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= SRA840 - Server Administration =
== Professor ==
SYA810 SRA840 is taught by Mark Fernandes (Winter 2009)
== Weekly Outline ==
See the [[http://cs.senecac.on.ca/~mfernand/sra840/ Winter 2009 SRA840 Weekly Schedule]] for specific dates and topics.
== Subject Description ==
Both Linux leads all operating systems as a host for and UNIX are popular server applications on the Internetplatforms. This subject looks at installing, configuring, and maintaining popular server programs on LinuxUNIX ingeneral, and FreeBSD in particular. FreeBSD will be used as the referenceplatform for this subject. Students It will investigate be used to host Web(Apache), News, Conferencing, ListDatabase(MySQL and WordPress), Mail(Postfix and Courier-IMAP), File, and Database DNS (BIND) servers.
=== Credit Status ===
=== Prerequisites ===
SYA710none
=== Specific Outcomes ===
Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
* Install and configure ftp a BSD UNIX (pureftpd)* Install FreeBSD and configure list (MajordomoFreeBSD ports collection)* Install and configure database domain name server (MySQLBIND)* Install and configure news web server (inn)* Install Apache and configure web (Apachemodules)* Install and configure mail server (SendmailPostfix and Courier-IMAP)* Install and configure conferencing database server (IRC, ICQMySQL and WordPrese)
=== Topic Outline ===
* Web Servering Server - 25%** download and build install the Apache server** securing Apache** installing install modules (mod_php or mod_perl)** virtual hostssecure Apache
** Web Statistics (webalizer)
** squid
** other web servers
* Database Servers - 25%
** Download, install and configure MySQL
** Installation of web based administration interface (phpMyAdmin)** Installation of database driven web application (phpBBWordPress)
* Xinetd - 5%** configure xinetd** services * FTP - 10%** anonymous ftp configuration** security issues** other ftp servers * Electronic Mail - 1525%
** MTAs, MUAs, MDAs
** SMTP services
** POP and IMAP
** Sendmail Postfix configuration
** other mail transport agents
** mail clients
** Spam filtering and virus scanning on email
* List Servers - 5%
** download and install Majordomo
** moderated vs unmoderated
 
* USENET News - 5%
** Understand Usenet news
 
* Telephony, Conferencing and streaming media - 10%
** Linux clients that can communicate with popular Windows instant messenger
** H.323 compatible video conferencing tool (GnomeMeeting)
** Servers and clients for popular streaming media
=== Modes Of Instruction ===
=== Modes of Evaluation ===
* 40 5% Lab Quizzes* 30% Course Work (labs and assignments)
* 25% One Midterm Test
* 3540% Final Exam
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