LNX101 - Basic Linux/Redhat System Administration
Module 1 : Introduction to Linux
- Linux History and Open Source
- Different Linux Distributions
- Fedora vs. Red Hat Enterprise Linux vs CentOS
- which one to choose? When?
Module 2 : Linux Basics
- Logging In
- Using GUI. KDE vs GNOME vs Others
- root User and how to become one.
- Switching between users.
Module 3 : Getting Help
- Man Pages and Info Pages
- command help
- Accessing Red Hat Documentation
- Other Online Help.
Module 4 : Getting Familiar with RHEL
- RHEL File System and Structure
- Shells
- Standard Input Output and Pipes
- Pattern Matching and Text Processing
Module 5: Users, Groups and Permissions
- User and Group Management
- User and Group Level Permissions
- /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files
- Introduction to 'sudo' and /etc/sudoers
Module 6: File system Advanced topics
- File System
- Partitioning
- Logical Volume Management
- Devices and Mounting
Module 7: Process Management
- Linux Processes
- Managing and Killing processes
- Scheduling with At and Crontab
- Spool
Module 8: Package and Services Management
- Init Process and Run Levels
- GRUB
- Service Management
- RPM and YUM and RHN
Module 9: Linux Kernel, Hardware and Performance Management
- Performance Measurement Tools and Commands
- Linux Kernel and initrd
- Kernel Modules and Utilities
- /proc file system and sysctl
Module 10: Networking and Remote Access
- Configuring Linux Networking
- SSH and Encryption
- Remote X sessions
- Troubleshooting using ping, traceroute, telnet etc.
Module 11: Security
- OS Security Fundamentals
- TCP Wrappers and Iptables
- Introduction to Nessus and NMAP
- Introduction to SELinux
Module 12: Advanced Topics
- Apache Server
- NFS and Samba
- DNS, DHCP, Sendmail etc
- Virtualization under Linux (Xen, KVM etc)
LNX102 - Advance Linux/Redhat System Administration
This course prepares students for Linux Certification
Coming soon...
