Introduction to Solaris (SA-010-S10)

Who Can Benefit

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Prerequisites

• Use basic computer hardware (monitor, keyboard, and mouse)
• Input commands and control characters from a keyboard

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Skills Gained

• Use command-line features and help resources
• Manage and view files and directories and change the directory contents
• Create and modify files and use basic file permissions
• Control the user work environment
• Use commands within the shell
• Perform basic process and job control
• Install the Solaris 10 OS
• Manage user Administration

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Related Courses

After:

• System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System Part 1 (SA-200-S10)
• Shell Programming for System Administrators (SA-245)

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Course Content

Module 1 - Installation Requirements for the Solaris 10 OS

• Identify fundamentals of DVD installation
• Solaris 10 OS installation and upgrade options
• Hardware requirements for Solaris OS installation

Module 2 - Using Command-Line Features and Online Help Resources

• Construct and execute commands from the command line
• Use online documentation

Module 3 - Viewing Directories and Files

• Work with directories
• Work with files
• Print files

Module 4 - Changing the Solaris OS Directory Contents

• Copy files and directories
• Move and rename files and directories
• Create files and directories
• Remove files and directories
• Use symbolic links

Module 5 - Introducing the Solaris 10 OS Directory Hierarchy

• Describe / (root) subdirectories
• Describe file components
• Describe file types
• Use hard links

Module 6 - Using the vi Editor

• Describe the fundamentals of the vi editor
• Modify files by using the vi editor

Module 7 - Using Commands Within the Shell

• Use shell metacharacters
• Describe the Korn shell variables
• Display the command history
• Describe the command-line interpreter
• Work with user initialization files

Module 8 - Performing User Administration

• Describe user administration fundamentals
• Manage user accounts
• Manage initialization files

Module 9 - Using Basic File Premissions

• View file and directory permissions
• Determine file or directory access
• Change the permissions
• Modify the default permissions

Module 10 - Searching Files and Directories

• Search for content in files
• Search for files and directories

Module 11 - Advanced Shell Functionality

• Manage jobs in the Korn shell
• Describe the Korn shell alias utility
• Use Korn shell functions
• Set Korn shell options

Module 12 - Performing Basic Process Control

• Describe Solaris OS processes
• View a process
• Search for a specific process
• Send a signal to a process

Module 13 - Controlling System Processes

• View system processes
• Kill frozen processes
• Schedule an automatic one-time execution of a command
• Schedule an automatic recurring execution of a command

Module 14 - Reading Shell Scripts

• Describe shell scripts
• Run shell scripts
• Pass values to shell scripts
• Use the test command
• Perform conditional commands

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