Lecture #2 System Administration

Agenda

• What does it mean to "familiarize yourself with a system"?
• Structure of the UNIX OS
  1. The kernel and its layers
  2. System software and its layers
• Assuming Rootly Powers
  1. root and pseudo accounts
  2. su [-l]
  3. Getting Help: man and info
• Duties of a System Administrator
  1. Steps of an Install
  2. Linux Install Worksheet
  3. Demonstration: Red Hat 6.0 Install - Online Lecture

Assignment:

1. Read chapter 3 from the UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook.
2. Do Lab 1
3. Extra Credit

Resources:

1. PowerPoint Slides
2. Lecture 2 Archive