I noticed this while looking around "Unix guru universe" http://www.ugu.com/ "Introduction to Linux Systems Administration" http://www.infocom.cqu.edu.au/Units/aut99/85321/Resources/Print_Resour ces/Textbook/ It's a textbook used in "85321, Systems Administration is a third year core computing unit in the Bachelor of Information Technology degree offered by the Faculty of Informatics and Communication at Central Queensland University." Overview from webpage follows 1: The What, Why and How of Sys Admin The aim of this chapter is to provide you with some background to Systems Administration so that you have some idea of why you are reading this and what you may learn via this text. 2: Information Sources This chapter provides an introduction to some of the useful sources of information for a Systems Administrator. 3: Using UNIX As a Systems Administrator you will need to know how to use UNIX. This chapter introduces basic knowledge about using including file permissions, controlling processes, some UNIX commands and the manual pages. 4: The File Hierarchy All information on a UNIX system is stored in files which are in turned organised into directories. This chapter introduces you to the structure of the Linux file hierarchy and answers such questions as what and where you can find things within the file hierarchy. 5: Processes and Files This chapter introduces the UNIX concepts of files and processes. 6: The Shell The primary command-line interface used by Systems Administrators to manage a UNIX machine is provided by the shell. The shell is a program of which there are many different types. This chapter takes a close look at the services and operation of the Bourne shell family. 7: Text Manipulation Creating, searching and manipulating text-based data is a major task for many computing professionals. This chapter introduces the concepts and tools provided by UNIX to perform text manipulation. 8: Shell Programming Shell programs are used by Systems Administrators to perform tasks and also as part of the startup of a UNIX computer. This chapter shows how to write and debug shell programs. 9: Users Being a multi-user operating system UNIX must record information about the different users. The Systems Administrator is expected to setup, observe and maintain this information. This chapter examines what information is stored, how it is used and what tasks a Systems Administrator needs to perform with this information. 10: Managing File Systems Making sure that information stored on disk drives is safe is a major task of a Systems Administrator. This chapter introduces the low level knowledge required to understand how UNIX stores information onto disks. 11: Backups Disks fail. So backups are required. This chapter introduces the basic concepts behind backups. 12: Startup and Shutdown A complex operating system like UNIX/Linux just doesn't start and stop automatically. There are quite complex steps which must be completed when such a system starts and stops. This chapter introduces these steps. 13: The Kernel This chapter examines the features provided by the Linux kernel and the tasks a Systems Administrator must perform with the kernel. 14: Observation, Automation and Logging Amongst the many tasks a Systems Administrator must automate keeping an eye on their system is one of the most important. This chapter examines the UNIX tools provided to observe the system and to automate tasks. 15: Networks: The Connection The first step in using a computer on the network is making the connection. This chapter provides what you need to know in order to connect a Linux system to the network. 16: Networks: Applications Once connected to a network there is a large array of applications and daemons which need to be configured and maintained. This chapter examines the configuration of important network services on a Linux computer. 17: Security Maintaining the security of a system is an important task. This chapter provides a basic introduction to security on a Linux computer. Older Chapters The remaining chapters of the 85321 text have not been updated in recent memory. They are included here but, be warned, must of the content is likely to be wrong. 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