Batch 2019-2023 and onwards w.e.f.
2021(Revised 17/4/21)
BCE-C712
LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
MM : 100 Sessional : 30
Time : 3 hrs ESE : 70
LTP Credits 4
3 10
PREREQUISITE: Basic Operating System knowledge.
OBJECTIVES:
To impart knowledge and skills on various practical and theoretical aspects of Linux
operating system (OS) basics and Linux OS based server configuration, management and
administration.
COURSE OUTCOME:
On completion of course, student will be able to:
● Understand concepts of Linux OS basics
● Learn various Linux based administration tasks
● Implement Linux OS based server configuration, management and administration.
NOTE: The question paper shall consist of two sections A and B. Section A contains 10 short
type questions of 6 marks each and students shall be required to attempt any five questions.
Section B contains 8 long type questions of ten marks each and students shall be required to
attempt any four questions. Questions shall be uniformly distributed from the entire syllabus.
UNIT-I
Introduction: Duties of the Administrator, Administration tools, Overview of permissions.
Processes: Process status, Killing processes, process priority. Starting up and Shut down:
Peripherals, Kernel loading, Console, The scheduler, init and the inittab file, Run-levels, Run
level scripts. Managing User Accounts: Principles, password file, Password security, Shadow
file, Groups and the group file, Shells, restricted shells, user management commands, homes
and permissions, default files, profiles, locking accounts, setting passwords, Switching user,
Switching group, Removing users.
UNIT-II
Managing Unix File Systems: Partitions, Swap space, Device files, Raw and Block files,
Formatting disks, Making file systems, Superblock, I-nodes, File system checker, Mounting
file systems, Logical Volumes, Network File systems, Boot disks Configuring the TCP/IP
Networking : Kernel Configuration; Mounting the /proc File system, Installing the Binaries,
Setting the Hostname, Assigning IP Addresses, Creating Subnets, Writing hosts and networks
Files, Interface Configuration for IP, ifconfig, netstat command, Checking the ARP Tables;
Name service and resolver configuration.
Faculty of Engineering & Technology, GKV, Haridwar Computer Science & Engineering
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