Linux Sysadmin

Topics in System Administration

CSCE 590, Sec. 001, TR 3:30p-5:00p

Instructor: Dr. Russell Deaton, Rm. 324, 575-5590, rdeaton@uark.edu, http://www.csce.uark.edu/~rdeaton

Textbook: Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, and Trent R. Hein, Linux Administration Handbook, Prentice-Hall PTR, 2002.

Goal: The course is designed to be a hands-on introduction to system adminstration with linux systems.

Level: Graduate

Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. Familiarity with the Unix operating system, and C programing.

Topics: (25 Classes)

Managing System Start-up and Shutdown
Managine User Account
System Logging, Back-up, and Processes
Security and Firewalls
Linux on Mainframe
Cluster Computing

Description: The course will be a mix of lecture, hands-on, guest lectures, and student presentations. We will pick 5 to 6 topics in system administration and cover each in a self-contained module.

Date	Topic
1/14	Class Introduction
1/16	Ch. 1: Introduction to Linux and System Administration
1/21	Ch. 2: Booting and Shutting Down-Students
1/23	Ch. 3: Superuser and Processes-Students
1/28	Lab Exercises for Ch. 2 and 3
1/30	Lab Exercises for Ch. 2 and 3
2/4	Ch. 5 Filesystem - Students
2/6	Chapter 6: User Management - Students
2/11	Lab Exercises Ch. 5 and 6
2/13	Lab Exercises Ch. 5 and 6
2/18	Ch. 9 and 10 Cron and Backup - Students
2/20	Ch. 11: Log Files - Students
2/25	Lab Exercises Ch. 9 - 11
2/27	Linux Networking Student Presentations
3/4	Linux Networking Student Presentations
3/6	Review
3/11	Midterm
3/13	Guest Lecture
3/25	Ch. 21: Security
3/27	Guest Speaker: Dan Martin, Linux on Mainframe
4/1	Ch. 21: Security, Ch. 22: Web Hosting
4/3	Lab Exercise Ch. 13, 14, 20
4/8	Cluster Computing
4/10	Lab Exercise Ch. 21 Security
4/15	Grid Computing
4/17	Lab Exercise in Cluster and Grid Computing
4/22	MPI
4/24	Projects
4/29	Project Presentations and Demos
5/1	Project Presentations and Demos
5/3, 1000-1200am	Final

Grading
Material	Percent of Grade
Presentations	20
Exercises	20
Midterm	20
Project	20
Final	20
Total	100

Policies and Details:

I expect you to do the work on time and to come to class prepared.
I expect you to treat each other and myself with respect in class.
This syllabus is tentative, and I reserve the right to change it during the semester.
Grades will be assigned on the basis of a standard, straight scale, i.e. A:90-100, B:80-89, C:70-79, D:60-69, F:<60.
In-class presentations consist of presentation of course material.
The project will be a team project.
There will be a letter grade penalty for each day an assignment is late.

Syllabus