Course
Information
CSCI N321 – System and Network Administration
Copyright © 2011 by Scott Orr and the
Trustees of Indiana University
Section Overview
Topics
Course Areas
Grading
UNIX System Administration Resources
References
CSCI Syllabus
Course Web Site
 http://www.cs.iupui.edu/~sorr/n321/
`whoami`
Scott Orr
IUPUI for over 20 years
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Founding member of E&T CNC group
CS and Science
Contact info
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Email: sorr@cs.iupui.edu
Phone: 274-9734
Office: SL263 Hours: M-F 9-4
Course References
CQU COIT13146 Student Guide (SG)
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David Jones, Central Queensland University
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http://www.cs.iupui.edu/~sorr/n321/class/coit13146-sg_pdf3.pdf
References
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Linux Administration Handbook (LAH) Evi Nemeth
et al
Fedora 15 Documentation
Books 24x7
N321: Linux?!?!?!
Why UNIX/Linux?
Get you out of your “comfort zone!”
Focus is on Practice not Tech Howtos
SW/Tools either included and downloadable
Can see “under the hood”
Open architecture
GUI and command line interfaces
Microsoft will also be discussed in lecture but will not
be part of lab projects
N321 Course Topics
Intro to Sysadmin
Command Line Basics
Shell Basics
OS Installation
Software/Patch Mgmt
Process Mgmt
Resource Access Mgmt
User/Group Mgmt
Device/Printer Mgmt
Backup Mgmt
Booting/Shutdowns
Task Scheduling/Logging
Networking
Network Services
Security Auditing
Troubleshooting
See Schedule for details and slides
N421 Course Topics
Network Services
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DNS/DHCP Mgmt
Web Server Mgmt
Email Server Mgmt
Spam Mitigation
Resource Sharing
Database Server Mgmt
Directory Services and
Centralized
Authentication
Networking and Security
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Network Devices
Firewalls
Intrusion Detection Systems
Incident Response/Forensics
Administrative Processes
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Doc. & Request Mgmt
Policy/Procedure Mgmt
Scripting/Automation
Data Center Mgmt
Virtualization
N321 Exams and Quizzes
2 Exams – Midterm and Final
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Written
Mostly short answer
Dates on class Schedule
6-8 Quizzes
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Online
Will be available for 48-72 hours
Announcements will be made via Oncourse
Roughly every 2 weeks.
N321 Lab Projects
Based on RH Fedora 15
Virtualized Systems
Projects include
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OS Installation
Manage accounts/permissions/programs
Install/configure services
Security Checks
Assigned as “tickets”
Can work in teams of 2
N321 Lab Practicum
Applied Troubleshooting
Each student/team will be assigned 2
Will need to install practicum program
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Makes 1 change to your system
Reboots system immediately
Details and sample practicum walk
through later in semester
Recitation Times
Catch up on lecture material
Lecture Examples
Lab help
Advanced Topics (Honors?)
Days listed on Schedule
Honors Option
Digs deeper into topics
Added reading
Additional Lab work
Special Project?
See me after class if interested
Class Participation
Expected! 
Includes recitation times
Oncourse Forums
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Course Q&A
Digging Deeper
Articles
Please keep cells on silent or vibrate during
class.
Grading
Exams
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Midterm: 20%
Final: 20%
Quizzes: 15%
Labs
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Assignments: 25%
Practicum: 15%
Class Participation: 5%
Grade Scale
A: 90.0 – 100.0
B: 80.0 – 89.9
C: 70.0 – 79.9
D: 60.0 – 69.9
F: 59 and Below
Top/Bottom 2.0 reserved for +/- grades
Lecture Video
Lectures will be recorded this semester
Good for review
Not an excuse to miss class 
Feedback welcome and encouraged
N321 Online Resources
RedHat Fedora Documentation
Books 24x7
Linux Documentation Project
Google Usenet Search Engine
Unix Guru Universe
IU Knowledge Base (KB)