ST: Unix Systems Administration 49995/1410 59995/1427

Spring 1995

• Instructor: Dan Bennett, 143A MSB. Phone 2430 ext 115. User ID. bennett . It is best to send me email when you wish to contact me.

• Office Hours:
  • Monday through Friday 9:00 am - 11:59am
  • Monday through Friday 2:00 pm - 4:00am
  • and by appointment.

• Prerequisite: Students are expected to have a basic knowledge of some programming language, in addition, an intermediate knowledge of the Unix Operating System is assumed.

• Time: Monday and Wednesday 4:45 - 6:00

• The Primary Text for this Class is : Unix System Administration Handbook, by Nemeth, Snyder and Seebass

• Supplemental Texts include:
  • Unix Man Pages including SUN and HP.
  • The PERL manual.
  • The network FAQ archive.
  • The network RFC list.

• Grades: Grades will be assigned according to the following scale,
  • A 90-100
  • B 80-89
  • C 70-79
  • D 60-69
  • F 0-59

• Grade Calculation: Grades will be calculated based on the following
  • Midterm 30%
  • Final Exam 35%
  • Other 35%

• Grading Policy Statement: This is a technically oriented senior/graduate level class intended to prepare students to assist in the management of a unix system. Students are expected to produce working solutions in a timely manner. Non working solutions to problems will receive a failing grade, and late solutions will not be accepted under normal circumstances. All assignments are expected to be submitted with complete source code and documentation. Please refer to my Assignment Submission Guidelines for more information.