FreeBSD — system administration and usage (BSD1)

Unix-like systems, FreeBSD

This course is aimed at new FreeBSD users and covers core system administration concepts that apply across Unix variants like Linux or OpenBSD. You will study installation, package and ports management, system and network services and kernel building.

The training also addresses DNS, email and web services, including DNS zones and configuring Apache for virtual hosting. Sessions compare FreeBSD administration with other Unix systems and emphasize practical troubleshooting and hands-on tasks.

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• Introduction to the system
1. System installation
2. Unix fundamentals

• Common tasks
1. Basic filesystem creation, maintenance and support
2. System startup configuration (using rc.conf and rc.d)
3. Desktop applications
4. Installing software with ports and prebuilt packages
5. Multimedia support
6. Print configuration

• System administration
1. System configuration and tuning
2. FreeBSD boot process
3. User and group management
4. Logs, syslog and log rotation
5. Inetd services
6. System clocks and cron
7. Scheduled services and jobs
8. Unix security concepts
9. Jails
10. Access control
11. Security event auditing
12. Storage management
13. GEOM: Modular Disk Transformation Framework
14. Virtualization
15. Localization — I18N/L10N setup
16. Updating FreeBSD systems
17. DTrace
18. Terminal configuration (syscons and vt)
19. Single-user mode

• Network communication and troubleshooting
1. Network communication — introduction
2. DNS and SMTP basics
3. Basic DNS server configuration (BIND)
4. Installing Apache HTTPD and configuring virtual hosts
5. Firewalls, packet filtering and NAT basics
6. Basic email server setup (using Postfix)

Assumed knowledge:

Experience with Unix, Linux, or BSD is recommended.

Schedule:

2 days (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM )

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