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=Operating systems subject related info=
=Lecturer=


Lecturer:
Since 2017 autumn the subject is taught by Aleksei Talisainen.


Katrin Loodus (katrin.loodus@itcollege.ee)
[https://wiki.itcollege.ee/index.php/User:Edmund#in_English Edmund Laugasson]
 
Room 516 (5th floor), phone (6285) 834
 
All subject related infotmation will be put up on Wiki page, due to the possibility to have access to the materials even after the subject has concluded. Materials, such as tests, lectures and links to additional materials, will remain available throughout the subject teaching period.  


=Intro=
All subject related infotmation will be put up on Wiki page, due to the possibility to have access to the materials even after the subject has concluded. Materials, such as tests, lectures and links to additional materials, will remain available throughout the subject teaching period.


=Aim of this course=
=Aim of this course=
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The student is able to document an operating system's service from an IT systems administrator's viewpoint.
The student is able to document an operating system's service from an IT systems administrator's viewpoint.


=Deadlines for assignments 2016=
=Portfolio=
Please fulfill [https://goo.gl/forms/BSEkc2NAoFagQ16R2 the following form].
 
=Deadlines for assignments=


'''03.04.2016''' - Submission of wiki article's topic (Sending an e-mail with the chosen topic is mandatory!)
'''03.04.2017''' - Submission of wiki article's topic


'''10.05.2016''' - Pre practical test for students, who have done all of their labs
'''02.05.2017''' - lab works defended


'''08.05.2016 23:59''' - Submission of wiki article and sending an e-mail to the lecturer in order to get it graded
'''08.05.2017 23:59''' - Submission of wiki article


'''23.05.2016''' - Last option to defend lab work (Lab1 and/or Lab2)
'''09.05.2017''' - Pre practical test for students, who have done all of their labs


'''24.05.2016''' - Practical test
'''16.05.2017''' - Last option to defend lab work
 
'''16.05.2017''' - Practical test


'''??.06.2016''' - Exam  in room ???


All dates are inclusive.
All dates are inclusive.


=(Occasional) Homework=
=Instant messaging=
* public chat and client software: [https://riot.im Riot.im], [https://riot.im/app Launch Riot here in browser].
* using [https://meet.jit.si/ Jitsi Meet]
* using [http://enos.itcollege.ee/~edmund/materials/terminal-streaming-sharing.txt terminal broadcasting in real-time], e.g. [https://shellshare.net/ shellshare.net] (in view-mode only)


==Week 0 & 1==
=Course materials=


Get familiar with the Unix command line by trying out this Codeacadamy [https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-the-command-line short course].
* [http://enos.itcollege.ee/~edmund/osadmin/eng/ Course materials can be found here.]
* [https://echo360.e-ope.ee/ess/portal/section/4ef8a128-857f-4d6c-a532-733f394f70dc recordings are available here]


=Timetable for lectures 2016=
==Links==
* [https://www.codecademy.com/courses/learn-the-command-line learn the command line]
* [http://upload.itcollege.ee/edmund/ some VMs, ISOs]
* [http://www.tecmint.com/10-useful-free-linux-ebooks-for-newbies-and-administrators/ 10 Free Linux Administration e-books]
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmbPuZ0NsyGS8ef6zaHd2qYylzsHxL63x Introduction to operating systems (videos)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system Operating systems (wikipedia article)]
* [http://enos.itcollege.ee/~edmund/osadmin/materials/ additional OSadmin materials]
* [http://enos.itcollege.ee/~edmund/materials/ additional materials]
* [http://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/ Debian Administrator's Handbook]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/ Ubuntu Server Guide]
* [https://linuxjourney.com/ Linux Journey]
*'''[http://enos.itcollege.ee/~edmund/materials/links.html Linux and other free software related links]'''
* [http://enos.itcollege.ee/~edmund/materials/news.html Linux news, magazines]


Public chat for any subject related questions that were left unasked during the lecture: https://chatlink.com/#osadmin_ITKolledz
==Finding help==
* https://help.ubuntu.com/ - official documentation
* https://ubuntu-manual.org/


