System Administration

Demonstrate a command to add a new user to a Linux system (assume you have this root privilege). What are the various accommodations that must be set up for a new user?

2. As a privileged or root user, what is the best/safest command to shutdown a system by command line. List each action in the system shutdown sequence.

3. In the Linux distribution of your choice, provide the configuration file settings for configuring of the network interface with a static (manually assigned) IP address. What command line tool can assist with this configuration?

4. Demonstrate how you would install the GNU C Compiler program (known as gcc) using a command line package installer of your choice.

5. You are planning on installing some substantial software on your Linux machine. What command(s) can tell you about the system's available capacity?

6. What is an ISO and describe how you use it.

7. Find the network interface file for the class server. Show the command to cat this file using its absolute path and show the results here.

8. Show the apt command and option to display available software packages.

9. Demonstrate a command that repairs a file system after a power failure. How does this command work and why is it needed?

Extra-credit (10%). Install your choice of a Linux distribution on either your own computer hardware, or simulated hardware with VirtualBox. Using scp, transfer a screen-shot of the Desktop of this system to your home directory on the class server. Briefly describe your system here. (If you have already made such an installation, then Great!)