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CIS 217 UNIX System Administration

Orientation Contents

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1. To The UNIX System Adminstration Course itself

Rules of the Class Suggested Schedule Class Outline of Topics Coordinated Reading per topic Assignment Guidelines Homework (where else?) Assignment 1 Study Group (Lab) Assignment 2, Part 1 Study Group (Lab) Assignment 2, Part 2 Homework (and presentation) Assignment 3

Assignment 3 Schedules

Oral Presentation Criteria Midterm and Final Tests User ids and Passwords Getting Help

Study Groups

This Final Exam is to be Emailed back to me with
the questions and your answers no later than June 7, 2004 at 11:59PM.

CIS 217 Final Exam (See also /usr/teacher/217Final.txt)

2. System Administration Essential Activities * Understanding how the UNIX system(s) interact with a LAN/WAN * Supporting Users in areas of Accounts, data protection and making the system easier to use * Supporting UNIX systems by keeping them secure, up to date, and well tuned * Planning the efforts behind support and growth * Anticipating and resolving problems

3. System Administration Notes Week 1 Notes Question of the week Week 2 Notes Question of the week Week 3 Notes Question of the week Week 4 Notes Question of the week Week 5 Notes Question of the week Week 6 Notes Question of the week Week 7 Notes Week 8 Notes Question of the week

4. Linux Notes Linux Pre-Installation Notes Red Hat Linux 8.0 Installation Notes

5. Tutorials Testimonials: The Worst Thing I Ever Did as a Sys. Admin. (comp.unix.admin)

6. System Security Resources

System Security FAQ (Week 8 Notes) Encryption FAQ (Week 8 Notes)

Questions? Robert Katz: rkatz@ned.highline.edu
Last Update May 23, 2004