<span style="color:#FF0000">
Also some searches:
Link to lecture and lab captures:</span> [https://echo360.e-ope.ee/ess/portal/section/d38715c3-2cc6-43ee-bc1c-818df79d0b41 Go to captures]


==Lecture 0==
* https://www.startpage.com/do/search?q=ubuntu+tutorial
February 09th 2016 [http://enos.itcollege.ee/~kloodus/opsys/lecture00%20-%20Introduction%20-%202016.odp Lecture 0 - Introduction to subject (OpenDocument)] [http://enos.itcollege.ee/~kloodus/opsys/lecture00%20-%20Introduction%20-%202016.pdf (PDF) ]
* https://www.startpage.com/do/search?q=ubuntu+howto
* https://www.startpage.com/do/search?q=ubuntu+guide


Test answers can be found [http://enos.itcollege.ee/~kloodus/opsys/test_answers_spring2016.txt here].
Replace the word "ubuntu" with "linux" and there can be find yet more materials.


==Lecture 1==
Also I encourage to use YouTube which is full of videotutorials.


* https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ubuntu+tutorial
* https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ubuntu+howto
* https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ubuntu+guide


<span style="color:#FF0000">
Replace the word "ubuntu" with "linux" and there can be find yet more materials.
Lecture will be on the February 12th at 8:15 in room 219</span>


<span style="color:#FF0000">
Certainly all the information might not be trustful but you can test at first in virtual machine if you have doubts. Also ask from instant messenger ([[#Instant messaging|also current course has one]]), IRC-channels. If you search https://www.startpage.com/do/search?q=ubuntu+irc+channel then you will find them. You will also find IRC client howtos.
Practice will be on the same day at 10:00 in room 410 </span>


==Lecture 2==
Usually if to search "problem name or error message + operating system name, version" (without quotation marks) then you will find results (e.g.: ''bluetooth ubuntu 16.04''). Usually one of the findings will solve a problem or at least give hints what to do and possible workarounds.
 
Also using different search engines might give different results. In addition of [https://www.google.com/ Google], you can try also [https://www.startpage.com/ Startpage], [https://duckduckgo.com/ DuckDuckGo] etc - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines


=Lab works=
=Lab works=
'''NB! Here are some introductory lab tasks available. Labs for assessment are coming into [https://i-tee.itcollege.ee/ I-Tee virtual laboratory system].'''
Please check also [https://enos.itcollege.ee/~edmund/osadmin/eng/labs/ log about lab works].
During practices there would be possible to [http://enos.itcollege.ee/~edmund/materials/terminal-streaming-sharing.txt stream a terminal in real-time over web]: https://shellshare.net/r/I800
You can share a code also using
* https://codeshare.io/I800
* https://kobra.io/#/e/I800


==Lab 0==
==Lab 0==


Installing Ubuntu Server 14.04.3 LTS
Installing Ubuntu Server LTS


'''Introduction to Unix command line''' (cd, ls, cat, full path, relative path etc)
'''Introduction to Unix command line''' (cd, ls, cat, full path, relative path etc)
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==Lab 1==  
==Lab 1==  


3 points - '''Managing users''' (adduser, addgroup, passwd, /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow)
'''Managing users''' (adduser, addgroup, passwd, /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow)
 
1) Create a user sysadmin
 
2) Add a new group devops and add a the user sysadmin to a previously created group.


3) Divert the user sysadmin's password hash via cowsay to a file called hash.txt.


5 points - '''Managing files''' (mkdir, cp, mv, rm, touch, nano, less, chmod, chown, rwx, 644 etc)
4) Lock the user sysadmin and be ready to show me the indication of the user being locked.


5) Change the user's current home directory into /home/unknown so that the files will also be moved to the new location.


4 points - '''Processes and environment variables''' (kill, using directing input/output/error: |, <, >, >>; env, PATH, HOME etc)


'''Managing files''' (mkdir, cp, mv, rm, touch, nano, less, chmod, chown, rwx, 644 etc)


3 points - '''Managing software''' (installation, updating, deleting, apt and dpkg utils)
 
1) Create a folder march in root user directory and for every march day a subfolder with a name day1, day2, day3 … day31. (Example: /root/march/day1 or /root/march/day2 etc)
 
2) Modify the march folder owner so that it will be student and the new group audio.
 
