To give the student sufficient theoretical and practical understanding and knowledge to design and implement a local network, including a server of own choice, connected to the Internet using PCs and VM's running Linux as the platform for both workstations and servers. Also cloud administation and operation is discussed. En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:

• Operate Linux from the command line
• Describe the Linux file system, including the protection system
• Perform simple system administrator task such as user administration, access control, etc.
• Create and maintain a log book for the server
• Identify the possible threats to the security of a workstation and a server
• Specify and implement proper contermeasures to the identified threats
• Specify and implement methods to assertain the continuing operation of the server in spite of e.g. power failures, planned or otherwise
• Describe the protocol(s) applicable to the chosen server
• Discuss the pros and cons of the chosen server relative to similar servers
• Discuss cloud administration and operation, including pros and cons of using cloud
• Demonstrate the proper operation of the server (testing)

Workstation installation - turn your laptop into a working Linux computer

Linux usage: Users; file systems and file system structure; essential commands. Graphical desktops.

Networks: Linux in a networking environment: Structure and configuration of the networking software.

Build your own system: Install packages: From source code (tar, ./configure, make, make install) or package managers: dpkg, RPM etc.

Basic security: threats, prevention, detection.

Servers: Choose your type of servers (file, mail, print, name, web, DHCP, Samba, database);

Cloud: Linux in a cloud environment; administration and operation

Build and secure the chosen server. Literature will be announced shortly before the class begins. 20. april, 2020