Linux+ Part 3: User Administration and Networking

Outline

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Objectives
6. Topics Include
7. Duration
8. Minimum Requirements
9. Media

Description

This course teaches learners about user administration and networking. The User Administration section teaches about user account principles, managing users and groups, and account security. The Networking section teaches about basic network configuration, networking services, and remote access configuration and administration.

Audience

The audience includes Linux Professionals and System Administrators with 6 months of experience with the Linux operating system. They provide basic installation, operation, and troubleshooting services and basic system administration tasks.

Prerequisites

(Currently no course prerequisite information)

Objective

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• identify features of the root account.
• identify features of the etc/passwd file.
• identify characteristics of the multiuser environment.
• identify features of networks.
• match networking technologies with their features.
• identify features of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

Topics Include

Unit 1: User Administration

• Identify features of the root account.
• Identify features of the etc/passwd file.
• Identify characteristics of the multiuser environment.
• Identify guidelines for using the command line to add a user.
• Match Linuxconf Base info fields with their descriptions.
• Identify commands used to manage a user account.
• Identify Linuxconf features used to manage a user account.
• Identify functions of user configuration files and directories.
• Identify features of a group.
• Match groupadd command options with their descriptions.
• Sequence the steps to add a group by using Linuxconf.
• Identify commands used to manage a group.
• Identify features of file permissions.
• Identify features of chmod.
• Identify features of the umask command.
• Identify features of commands used to modify file ownership.
• Identify considerations for configuring user-level security.
• Identify guidelines for securing a file system.
• Identify features of process permissions.

Unit 2: Networking

• Identify features of networks.
• Match networking technologies with their features.
• Identify features of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
• Match Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) services with their functions.
• Identify features of a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) configuration.
• Identify functions of a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) configuration.
• Identify features of ifconfig.
• Identify features of network configuration tools.
• Identify features of the Domain Name Service (DNS).
• Identify features of the Network File System (NFS).
• Identify features of Samba.
• Identify features of Network Information Service (NIS).
• Identify features of File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
• Identify features of Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
• Identify resources used to create a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection.
• Identify features of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) connections.
• Identify features of broadband connections.
• Identify features of remote login access utilities.
• Identify features of the Secure Shell (SSH).
• Identify features of tools used to administer remote systems.
• Identify features of the remote X Window System.

Duration

8 Hours

Minimum Requirements

The CD-ROM version of this course requires: At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU. Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft-compatible mouse. At least 8MB RAM. At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended). At least a double-speed CD-ROM drive. An MPC-compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended. The network version of this course requires: At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU. Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft-compatible mouse. At least 8MB RAM and 14MB available hard disk space or file server space. At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media

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