Unix Administrator

Unix Admin

Module 1: Introduction to the Unix Operating System
• A brief history of Unix
• The Unix kernel
• The UNIX file system
• Getting started navigating the file system
• The file system structure
• Directories and files
• Path names
• Navigating the file system
• Exercise: Logging on to the system
• Exercise: Navigating the file system

Module 2: Unix Basic Commands

• Command line syntax
• Basic file handling commands
• Directory handling commands
• Filename wildcard characters
• Exercise: Manipulating files and directories

Module 3: Redirection and Pipes

• Input redirection
• Output redirection
• Pipes
• Exercise: Using redirection and pipe facilities

Module 4: Introduction to The vi Editor

• Overview of the vi editor
• Basic functions
• Switching to input mode
• Other useful commands
• Exercises: Using the vi editor
• Exercise: Using more advanced vi features

Module 5: Searching and Replacing Text

• Replacing text
• Using the vi editor
• Using sed for search and replace
• Searching for text with grep
• Linking files
• Exercises: Searching and Replacing Text

Module 6: Recalling and Editing Commands

• Overview
• The bash shell
• The korn shell
• Exercises: Recall and Edit Commands

Module 7: File Permissions and Access Control

• Users and user groups
• File access permissions
• Changing file attributes
• Switching users and user groups
• Linking files
• Exercise: Setting and access permissions

Module 8: Processes

• What is a process?
• Monitoring processes
• Killing processes
• Background processes
• Job Control
• Grouping commands
• Exercise: Monitoring and controlling processes

Module 9: More Basic Commands

• The wc (word count) command
• The find command
• The cut command
• The sort command
• The finger command
• Exercise: Using file handling commands

Module 10: The User Environment

• Customising the .profile or .bash_profile
• Customising the .kshrc or .bashrc
• Exercise: Setting up an environment.