Interested in taking a single class? Some courses (designated by a below) may be open on a space-available basis to professionals who are not seeking the certificate. See Single-Course Enrollment for details.

Course I

Using UNIX/Linux Systems

Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-9p.m., Jan. 11-Feb. 17, 2010 (no class Jan. 18 and Feb. 15); $710; 3 CEUs. Instructor: Chris Henry

This course provides a hands-on introduction to UNIX/Linux. Topics:

• The UNIX/Linux environment
  • fundamentals
  • commands
  • file systems
• Linux installation
• Booting and startup
• Network setup
• Configuration files; users and groups
• Scheduling jobs; managing printers
• X Windows and GNOME / KDE
• Shell operations
• Building kernels

How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course

Course II

Administering UNIX/Linux Machines

Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m., Mar. 1-Mar. 31, 2010; $710; 3 CEUs. Instructor: Angus Glanville

Participants gain knowledge of basic UNIX/Linux administration tasks. Topics:

• Managing users and groups
• Scheduling jobs
• Managing printers
• Building kernels; managing file systems
• Name, mail, FTP and web servers
• Setting up server packages
• RPMs
• Perl scripting
• Installing software packages

How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course

Course III

Administering Large UNIX/Linux Systems

Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m., Apr. 12-May 12, 2010; $710; 3 CEUs. Instructor: Angus Glanville

Participants acquire advanced system administration skills that enable them to administer larger UNIX/Linux networks. Topics:

• TCP/IP networking
• Internetworking
• Security; firewalls (IP Tables)
• E-mail and sendmail
• Network File System (NFS)
• Web servers and proxies
• Network Information Services (NIS)
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
• Samba

How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course