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'''Current (Tuesday 20130212 from 3 to 4:30 PM):'''
* Git : this will be our fourth class exercising the use of git on our local machines in sync with an internet-accessible git repository.


'''Potential Upcoming Classes:
 
'''Current (Tuesday 20130319 from 3 to 4:30 PM):'''
We're studying IP Tables. On Tuesday 20130312 we had an intro. Upcoming should explore iptables command arguments.
 
'''Potential Upcoming Classes:  
* Starting either April 2 or April 9: kernel tuning by Michael (probably a few classes on this)
* Understanding Log Files  
* Understanding Log Files  
* Partitioning and Filesystems 2: EFI and GUID/Gpt Partitions  
* Partitioning and Filesystems 2: EFI and GUID/Gpt Partitions  
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'''Previous:  
'''Previous:  
* Open-ended review of network configuration files typically found in the /etc directory.
* Git : Fourth class exercising the use of git on our local machines in sync with an internet-accessible git repository.
* Introduction to Git continues  
* Introduction to Git continues  
* January 29: SSH into remote box, change password, clone git repo to local machine, create file and check git status [https://gist.github.com/4669506 Notes on github]
* January 29: SSH into remote box, change password, clone git repo to local machine, create file and check git status [https://gist.github.com/4669506 Notes on github]

Revision as of 12:13, 17 March 2013


Current (Tuesday 20130319 from 3 to 4:30 PM): We're studying IP Tables. On Tuesday 20130312 we had an intro. Upcoming should explore iptables command arguments.

Potential Upcoming Classes:

  • Starting either April 2 or April 9: kernel tuning by Michael (probably a few classes on this)
  • Understanding Log Files
  • Partitioning and Filesystems 2: EFI and GUID/Gpt Partitions
  • Man Pages

Previous:

  • Open-ended review of network configuration files typically found in the /etc directory.
  • Git : Fourth class exercising the use of git on our local machines in sync with an internet-accessible git repository.
  • Introduction to Git continues
  • January 29: SSH into remote box, change password, clone git repo to local machine, create file and check git status Notes on github
  • Text files and their purposes along with an introduction to vi and vim features.
  • December 11: Partitioning and File Systems
  • December 4: X11/Xorg
               Xorg is not a GUI!  What is it?
               Understanding X Server/Client
               Using Xnest, SSH, VNC
               Understanding framebuffers
  • November 27: Users, Groups, Permissions


General Info:

System administration topics include

  • managing users, groups, and permissions
  • monitoring and managing storage and file systems
  • understanding the Filesystem Hierarchical Standard as a global namespace
  • a tour of the Linux directory tree, with emphasis on commands
  • monitoring and managing processes
  • installing and configuring server software
  • configuring and updating XOrg X11 GUI systems
  • installing and configuring devices, firmware, and modules
  • kernel tuning
  • network configuration
  • introduction to compiling a C program and using make, using chkrootkit.c as the example
  • writing shell scripts
  • command-line essentials

The principles are the same across all GNU/Linux distributions, but some distributions share common configuration approaches. The examples in these classes will generally reference both the Debian and the Red Hat approaches.

Most of the above topics require a sequence of two or more classes for completion. Such class sequences are progressive, and success requires attendance for all classes in the sequence.

Each topic stands alone; there are no dependencies among them. The assumption is that attendees are at least familiar with command-line shells.

Because command-line skills are generally required, the command-line essentials class (a one-class introduction) may be presented from time to time.