Administration of UNIX System

Relations:

It is not possible to register for the course 12AUX if the student is concurrently registered for or has previously completed the course 12UNX (mutually exclusive courses).

Course guarantor:

Milan Šiňor

Lecturer:

Milan Šiňor

Tutor:

Milan Šiňor

Supervisor:

Department of Laser Physics and Photonics

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:

Further information:

http://kfe.fjfi.cvut.cz/~sinor/edu/aux/

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Fyzikální inženýrství - Počítačová fyzika (elective course)
• Aplikace informatiky v přírodních vědách (elective course)
• Physical Engineering - Computational physics (elective course)