One-Day Darwin Terminal Workshop

Description:

OK. So there's a command line interface in OS X and you aren't used to using it. Now find out exactly how much you can do with the Terminal. Perform many administration tasks quickly at the workstation or remotely over a network or even the internet, write shell scripts, schedule system tasks, set paths, tweak Apache and other services, fix permission and trash issues, even turn your Mac OS X machine into a router. Once you feel comfortable using the Terminal, your evolution as an OS X Administrator will accelerate. Charles Darwin coined the term "survival of the fittest," and your fitness as an OS X Guru for your company depends on your ability to tap the power of the Terminal. Learn all of the new command-line enhancements for OS X 10.4 (Tiger). This class will get you keyboarding and on your way.

Who should attend: IT Managers, Network Administrators and Support Technicians, Consultants, Educational Computer Lab Administrators, or anyone responsible for keeping Mac OS X Computers up and running.

Days: one Hands-on: yes
Hours 9-5
Cost: $399
Navigating the OS X File System in the Terminal

* Relative & Absolute Paths
* Home Directories in the Terminal
* Listing and viewing contents of files
* Identifying regular files and configuration files
* Moving from the root device to other volumes
* Exploring OS X's invisible directories

Working with Files

* Copying files from one location to another
* Moving, renaming & deleting files
* Copying & moving Macintosh files the "right way"
* Making "exact" copies of files & directories
* Handling the resource forks of "Classic" files

Viewing & Setting File Permissions

* Controlling access to files and folders
* Troubleshooting Permission issues
* Understanding File Ownership
* Understand Group & "Everyone" permissions
* Setting Permissions on directories
* Cascading Permissions
* Working as a "superuser"

Viewing and Editing Configuration files

* Using VI and Pico
* Locating important configuration files
* How to backup configuration files
* Troubleshooting configuration files

Working with Processes

* Viewing active processes
* Viewing memory, virtual memory, and disk usage
* Stopping and restarting processes
* Troubleshooting processes
* Identifying user and root processes

Basic Scripting

* Chaining together commands
* Setting up Crontab to schedule scripts
* Executing Scripts
* Piping Commands in Scripts
* Working with WatchDog

Apple-Specific

* Using NiDump to back up Netinfo
* Working in Single-User Mode
* Using nicl
* Using SoftwareUpdate
* Using lookupd
* Clearing DHCP leases
* Troubleshooting SLP
* Developer Tools

BSD Services

* Basic BIND (DNS) configuration
* Activating Sendmail
* SSH and SSH Tunnelling