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Network and System Administration Assignment

The assignment for the Network and System Administration course at Addis Ababa University requires students to create three Linux shell scripts addressing specific tasks. The tasks include an interactive system information menu, a scheduled system backup script, and an interactive pattern printing script, with a total of 20 points available. Students must submit their scripts in a compressed file by June 12, 2025, with clear user prompts and input validation included in their code.

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Network and System Administration Assignment

The assignment for the Network and System Administration course at Addis Ababa University requires students to create three Linux shell scripts addressing specific tasks. The tasks include an interactive system information menu, a scheduled system backup script, and an interactive pattern printing script, with a total of 20 points available. Students must submit their scripts in a compressed file by June 12, 2025, with clear user prompts and input validation included in their code.

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Addis Ababa University

College of Natural and Computation Sciences

Department of Computer Science


Group Assignment (Maximum of 5 members) of Network and System Administration -
CoSc3212 (20%)

Submission deadline – Thursday June. 12, 2025 before 4:00PM: Copy pasting a
code from any source results in a very poor mark.

Write one shell script files for each question total of 3 files, add your name and ID inside the
source code at the top as comment in each file, compress the resulting three shell files in
one ZIP/RAR file and submit it in soft copy to steferi87@gmail.com

Task 1: Interactive System Information Menu (5 pts)

Write a Linux shell script that displays a menu with numbered options. When the user
selects an option, the script should execute the corresponding system command and
display the output.

Menu Options

1. Display system kernel version

2. List active network connections

3. Check running background processes

4. Show file system inode usage

5. Display RAM and swap memory statistics

6. System uptime and average CPU load

7. List all installed packages

8. Show system CPU information

9. List scheduled cron jobs for the current user

10. Show disk read/write speed statistics

Requirements:

• Proper input validation (ensure valid menu selection).

• User-friendly prompts and format output for better readability.

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Task 2: Scheduled System Backup Script (7 pts)

Write a shell script that performs automatic backups of system configuration files and
user directories every Wednesday night at 11:30 PM.

Requirements:

• Use cron to automate scheduling.

• Allow users to specify which directories or file types to back up.

• Create compressed, timestamped backup archives.

• Notify users via email upon successful backup.

• Ensure error handling (check disk space before backing up).

Task 3: Interactive Pattern Printing (8 pts)

Write a Linux shell script that allows users to select a shape, specify the number of
lines, and print the shape using *.

New Shapes for 2025:

1. Right-aligned Triangle

2. 7-Side Polygon

Requirements:

• Validate user input (must be a positive integer).

• Display neatly formatted shapes.

• Implement loop-based logic to generate patterns dynamically.

Evaluation Criteria:

Task Description Points

Task 1 Functional system information menu 5 pts

Task 2 Automated backup script with error handling 7 pts

Task 3 Shape printing with structured formatting 8 pts

Total Overall assignment weight 20%

Notes for All:

• Include clear user prompts for each script.

• Perform input validation to handle incorrect entries.

• Use comments within the code for clarity.

• Maintain organized and well-formatted output.

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