Description
This course is a practical introduction to the Unix operating system and the role of the system administrator. Students will gain enough knowledge and experience with the Unix V.4 system to enable them to provide system administration services.

Audience
People who will be responsible for installing and administering Unix V.4 systems. The course is also appropriate for technical support engineers who will be providing Unix support.

Prerequisites
Basic familiarity with Unix commands.

Hardware and Software
A fully installed Unix V.4 system, with tape device, terminals, a printer and associated cabling. The sysadm menu system should be configured. The systems should be able to load a 3.5” DOS-formatted solution disk.

Format

• Presentation
  
• Hands-on
  

Objectives
After completing this course, participants should be able to:

• Administer a Unix V.4 system
• Use all major system administration procedures
• Configure a Unix V.4 system
• Use filesystem management and maintenance
• Set up and use the security mechanisms available under Unix V.4
• Write basic shell scripts and modify existing ones
• Recognize problems and implement basic troubleshooting techniques

Introduction to System V

• Administering a Unix system
• The filesystem reorganization

Everyday Unix Tools

• Viewing, comparing, and operating on files
• Traversing the file hierarchy - find
• Summary of most useful commands

Korn Shell Programming

• Korn shell programming constructs

Administration

• System administration tools
• Creating and removing a user
• User start-up
• Process control
• Communicating with users

Using the Clock

• The at and cron utilities

The Filesystem

• The filesystem layout
• Partitions and device driver files
• Mounting and unmounting a filesystem
• Filesystem failure
• Fsck
• System owned files

Backups

• Methods of backup
• Incremental vs. full backup
• Backup tools

Booting and Shutting Down Unix

• Unix system states
• Shutting down from multi-user and single-user modes
• Booting Unix
• Single-user mode
• init

Terminal Management

Line Printer Management

• Setting up a new printer
• Maintenance utilities
• Printer queues

System Security

• SUID files
• File modes
• Passwords and checks