This document contains a listing of lab assignments for the Advanced System Administration class.
Sahara. In this lab, you will set up a Ubunutu Virtual Machine for use in later labs.
Basic File Manipulation. In this lab, you will experiment with the Unix commands to do basic file manipulation.
Shell Basics. In this lab, you will experiment with some basic shell features like quoting and command substitution.
I/O Redirection. In this lab you will experiment with I/O redirection and how it can be used to combine the effects of several "small" programs.
Shell Scripts. In this lab you will modify a script that watches for user login and logout events.
Editors. In this lab you will experiment with a "power editor" of your choice.
Users and Permissions. In this lab you will experiment with creating users and groups and setting file permissions.
Last Revised: 2025-10-17
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