Fundamentals of UNIX System Administration Training Class

Lesson 1: Customizing the Korn Shell Environment

Locating the Korn Shell Initialization File
Using the vi Editor
Modifying the Korn Shell .profile File
Modifying the Korn Shell .kshrc File

Lesson 2: Building Shell Scripts in the Korn Shell

Defining Shell Scripting Concepts
Using if Statements to Execute Commands
Creating a Loop to Execute Commands
Using the sleep Command in the Korn Shell Script
Combining Statements to Create a Basic ShellScript
Using the tr Command to Translate Letters
Using the case Statement
Creating a Custom Function
Using the sed and awk Commands

Lesson 3: Controlling the UNIX System

Becoming the Root User
Signaling a Process
Controlling Multiple Processes
Relocating Files and Directories
Archiving Files and Directories
Restoring Files and Directories

Lesson 4: Managing User Accounts

Creating User Accounts
Modifying User Account Database
Deleting User Accounts
Customizing Initialization Files
Controlling User Directory Space Usage
Adding Group Account with Groupadd Command

Lesson 5: Managing System Software

Adding Software Packages
Determining Software Package Status
Removing Software Packages
Administering Software Patches to Software Packages
Upgrading Software Packages at the Command Line

Lesson 6: Managing File Systems

Creating a File System
Backing Up the File System
Restoring Data
Recovering Data
Creating a File System Backup Strategy

Lesson 7: Troubleshooting the System

Using the System Logs to Investigate Problems
Using Error Messages to Identify When ErrorsOccur
Setting Up the Log Configuration Files
Running a System Check

Lesson 8: Configuring the Client/Server Environment

Configuring a TCP/IP Client
Editing the Name Service Switch (NSS) File
Configuring Network File Systems (NFS)
Connecting to a Remote Host
Copying Files Using Remote System Administration
Troubleshooting Connectivity Failures

Lesson 9: Applying Security Practices to UNIX Systems

Authenticating and Authorizing Users for RestrictedShells
Defining Trusted User Access
Defining Trusted Host Access
Selecting a Firewall Architecture Model

Lesson 10: Improving System Performance

Applying Performance Improvement Process toSystem Administration
Identifying System Performance Degradation
Optimizing System Performance
Optimizing Disk Space
Monitoring Network Performance