Welcome to LINUX System Administration-I

 Welcome to LINUX System Administration-I

Goal: 

Introduce the students to install and customize an Open Source operating System

Important things should be known after studying this course:

* Customize and Use the Shell Environment, Simple Scripts and basic use of SQL databases to store and query data.

* Configure and install X window and an X font server.

* Set up and customize a display manager includes turning the display manager on or off and changing the display manager greetings, changing default bit-planes.

* Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of accessibility technologies such as keyboard shortcuts, controlling visual settings and themes, and assistive technologies.

* Manage User and Group Accounts and Related System Files.

* Automate System Administration Tasks by Scheduling Jobs and Manage Printers and Printing.

* Maintain the system time and synchronize the clock over NTP, configure System Logs.

* Demonstrate the commonly available MTA programs and be able to perform basic forward and alias configuration on a client host.

* View, change, and verify configuration settings  and operational status for various network interfaces and Configuring Client Side DNS.

* Perform basic troubleshooting steps in diagnosing network connectivity issues and configuration.

* Know how to set up a basic level of host security and to review system configuration to ensure host security in accordance with local security policies such as SUID/SGID bits, password aging and good password policy, discovery tools.

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