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UNIX System Administration Training Course UK

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UNIX Systems Administration Training Course Overview

Course Code:	UNX0020
Price:	£1650
Duration:	5 days
Date:
Who should attend:	End Users of Unix who intend to start maintaining a Unix system at command-line level and who need to gain hands-on experience of troubleshooting and system administration of Unix systems.
Prerequisite Skills:	Good experience of the using the Unix operating system.

This course provides the know how to manage a UNIX system from boot, through operation and to shutdown. You will learn how to use UNIX administration tools to effectively manage system resources and supervise users as well as applying administrative knowledge to minimize system downtime and maximize user productivity.

Course Content

This course has been developed for real-world, commercial scenarios by our expert instructors. See below for detailed syllabus. If you have a technical question, please email

What you will learn

• To use a variety of basic Unix commands
• Create, access, and manipulate data under Unix using the standard editors and other important Unix tools
• Program the command interpreter - the Korn shell
• Recognize the interactive features of the Korn shell
• Describe how the Unix file system works

UNIX Systems Administration Training Course Outline

Introduction

• UNIX History
• Contemporary UNIX Flavors
• UNIX Architecture
• Definition of Administrator Responsibilities

Booting and Shutting Down

• Bootstrapping
• Managing the System State
• Shutdown Commands
• Handling Boot Problems

The Filesystem

• Filesystem Organization
• Inodes
• Logical Volumes
• Filesystem Types
• Files Types
• File Permissions
• setuid, setgid, and sticky bits
• Creating a Filesystem
• Mounting a Filesystem
• Unmounting a Filesystem
• Fixing a Damaged Filesystem
  

Users and Groups

• The Root User
• Becoming the Root User
• Other Privileged Accounts
• Defining Users and Groups
• Adding an Ordinary User
• Password Selection
• Local and Networked User Accounts
• Disabling a User's Account
• Removing a User
  

Processes

• Process Architecture
• Processes and the Kernel
• Inheritance and Process Creation
• Monitoring Processes
• Controlling Processes
  

Routine Maintenance

• Automated Tasks and Cron
• Security Monitoring
• Upgrading System Software

Changing System Hardware

• Devices and Device Files
• Choosing an Appropriate Upgrade Disk
• Adding an Upgrade Disk
• Removing Old Disks
  

Operating System Specifics

• Identifying the System Flavor
• Location of the Kernel
• Optimizing the Kernel's Configuration
• Kernel Patches
• OS Dependent Administrator Tools
  

Associated Courses

Unix Basics Training Course
Unix Fundamentals Training Course
Unix Systems Administration Training Course