Administration of UNIX system

Lecturer:

Milan Šiňor (gar.)

Tutor:

Milan Šiňor (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Physical Electronics

Synopsis:

Basic and more advanced administration of Unix operating system

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1) Use general UNIX commands

2) Managing and administering files, directory access and process control

3) Using Shell Features and Shell programming

4) Using I/O Redirection and offline file storage and network services.

5) Administering the system and managing users in groups, peripherals device files

6) Maneuvering through the file system hierarchy

7) Managing disk space with LVM and the file system

8) Administering swap space, NIS and DNS

9) Conducting Administrative tasks and planning backup strategies

10) Configuring the Kernel

11) Installing software

12) Implementing LAN hardware and configuring IP connectivity

13) Configuring routing, sub netting and the NFS

14) Starting system services, configuring Internet Services, and NTP

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Understanding to basic and more advanced administration of Unix operating system.

Skills:

Ability to apply acquired knowledge to basic and more advanced administration of Unix operating system.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] E. Nemeth, G. Snyder, T.R. Hein, UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook (4th Edition). Prentice Hall 2010.

Recommended references:

[2] T. Adelstein, B. Lubanovic, Linux System Administration. O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007

[3] http://www.google.com/search?q=linux+administration

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: