The lectures and practicals are controlled by me. Jim Jackson may also be involved in some of the lectures and practicals. No other lecturer is involved in the current delivery. Should I be ill and unable to attend, Neil Urquhart may be approached for advice.
This structure and other information should be considered a draft. All this is subject to change without notice until it is presented in a lecture.
| Week | Subject | Slides |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Introduction/Linux basics | PPT PDF |
| The module, the tutorials, the lecturers. Basic linux. | ||
| 3 | Users, Permissions, Processes, Pipes | PPT PDF |
| UID, GID, passwd, devices, chmod, link | ||
| 4 | Basic Administration Concepts | PPT PDF |
| Booting, Disks and Partitions, user management | ||
| 5 | Networking | PPT PDF |
| Network configuration, ethernet, ip, and routes | ||
| 6 | Firewalls + Security | PPT PDF |
| iptables, input filtering, egress filtering | ||
| 7 | DNS | PPT PDF |
| Domain Name Service | ||
| 8 | Essential Apache | PPT PDF |
| Intro to configuration, mod_rewrite | ||
| 9 | Reading Week Session | PPT PDF |
| Practical exam guide, formal exam tutorial | ||
| 10 | Using Apache | PPT PDF |
| Basic Authentication, Log Analysis, Security | ||
| *** The Class Test runs in this practical slot. | ||
| 11 | Hacking | PPT PDF |
| Hacking techniques, DNS Cache Poisoning, | ||
| 12 | PPT PDF | |
| SMTP, Linux Email, Spam | ||
| 13 | Lecture catchup + revision | - |
| Revision + Catchup Presentations | ||
| *** Practical Test Essay Resit Deadline. | ||
| 14-15 | Formal Exam | |