Fundamentals of Solaris 8 Operating Environment for System Administrator

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to the Solaris 8 Operating Environment

• Identify the main hardware components of the computer system
  
• Describe the Solaris Operating Environment in terms of its software components
  
• List the main purpose for the default user shells

Module 2: Accessing the System

• Log in and out of the system
  
• Work with password requirements
  
• Change your password from the command line and CDE
  
• Use command-line syntax
  
• Use online manual pages to aid in constructing command lines

Module 3: Accessing Files and Directories

• Work with the directory tree
  
• Use absolute and relative pathnames
  
• Use the cd command to change directories
  
• Employ the pwd command to display the current directory
  
• Work with pathname abbreviations
  
• Use the ~ and - expressions
  
• Use the ls command
  
• Identify and use metacharacters

Module 4: Directory and File Commands

• Use control characters
  
• Determine file type using the file command
  
• Display files using the cat, more, head, and tail commands
  
• Employ the wc command
  
• Create files with the touch command
  
• Use the tee command
  
• Create directories
  
• Remove files and directories
  
• Copy files and directories
  
• Move and rename files and directories
  
• Print files and cancel print requests

Module 5: Searching for Files and Text

• Find files using specific criteria
  
• Search for text within documents
  
• Sort files alphabetically or numerically
  
• Perform multilevel sorting
  
• Compare the contents of text files

Module 6: File Security

• Determine file access
  
• Describe types of permissions
  
• Set standard permissions on a file
  
• Work with permission categories
  
• Change permissions with symbolic mode
  
• Change permissions with absolute (octal) mode
  
• Determine the umask value

Module 7: Visual (vi) Editor

• Use various vi modes
  
• Invoke vi
  
• Employ input, positioning, and editing commands
  
• Use advanced editing options
  
• Create and save a file

Module 8: Archiving User Data

• Describe the backup and restore functions
  
• Use the tar utility to store files
  
• Backup files with the tar and compress commands
  
• Use the jar command
  
• Use compression tools to save storage space
  
• Use the cpio command

Module 9: Remote Connections

• Connect remotely using telnet
  
• Remotely access a system using rlogin
  
• Transfer files with ftp

Module 10: System Processes

• Display system processes
  
• Use processes and process identifiers (PIDs)
  
• Identify parent and child processes
  
• Terminate processes using the kill command
  
• Use the pgrep and pkill commands

Module 11: The Korn Shell

• Define shell features
  
• Work with variable types
  
• Use shell variables
  
• Describe user-defined shell variables
  
• Customize shell variables
  
• Display shell variables
  
• Apply predefined environment variables
  
• Export variables
  
• Redirect output using the shell
  
• Work with environment variables
  
• Configure the shell environment