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= Welcome to OPS235 - ''Introduction to Open System Servers'' =
== What This Course is About ==
This course is the second in a series of courses about Linux technologies.
* ULI101 taught you to become an effective be Linux ''user''.
* In OPS235, you will move from being a Linux ''user'' to being a Linux system ''administrator''.
* Later courses (OPS335 and OPS435) teach you to administer Linux servers and to use scripting to boost your system administration efficiency.
As a system administrator, you will be responsible for installing, configuring, adjusting, maintaining, and troubleshooting the operation of computer systems. This is a lot of responsibility, and with that responsibility comes power. You will be able to change anything on the system, and you will also have the ability to damage or destroy the system. In this course you use a removable disk pack with the lab computers to set up a Linux system. You will also set up four additional Linux systems using "Virtual Machines", and therefore gain experience with different types of system configurations as well as setting up networking between systems. == Learning by Doing == Most of the learning in this course occurs through the hands-on problem solving that takes place in the eight labs and two assignments. Therefore, it's very important to stay up-to-date with the coursework, and to practice until you have confidently mastered each task. All of the software used in this course is ''open source'' software, so you are free to use, modify, and redistribute it. This means that you can install it as many times as you want on as many different computers as you would like. It also means that you can tinker with it -- you can take it apart, see how it works, and put it back together in the same or a different way, limited only by your time and ambition. You are encouraged to experiment and question liberally. The notes that you make during the labs and assignments are your reference material for the quizzes, tests, and assignments. Take really good notes, and if you have questions, experiment and consult with your professor. = Weekly Schedule ==
Weekly topic, lab, and assignment information is available on the [[Fall 2010 OPS235 Weekly Schedule]] page.
Needed by the second class:
However, if you are the type who likes a good book, try the [http://magazine.redhat.com/2008/01/31/book-review-fedora-linux-toolbox/ Fedora Linux Toolbox].
During the Fall 2010 semester, OPS235 is taught by:
* [[User:Andrewgrimo|Andrew Grimo]]
* [https://scs.senecac.on.ca/course/ops235 Course Outline]
* [https://scs.senecac.on.ca/ School of Computer Studies Homepage] (includes class cancellation information and general bulletins)
* Always shut down your system under software control, rather than using the reset or power buttons. You can shutdown using the GUI or with the <code>poweroff</code>, <code>reboot</code>, <code>init</code>, or <code>shutdown</code> commands. Shut down your virtual machines before shutting down your main system.
** '''Workaround:''' Type this command as root (be patient, it will take a minute or two for the system to return to normal speed): <code>killall hald devkit-disks-daemon</code>
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