When does class start/end?
Classes begin promptly at 9:00 am, and typically end at 5:00 pm.
This course enables you to perform everyday tasks using the AIX operating system. Learn to perform everyday tasks using the AIX operating system.
This course provides lectures and hands on labs in an instructor lead course environment, either in a face-to-face classroom or in a live virtual classroom environment (ILO - Instructor Led Online). The lab images are using the AIX 7.2 operating system.
This basic course is intended for anyone who requires basic AIX/UNIX user skills to be able to work in an AIX environment.
This course is also a prerequisite for many courses in the AIX Systems Administration curriculum.
You should be familiar with:
Day 1
Welcome
Unit 1: Getting started with AIX
Exercise 1: Getting started with AIX
Unit 2: Files and directories
Exercise 2: Files and directories
Unit 3: The vi editor
Exercise 3: The vi editor
Day 2
Unit 4: Using files
Exercise 4: Using files
Unit 5: File permissions
Exercise 5: File permissions
Unit 6: Shell basics
Exercise 6: Shell basics
Unit 7: Using shell variables
Exercise 7: Using shell variables
Unit 8: Processes
Day 3
Exercise 8: Processes
Unit 9: Customizing the user environment
Exercise 9: Customizing the user environment
Unit 10: AIX utilities: Part I
Exercise 10: AIX utilities: Part 1
Unit 11: AIX utilities: Part 2
Exercise 11: AIX utilities: Part 2
Wrap-up/Survey
Classes begin promptly at 9:00 am, and typically end at 5:00 pm.
Lunch is normally an hour long and begins at noon. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and juice are available all day in the kitchen. Fruit, muffins and bagels are served each morning. There are numerous restaurants near each of our centers, and some popular ones are indicated on the Area Map in the Student Welcome Handbooks - these can be picked up in the lobby or requested from one of our ExitCertified staff.
If someone should need to contact you while you are in class, please have them call the center telephone number and leave a message with the receptionist.
Most courses are conducted in English, unless otherwise specified. Some courses will have the word "FRENCH" marked in red beside the scheduled date(s) indicating the language of instruction.
GTR stands for Guaranteed to Run; if you see a course with this status, it means this event is confirmed to run. View our GTR page to see our full list of Guaranteed to Run courses.
We have training locations across the United States and Canada. View a full list of classroom training locations.
At ExitCertified we offer training that is Instructor-Led, Online, Virtual and Self-Paced.
Yes, we provide training for groups, individuals and private on sites. View our group training page for more information.
Yes, we provide training for groups, individuals, and private on sites. View our group training page for more information.
Very well organized. All the course documents, presentations, meetings worked well.
Very informative and lots of information covered. Overall great information to use on the job.
The training was very informative and the way the instructor has taken the course is awesome.
Great course that's has just the right amount of information for the time. You learn a lot in a short amount of time without feeling overwhelmed.
Vinay did an excellent job training our class. The information was useful and will come in handy in my work life.
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