3) Modify the march folder's and its subfolders so that the user can do anything, group can do ls in the folder and cd into it and others can't do anything with it.
 
4) Create a hard link called network to a file /etc/network/interfaces
 
5) Copy /var/log directory into march folder so that the timestamp and user info will be preserved.
 
 
'''Processes and environment variables''' (kill, using directing input/output/error: |, <, >, >>; env, PATH, HOME etc)
 
 
1) Divert the list with the student user's groups via cowsay into a fail studgroup.txt.
 
2) Create a environment variable called MYHOME that has the value of the system's HOME environment variable. (Hint: you have tu use variable symbol here!)
 
3) Send 2 htop's to the background and be ready to present how you send a kill signal to the first htop by job number and term signal to the second htop by a process number.
 
4) Create an alias called bye that logs you out of the terminal. Make this alias permanent.
 
5) Execute a programm called espdiff and diver the standardoutput to a file called okay.txt and the standard error to a file called notokay.txt.
 
 
'''Managing software''' (installation, updating, deleting, apt and dpkg utils)


==Lab 2==
==Lab 2==


7 points -
'''Managing disks by creating partitions''' (fdisk, mkfs, blkid, mount, umount)
'''Managing disks by creating partitions''' (fdisk, mkfs, blkid, mount, umount)


5 points -
'''Managing swap''' (mkswap, swapon, swapoff)
'''Managing swap''' (mkswap, swapon, swapoff)


=Practical tests=
=Practical test=


==2016==
==2016==


=Exams=
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FGZcqmQQDF1l32uPUJ6n8x2Tc4gK8nuxS-C9esgRqaQ/edit?usp=sharing First practical test 10th of May 2016]


==2016==
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZCqOOMkx0dwP0QXLIK_yk_08a8whfJmQbYR1mAoSh7M/edit Second pracical test 24th of May 2016]


=Wiki article information=
=Exam=


* Choose a topic from personal experience or from topics found on the wiki page
==2016==


*Send the topic to the lecturer kloodus@itcollege.ee
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ofiylCw9YAS8_S9YHEc8cZOvEfCfMfs2wDoc44eDyCU/edit?usp=sharing Practical exam]


*Lecturer will confirm the topic
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gkEDb1g1em9UGhj9n_LIwnhp17gY85U9aPtMfGk56_8/edit# Topics] of the oral exam in Spring 2016


*Write your article in wiki environment
=Wiki article=


*Inform the lecturer when the article is finished
'''[[OSadmin_wiki_article|for further information please look here]]'''


*Receive feedback with corrections
=Former materials=
* [[Operating systems 2016]]


<span style="color:#FF0000">
= Students share =
Bare in mind that this is an open environment, so everything you write in your wiki article, will be public :) </span>
[https://kobra.io/#/e/-KjbPHJ0sBTp6Q3QLoIx] Bad documentation


===List of the topics chosen:===
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vu_nzc-8jjalR4kMamVJ3Sw44sDavz9RtqISfehP-So/edit] Good documentation


[[User:akerge|Artur Kerge]] is doing an article on [[Irssi]].
[[Category:Operatsioonisüsteemide administreerimine ja sidumine]]

Latest revision as of 00:42, 24 January 2022

Lecturer

Since 2017 autumn the subject is taught by Aleksei Talisainen.

Edmund Laugasson

Intro

All subject related infotmation will be put up on Wiki page, due to the possibility to have access to the materials even after the subject has concluded. Materials, such as tests, lectures and links to additional materials, will remain available throughout the subject teaching period.

Aim of this course

The aim of this course is to introduce the basics of operating systems and IT system life cycle from the viewpoint of the IT system administrator of operating systems. This subject provides hands-on skills needed to complete other field specific subjects in the curriculum.

Lectures give a theoretical background and the labs give hands-on skills on the same topic using Ubuntu Linux Server.


This subject is oriented on hands-on practical assignments to compliment the theoretical side of the subject.

