Who should attend: Computer-literate students interested in learning UNIX administration. Some background using UNIX will be a plus.

What you will learn: UNIX administration skills for those new to UNIX administration. The course covers all of the essential system administration topics, and stresses professional methods of administration. It uses Solaris as the example operating system when exploring detailed examples.

Topics include:

- The role of the system administrator
- Overview of the UNIX file system
- User authorization and control
- The file system
- System startup and shutdown
- Boot process and start-up files
- Installation from CD, jumpstart, patches, and installing layered software
- File system backups
- System tuning and process control
- Configuration and devices
- Devices (naming, creation, and trouble shooting SCSI problems)
- Admintool (overview, printing, user management, and terminal configuration)
- Networking and IP configuration
- NFS
- Security
- User services (mail, print, and data transfer)
- Management and troubleshooting
- Performance and monitoring tools

Peter Galvin is the chief technologist for Corporate Technologies, Inc. and is on the Board of Directors for the Sun User Group. He has used, programmed, and managed computer systems for 16 years, including nine years with Sun equipment. As a consultant and trainer, Mr. Galvin has taught tutorials on security and systems administration and given talks at many conferences.

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