Cisco Fundamentals of Unix
In-Person Training Guide
Ver. 1.0
This guideline presupposes that the instructors will have had ample opportunity to read the curriculum
before attending training.
Day One
8-9
9-10
10-12
Introductions
daily agendas and other business
Chapter 1: The UNIX Computing Environment
Lab 1.4.3 UNIX Computing Environment
Chapter 2: Accessing Your System and the Common Desktop Environment
Lab 2.1.5 Accessing Your System
Lab 2.2.7 Becoming Familiar with CDE
Lab 2.4.2 Customizing Your Workspace
students login as root and run the catman utility in the background
# catman -w &
12-1
lunch
1-2:30
Chapter 3: CDE User Applications
Lab 3.1.6 Using CDE Mail Tool
Lab 3.2.5 Using CDE Calendar Manager
Lab 3.3.5 Other Built-in CDE Applications
2:30-3:30
Chapter 4: Getting Help
Lab 4.1.4 Using CDE Help
Lab 4.2.1 Referencing AnswerBook2 Help
Lab 4.3.3 Using Command Line Help
3:30-5:30
Chapter 5: Accessing Files and Directories
Lab 5.3.1 Basic Command Line Syntax
Lab 5.3.3 Navigating the File System
Lab 5.4.6 Listing Directory Information
Lab 5.5.2 Directory Listings with Metacharacters
Day Two
8-10
10-12
12-1
Chapter 6: Basic Directory and File Management
Lab 6.1.6 File Information Commands
Lab 6.1.10 Basic Command Line File Management
Lab 6.2.6 Basic CDE File Manager
Chapter 7: Advanced Directory and File Management
Lab 7.1.2 Copying Files and Directories
Lab 7.1.4 Renaming and Moving Files and Directories
Lab 7.1.6 Redirection and Command Piping
Lab 7.2.3 Advanced CDE File Manager
lunch
1-3
Chapter 8: File and User Information Utilities
Lab 8.2.4 File Processing Commands (find, grep, sort)
Lab 8.3.3 User Identification Commands
3-5
Chapter 9: Using Text Editors
Lab 9.1.8 Using the vi Editor
Lab 9.2.6 Using the CDE Text Editor
Day Three
8-10
10-12
12-1
Chapter 10: File System Security
Lab 10.2.4 Determining File System Permissions
Lab 10.3.3 Changing Permissions from Command Line
Lab 10.4.1 Changing Permissions with File Manager
Chapter 11: Printing
Lab 11.3.2 Command Line Printing
Lab 11.4.3 Using CDE Print Manager
lunch
1-3
Chapter 12: Backing Up and Restoring
Lab 12.4.1 Command Line Archive Tools – tar, compress, and jar
Lab 12.5.2 CDE Archive Tools
3-5
Chapter 13: System Processes and Memory Management
Lab 13.3.2 Managing System Processes
Day Four
8-10
10-12
12-1
Chapter 14: Basic Features of the Korn and C Shells
Lab 14.2.5 Korn Shell Features
Chapter 15: Customizing your Login Environment
Lab 15.2.1 Customizing the Korn Shell
lunch
1-3
Chapter 16: Network Basics
Lab 16.4.4 Networking Commands
3-5
Lesson Plan preparation / sharing
Day Five
8-12
12-1
1-5
Installation of Solaris
classroom setup
Intel dual boot demonstration
other equipment considerations
Instructor Guide overview
lunch
administer semester final exams