Note: See the notes below for reading sources.

Topic	Reading	Outline	Lectures
Course Introduction	Web Site	Outline	1
Setup and installation	NB Chapter 1	Outline
Post Install	NB Chapter 1	Outline
Security I	NB Chapter 21	Outline
Operating System Functions	Any operating system book	Outline
The Boot Process	NB-> 2	Outline
Shell Programming	Web Site	Outline
User Administration	NB 6 and 3, LSAG -> Chapter 9	Outline
Process Administration	NB 4, 9, 11	Outline
Disks and filesystems	NB 5, 8 LSAG-> Using Disks and Other Storage Media, LMHT-> Hard Disk Upgrade, Large Disk, Partition	Outline
Printers	NB 24, LHT->Printing	Outline
Networks	NB->13,14,15	Outline
Kernel Management	NB-> 12, LMHT -> Kernel	Outline
Security	NB-> 21, pertinent HOW-TO's	Outline
DNS	NB->16	Outline
Email Services	NB->19	Outline
Terminals and Modems	NB->7, LHT->PPP HOWTO, LHT->Modem HOWTO	Outline
Web Services	KB-> 12	Outline
Samba	KB-> 11	Outline
NFS	KB-> 13	Outline
NAT	NB -> 13, LDP -> HOWTO -> *	Outline

Sources

• NB = Nemeth Book
• LDP = Linux Documentation Project Mirrors
  
  • Spokane Mirror
  • Linux Journal Mirror
  • Premier Mirror
  • Red Hat
  • Alberta
  
  The Linux Documentation Project has several good sources of information, generally categorized as Guides, HOWTOs and FAQs. There is also an online magazine called the Linux Gazette that has some useful articles. I will use the following notation.
• LASG = The Linux System Administrators Security Guide.
• LSAG = The Linux System Administrator's Guide
• LNAG = The Linux Network Administrator's Guide
• LUG = The Linux User's Guide
• LMHT = Linux HOWTOs (both full and mini HOWTOs)