UNIX FUNDAMENTALS FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS
This course introduces the UNIX operating system, commands, the file system, the vi editor, printing,
utilities, shell scripting, sed, awk, and basic system administration of a UNIX
environment. Although it is an introduction to the UNIX operating system and system administration,
it is intended to provide more than just an overview to many of its features.
Audience
The intended audience is for those who have little or no previous experience of working in a Sun
Solaris UNIX environment.
Prerequisites
Experience and understanding of another computer operating system is assumed.
Duration
5 days, hands-on.
Course Objectives
On completion of this course, the delegate will be able to:
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Understand the history and ethos behind UNIX
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Use the basic features of the UNIX environment
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Understand the structure of the UNIX filesystem
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Use commands to create and manipulate files and directories
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Explain the reason behind connecting one or more programs together
to provide functionality
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Use the text editor vi
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Use the Korn shell command-line interpreter, but also be aware of
other shells
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Use filename generation metalanguage
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Use command recall and history
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Manipulate processes
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Control foreground and background tasks
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Write basic shell scripts
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Carry out basic system administration
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Use the Solaris Management Console
Course Contents
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Concepts underlying UNIX
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UNIX commands to access the operating system
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Controlling input to and output from commands
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Connecting programs together (IPC)
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The text editor vi
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Create, modify and delete files
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Moving files around
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UNIX filesystem
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Text (and pattern) search using grep
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Commands to manipulate files and directories
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File permissions
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The Korn shell command interpreter
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Command recall and history
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Filename generation
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Printing and Printer Management
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User and Group Management
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Manage foreground and background processes
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Shell scripts
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The sed stream editor
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The awk report writer
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Backup and Restore
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The cron command (task scheduler)
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Startup and Shutdown
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Network Overview
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