Linux System Administration class

System administration topics include

• managing users, groups, and permissions
• monitoring and managing storage and file systems
• understanding the Filesystem Hierarchical Standard
• 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
• writing shell scripts
• command-line essentials

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) will be repeated.