Learning outcome 1:

A student who has completed the subject is able to perform the most common administrative tasks (user management, software management, disk usage, process management) in at least one of the most popular operating system on a server.

Learning outcome 2:

A student who has completed the subject understands and is able to explain orally the basic concepts of operating systems and its security aspects.

Learning outcome 3:

The student is able to document an operating system's service from an IT systems administrator's viewpoint.

Portfolio

Please fulfill the following form.

Deadlines for assignments

03.04.2017 - Submission of wiki article's topic

02.05.2017 - lab works defended

08.05.2017 23:59 - Submission of wiki article

09.05.2017 - Pre practical test for students, who have done all of their labs

16.05.2017 - Last option to defend lab work

16.05.2017 - Practical test


All dates are inclusive.

Instant messaging

Course materials

Links

Finding help

Also some searches:

Replace the word "ubuntu" with "linux" and there can be find yet more materials.

Also I encourage to use YouTube which is full of videotutorials.

Replace the word "ubuntu" with "linux" and there can be find yet more materials.

Certainly all the information might not be trustful but you can test at first in virtual machine if you have doubts. Also ask from instant messenger (also current course has one), IRC-channels. If you search https://www.startpage.com/do/search?q=ubuntu+irc+channel then you will find them. You will also find IRC client howtos.

Usually if to search "problem name or error message + operating system name, version" (without quotation marks) then you will find results (e.g.: bluetooth ubuntu 16.04). Usually one of the findings will solve a problem or at least give hints what to do and possible workarounds.

Also using different search engines might give different results. In addition of Google, you can try also Startpage, DuckDuckGo etc - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines

Lab works

NB! Here are some introductory lab tasks available. Labs for assessment are coming into I-Tee virtual laboratory system.

Please check also log about lab works.

During practices there would be possible to stream a terminal in real-time over web: https://shellshare.net/r/I800

You can share a code also using

Lab 0

Installing Ubuntu Server LTS

Introduction to Unix command line (cd, ls, cat, full path, relative path etc)

Lab 1

Managing users (adduser, addgroup, passwd, /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow)

1) Create a user sysadmin

2) Add a new group devops and add a the user sysadmin to a previously created group.

3) Divert the user sysadmin's password hash via cowsay to a file called hash.txt.

4) Lock the user sysadmin and be ready to show me the indication of the user being locked.

5) Change the user's current home directory into /home/unknown so that the files will also be moved to the new location.


Managing files (mkdir, cp, mv, rm, touch, nano, less, chmod, chown, rwx, 644 etc)


1) Create a folder march in root user directory and for every march day a subfolder with a name day1, day2, day3 … day31. (Example: /root/march/day1 or /root/march/day2 etc)

2) Modify the march folder owner so that it will be student and the new group audio.

3) Modify the march folder's and its subfolders so that the user can do anything, group can do ls in the folder and cd into it and others can't do anything with it.

4) Create a hard link called network to a file /etc/network/interfaces

5) Copy /var/log directory into march folder so that the timestamp and user info will be preserved.


Processes and environment variables (kill, using directing input/output/error: |, <, >, >>; env, PATH, HOME etc)


1) Divert the list with the student user's groups via cowsay into a fail studgroup.txt.

2) Create a environment variable called MYHOME that has the value of the system's HOME environment variable. (Hint: you have tu use variable symbol here!)

3) Send 2 htop's to the background and be ready to present how you send a kill signal to the first htop by job number and term signal to the second htop by a process number.

4) Create an alias called bye that logs you out of the terminal. Make this alias permanent.

5) Execute a programm called espdiff and diver the standardoutput to a file called okay.txt and the standard error to a file called notokay.txt.


Managing software (installation, updating, deleting, apt and dpkg utils)

Lab 2

Managing disks by creating partitions (fdisk, mkfs, blkid, mount, umount)

Managing swap (mkswap, swapon, swapoff)

Practical test

2016

First practical test 10th of May 2016

Second pracical test 24th of May 2016

Exam

2016

Practical exam

Topics of the oral exam in Spring 2016

Wiki article

for further information please look here

Former materials

Students share

[1] Bad documentation

[2] Good documentation