Expanded USAIL Table of Contents

• Library Lists
  • HTML and the Web
  • Networking
  • Security
  • X Windows
  • Hardware
  • Programming
  • Online system administration courses
  • Computer Humor
  • Unix Software
  • Unix Lore and History
  • Backups
  • Unix Flavors
  • Misc.
• For First Timers
  • Learning Unix
  • UNIX-Getting Your Feet Wet
  • Unix Basics
  • Introduction to UNIX: Basic Commands
  • DOS to UNIX Translation
  • VMS to UNIX Translation
• Unix Review
  • Basic Unix
  • Additional Commands
  • Mail
  • Introduction to the vi Editor
  • Emacs Reference Card
  • Working Environment
  • UNIX shell differences and how to change your shell
  • Login files
  • Special characters
  • Introduction to the X Window System
• Understanding Unix Concepts
  • History of Unix
  • What Is Unix?
  • Unix Anatomy
  • The System
  • Processes
  • Definition of a Filesystem
  • Structure of the file system
  • Everything is a File
  • File Structure
  • Configuration Files
  • The Profile Files
  • Introduction to Shell Scripting
  • Using Man Pages
  • Superuser
  • Unix Concepts Quiz
• Installing the Operating System
  • Boot Process
  • Unix Shutdown and Reboot
  • Operating System Install Overview
  • Hewlett-Packard Series 700 Boot and Installation
    • Booting of HP-UX
    • Installation Preparation for HP-UX
    • HP-UX Operating System Installation
    • Post Installation Procedures
  • Solaris 2.X (SunOS 5.X) Boot and Installation
    • Boot-up Sequence for Solaris (SunOS 5.X)
    • Solaris (SunOS 5.X) Operating System Pre-installation
    • Solaris (SunOS 5.X) Operating System Installation
    • Solaris (SunOS 5.X) Operating System Post Installation
  • SGI IRIX Boot and Install
    • SGI IRIX Bootup
    • Software Installation Administrator's Guide
  • Linux Slackware Boot and Installation
  • Introduction to the X Window System
  • Installing the Operating System- Lab
  • Operating System Installation Quiz
• Unix Workstation Administration Tasks
  • Some Useful Tools
  • File and Directory Permissions
  • Users, Groups and Passwords
  • Adding new users
  • Introduction to Security
  • Syslog notes
  • Other Important Files Where Information is Logged
  • Recalling Commands: history
  • Unix System Security
  • Lab Instructions
  • Administration Tasks Quiz
• Integrating Your Machine With the Network
  • Ethernet Basics
  • Introduction to TCP/IP
  • Introduction to the Internet Protocols
  • DNS Introduction
  • DNS
  • Subnet Addressing
  • Basic Network Configurations
  • Remote Login
  • Remote File Access
  • Remote Shell
  • The Linux Network Administrators' Guide
  • Network Services
  • Understanding inetd
  • RPC and the portmapper daemon
  • Network Layers
  • Network File System
  • NFS Administration
  • Lab Instructions
  • Network Quiz
• Configuring and Administrating Mail
  • Introduction
    
  • sendmail
    
    • Installing sendmail
    • Invoking sendmail
    • Configuring sendmail
    • sendmail Aliasing
    • Debugging sendmail Problems
    • comp.mail.sendmail FAQ
  • Setting up Mailing Lists
  • Mail Filtering
  • Mail Hubs and Servers
  • MIME
  • Chapter 26 Mail
  • Electronic Mail
  • Lab instructions
  • Quiz
• Administrating Peripherals
  • Introduction to Devices and Device nodes
  • Devices and Drivers
  • Devices
  • Disks and Filesystems
    • Disk Structure and Partitions
    • Chapter2 Disk Structure and Partitions
    • Logical Volume Managers
    • HP-UX 10.0: Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
    • RAID storage systems
    • RAID disks
    • Overview of RAID Technology
    • Filesystems
    • Adding a Disk
    • Adding a disc drive
    • Chapter 17: Adding hard disks (PC focused, applicable to Linux)
  • Removable Media
  • Adding Hardware
  • Talking Serially
  • Installing Terminals and Modems
  • Termnals, modems and serial lines
  • Adding Printers
  • Printers
  • Lab Instructions
  • Quiz
• Backups
  • Why Bother With Backups?
  • The Importance of Backups
  • Choices in Backup Devices and Media
  • comp.arch.storage FAQ
  • Magnetic Tape Storage and Handling
  • Creating a Backup Schedule
  • Magnetic Tape Storage and Handling
  • Creating a Backup Schedule
  • Strategy for Backup Tapes
  • Making Backups and Restoring
  • Performing Backups and Restoring Files
  • Compression FAQ
  • Storing Backups and Media Life Expectancy
  • Backup Packages
  • GNU tar: an archiver tool
  • Lab Instructions
  • Quiz
• Automating Tasks
  • Introduction to task automation
  • Chapter 11: Automating frequent tasks
  • Operational overview of the cron deamon and cron files
  • Batch processing and Unix scheduling priorities
  • Tools to use for task automatation
  • Tasks to automate
  • Lab instructions
  • Quiz
• Administrating Software
  • Vendor Supplied Software
  • Third-Party Software
  • Software License Administration
  • Lab instructions
  • Quiz
• Monitoring Performance
  • Introduction to Performance Analysis
  • HP-UX White Paper on Process Management
  • HP-UX White Paper on Memory Management
  • Monitoring CPU Performance
  • Monitoring Memory Performance
  • Monitoring Input/Output Performance
  • Monitoring Network Performance
  • World Wide Web Server Performance
  • SGI WebFORCE Web Server Tuning Guidelines
  • DEC UNIX, Performance Management and System Tuning Manual
  • SCO Performance Guide
  • SunWorld Online: What are the tunable kernel parameters for Solaris 2?
  • Lab Instructions
  • Quiz

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