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This course is for anyone who wants to learn more about UNIX system administration or who is responsible for installing or maintaining a UNIX system.

Introduction to UNIX presents the features of UNIX that are most useful to new users including logging in and out file administration command processing displaying text and using mail.
Bourne, Korn, and C presents the three shells that are typically available on a UNIX system. It describes how to get the most out of the three shells, and describes the advantages and disadvantages of each shell.
Shell Programming presents the basics of shellprogramming using the Bourne shell then covers additional features of the Korn and C shells.
System Administration I covers installing UNIX and setting up and maintaining file systems and user accounts.
System Administration II presents UNIX system accounting performance monitoring device management and UNIX security.
Process Management describes how to control programs in UNIX including how to start a job (program) and how to kill it.

During the courses, you will learn how to:

Describe the three standard versions of UNIX
Log in and log out of a UNIX system
Work with directories and files
Display and change file permissions
Enter a command with arguments
Redirect input and output
Use the initialization file
Print
Send and receive mail
Describe what a shell is
Describe what a shell does
Describe how a shell relates to the overall system
Store data in variables
Customize the environment with environment variables
Identify the specific features of each shell
Choose the appropriate shell for the situation
Write basic Bourne, Korn and C shell programs
Add statements to perform commands conditionally
Build repetitions into a program
Use functions for programming efficiency
Handle unexpected signals from executing programs
Select a shell language for writing shell scripts
Plan and perform the installation of UNIX on a machine
Boot and shut down the system safely
Describe system states
Modify startup scripts
Set up UNIX file systems and maintain them
Perform file system backups
Create or remove a user account
Manage UNIX accounting systems
understand the factors that affect system performance
Optimize resources so that the system performs at its best
Set up, configure, and maintain devices
Evaluate security needs
Identify the tools used to improve a system's security
Describe how UNIX executes a command
Define the use of processes
Describe the advantages of background execution
List three common daemon processes
Monitor processes with ps and time
Differentiate between foreground and background processes
Kill processes
Prioritize processes
Tune the UNIX system with ps and sar
Define and manipulate a crontab

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