System Administration
Administer servers on Windows and Linux: users, permissions, file systems, services, monitoring, backup and security.
Level & requirements
Strengthen your skills and work more independently.
- Required experience
- Some hands-on experience or completion of the beginner and junior courses.
- Prerequisites
- None — you can start today.
- Career roles this supports
- IT Specialist
Recommended next step — Professional level
IT Support Specialist →System Administration is a professional, project-driven course designed for career-focused learners. Across 40 lessons in 10 modules you build hands-on skills, complete practical exercises, and finish a real project that is assessed against professional standards.
What you will learn
- Administer Windows and Linux systems
- Manage users, groups and permissions
- Monitor systems and manage backups
- Secure and harden servers
Curriculum
Windows Administration
Windows Server roles · Active Directory basics · Group policies · Server Manager
- Lessons are being published.
Linux Fundamentals
The Linux command line · Files and directories · Package management · Systemd services
- Lessons are being published.
Users & Permissions
Users and groups · File permissions · sudo and privileges · Password policies
- Lessons are being published.
File Systems
Filesystem structure · Disks and partitions · Mounting and shares · Quotas
- Lessons are being published.
Services
What a service is · Starting and stopping services · Service health · Scheduled tasks
- Lessons are being published.
Processes
Processes and jobs · Monitoring processes · Priorities and resource limits · Killing and restarting
- Lessons are being published.
System Monitoring
Logs and events · CPU, memory and disk · Alerting · Performance baselines
- Lessons are being published.
Backup
Backup strategies · Full, incremental and differential · Testing restores · Automation
- Lessons are being published.
Security
Patch management · Firewall basics · Access control · Auditing
- Lessons are being published.
Troubleshooting
Diagnosing server issues · Boot and service failures · Disk-full incidents · Recovery runbooks
- Lessons are being published.
Requirements
- No prior experience required
- A computer with internet access
- Commitment to the practical project