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Linux System Administration (9/2-11/7/09)
Course No: 90.321-061; ISIS Class Nbr: 11189

Registration Information
Current students: Register for this course at http://isis.uml.edu using the above ISIS Class Nbr. New Students: Register for this course using the "Non-Degree Course Registration Form". For additional registration information click here.
Note: There is a $30 per semester, nonrefundable registration fee for credit courses.

Course Description
The course will start by exploring the booting and setting up stand-alone system. Students will learn how to set up and manage user accounts, how to manage other resources such as disk space, CPU usage and user access to shared resources with maximization of security in mind. Since virtually all systems are networked today we will proceed to learn about e-mail (POP and SMTP protocols), Web servers and networking services. The course will present the following Internet services: DNS, FTP, telnet, HTTP (Apache Web Server), SSH. The intranet topics will be discussed including Network File System (NFS), Network Information Services (NIS) and interoperability with Windows system via Samba. At the conclusion of the course students will explore topics in networking: network configuration, security and interoperability.

Prerequisites: P: Shell Scripting experience
Special Notes:
Section Notes: P: Shell Scripting experience; required software included with text
Credits: 3;
Chat Hours: Wed 7-8pm;
Instructor: Barbara Bancroft

When Offered & Tuition
Online Course,
Fall 2009: Sep 02 to Nov 07
Tuition: $990

Instructor Email, Course Outline & Textbook

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