Unit 1

Understanding System Administration – Network Operating System – Network File System – Admin User – Administration Tools – Commands – Configuration Files – Log Files – Backup and Restore Files.

Unit 2

User Management – Issues – Registration – Account Policy – Login environment – Setting up and Supporting Users – Disk Quotas.

Unit 3

Network Administration – Topologies – Network Devices – Understanding TCP/IP – Administering TCP/IP – Network Configuration – Static and Dynamic.

Unit 4

Introduction to File Server – Setting Up a File Server – Network File Systems – SAMBA – Web Server.

Unit 5

Understanding Directory Services – Active Directory – Network Security – Importance of Port Number – Tracking Services – Monitoring your System – Network Security Tools.

1. Red Hat Linux – System Administration
2. Introducing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 – Jerry Homeycutt – PHI

1. Mark Burgess – Principles of Network and System Administration – Second Edition – John Wiley & Sons