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The Oracle Open Learning Center is offering free Solaris 10 training ranging from beginner to intermediate. The lessons are well-presented and interactive (Flash animations), and there's a short quizz at the end of each lesson to check out your newly-acquired skills.

Overall, it's a good complement to any training you might attend in parallel and it's also a good refresher course if you're considering Sun certification.

Topics for the intermediate training include:

• Booting SPARC and x86 Based Systems
• Controlling System Processes
• Create and Manage Users
• Installing Solaris 10
• Manage Local Devices
• Manage UFS File Systems
• Managing Software Packages Using Package Commands
• Managing Solaris Patches Using Patch Commands
• Managing User Access
• Performing File System Backups
• Performing Mounts and Unmounts
• Printer Services
• Safely Shutting Down a Solaris System
• System Restores
• Working with UFS and ZFS Snapshots

Visit the Solaris Online Learning Center: https://learning.sun.com/olc/smartstart