crash to analyze an active system or system dump. - Administer cron, at and batch jobs. - Use sar to monitor system performance. - Use accounting software to monitor system usage. - Administer the uucp software system. - Administer the lp spooling system. - Describe security checks and balances. |
| Overview: This course provides an overview of the tools and utilities available under the UNIX System V Operating System with respect to system administration. It gives the students insight into areas involved in the administration of a UNIX computer system. |
| Prerequisites: Introduction to UNIX and Shell Programming courses or equivalent experience. |
| Format: Lecture and discussion with lab sessions. |
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Topic Outline:
- Introduction Role of the UNIX System Administrator Site preparation Site maintenance - Hardware General hardware components Communications Serial Parallel Other devices - Software Types of software Parts of the operating dystem Boot block Pump code UNIX operating system Versions Process / memory manager File system Device drivers System calls - File System Maintaining the file system Parts of a file system Super block Inode File system commands - Loading, Booting, and Shutdown BOOT procedure init /etc/rc and /etc/brc /etc/getty and /etc/gettydefs shutdown |
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