Administering systems

Administering systems

Understanding the basics
    What is system administration?
    What to read if you are new
    Keeping a system log
    The root account and system owner
    The keyboard
    Running programs simultaneously with multiscreen displays
    System security
    Administration interfaces
        Desktop graphical user interface
        The command line (shell) interface
    The kernel
    Booting the system
    System tuning
    Managing users and groups
    Backing up and restoring files
    Configuring hardware
    Adding and removing software applications

Educating users

Planning your site
    User resource considerations
    Network considerations
    Hardware considerations

Summary of system administration tasks