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Certificate Program Provided by NACE EDUCATION Linux Basic and Advanced Administration Duration: 60 Hrs Introduction to the LINUX Operating System * A brief history of UNIX and LINUX * GNU project/ FSF * GPL - GNU General Public license (Copy left) * Popular versions of LINUX available * The LINUX kernel * Overview of commands and utilities * The graphical user interfaces available * A LINUX login session from the command line * Essential keyboard shortcuts The LINUX GNOME/ KDE Desktops * The GNOME and KDE desktops * Configuring and switching between desktops * Web browsers, Office suites * File managers - Nautilus & konqueror Basic Commands * Sort, uniq, cut diff & paste: string processing * Cat, touch and VI * Using grep & sed with regular expressions * Locating files: locate, locate * Managing files: head, tail, less etc. * Getting Help - man pages, info, /user/ share/ doc * Remote - scp, ssh * Network diagnostic tools The LINUX File System * The file system structure * Directories and files * Pathnames: relative and absolute * Navigating the file system * Managing floppy disk and file systems File Access Control * Users and groups * User information commands * File access permissions * Changing file attributes * Default file permissions * Switching users and user groups * Extended file permissions Redirection and Pipes * Input and Output redirection * Overwriting and appending redirection * Using pipes to connect processes together * Teeing output within pipelines * Combining redirection and pipes The vi/ vim Editors * Introduction to text file editing * How to use the vim editor * Copying, moving, editing and deleting text * Search and replace features * Reading and writing files * Using regular expressions within vi/ vim * Advanced vim topics Processes * What is a process? * System and user processes * Process ancestry and states * Monitoring processes * Killing processes * Background processes * Using Job control * Altering Process scheduling priorities Installing Red Hat Linux * Installation methods available * Multiboot systems User Administration * User and group administration * Adding a new user and group * Password management using password, change etc * The sudo command * The shells and the user environment System Startup/ Shutdown and Initialization * The boot sequence explained * The lilo and grub boot managers * The init program and run levels * The /etc/ rc. d/rc. sysinitrc program * The system V startup script model * Control services using chkconfig, ntsysv etc. * System shutdown and reboot management File system Configuration * The Linux file system basics * The Native Linux Filesytems ext2fs and ext3fs * Disk partitioning: fdisk and parted * Creating and maintaining Linux file systems * Checking and Repairing Filesystems * Handling removable media * File system attributes * Using Disk quotas. LVM, RAID and SWAP management * The Logical Volume Manager (LVM) * Basic LVM design and configuration * Software RAID using Raid tools * Implementing RAID0, 1 & 5 file systems * Hot swap replacement * Simulating RAID disk failure * Swap space management Printers * Files Printing under RedHat using cups * Switching printing services: alternatives * Administering CUPS using the web browser interface * Print queue management * Print commands Process Scheduling * Using at to manage one-off jobs * System crontab files * Monitoring cron access * Controlling access to cron & at using cron processes * Using anacron Backup and Restore * Backup and Restore * Using the backup commands-- tar, zip and bzip2 * Using compression * Remote backup administration Managing System Software * The Redhat Package Management system * The YUM and APT package management tools * Installing and removing software manually * RPM queries and verifying packages * Dependency problems and resolution * Other RPM features * Updating Enterprise Linux with up2date Basic Client Networking * Device recognition and control * Configuring networking interfaces * Using multiple and virtual interfaces * Network tools ifup, mii-tool etc. Network Configuration & Services * Controlling network devices: ifup/ ifdown/ mii-tool/ ethtool * Creating virtual interfaces/ Using DHCP * Routing IP traffic under RedHat Linux * Network diagnosis tools : tcpdump, netstat etc. * The xinetd daemon operation & ports/ sockets * Limiting access to services using TCP wrappers Securing Networks: Firewalls * Netfilter overview * Packet filtering using iptables * Rule targets * Network address translation * Source and Destination NAT configuration * RedHat supplied tools for iptables configuration Troubleshooting * The rescue environment * Rescue environment utilities and operation * The networked rescue environment * Over riding boot levels from grub/ lilo * Boot floppies * Common boot problems and their resolution Network Services * The xinetd daemon operation * Controlling xinetd services and access * Controlling services using chkconfig * Limiting access to services using TCP wrappers * Logging and troubleshooting services The Domain Name System (DNS) * The DNS/ BIND system under Red Hat Linux * Name Server hierarchy * Master/ Slave zones * Reverse lookup zones * Record types and their syntax * Name Daemon control utility (rndc) * Address match lists (acl) * Sub-domains * BIND checking utilities Electronic Mail (Send mail) * Sendmail * Mail User, Mail Transport and Mail User Agents * Sendmail configuration files * Sendmail configuration with the m4 Macro language * M4 Macro file * Debugging Sendmail Network File System (NFS) * NFS operation: daemons, portmapper etc. * Configuring an NFS server * NFS share options: /etc/ exports * UID re-mapping * NFS client operation * Using the automounter to access NFS mounts Samba Configuration * The Samba system * The Samba services provided * Samba Daemons and operation * Configuring Samba: various tools available * Samba authentication methods * Samba client tools * Using smbmount to access Windows shares HTTP services: Apache and Squid * The Apache and Tux web servers * Apache Server configuration files * Apache configuration directives * Virtual host management: name and IP based access * CGI programs and Apache modules * Apache Encrypted Web server * The squid web proxy cache * Configuring squid * Configuring client access to squid Network Integration Service (NIS) * The NIS System: centralized administration * NIS Topology * Master, Slave and client configuration * Rebuilding NIS Maps * Password management under NIS * Troubleshooting your NIS configuration Conclusion

Linux Linux Basic and Advanced Administration

Duration: 60 Hrs

Introduction to the LINUX Operating System

* A brief history of UNIX and LINUX
* GNU project/ FSF
* GPL - GNU General Public license (Copy left)
* Popular versions of LINUX available
* The LINUX kernel
* Overview of commands and utilities
* The graphical user interfaces available
* A LINUX login session from the command line
* Essential keyboard shortcuts

The LINUX GNOME/KDE Desktops

* The GNOME and KDE desktops
* Configuring and switching between desktops
* Web browsers, Office suites
* File managers - Nautilus & konqueror

Basic Commands

* Sort, uniq, cut diff & paste: string processing
* Cat, touch and VI
* Using grep & sed with regular expressions
* Locating files: locate, locate
* Managing files: head, tail, less etc.
* Getting Help - man pages, info, /user/share/doc
* Remote - scp, ssh
* Network diagnostic tools

The LINUX File System

* The file system structure
* Directories and files
* Pathnames: relative and absolute
* Navigating the file system
* Managing floppy disk and file systems

File Access Control

* Users and groups
* User information commands
* File access permissions
* Changing file attributes
* Default file permissions
* Switching users and user groups
* Extended file permissions
Redirection and Pipes

* Input and Output redirection
* Overwriting and appending redirection
* Using pipes to connect processes together
* Teeing output within pipelines
* Combining redirection and pipes

The vi/vim Editors

* Introduction to text file editing
* How to use the vim editor
* Copying, moving, editing and deleting text
* Search and replace features
* Reading and writing files
* Using regular expressions within vi/vim
* Advanced vim topics

Processes

* What is a process?
* System and user processes
* Process ancestry and states
* Monitoring processes
* Killing processes
* Background processes
* Using Job control
* Altering Process scheduling priorities

Installing Red Hat Linux

* Installation methods available
* Multiboot systems

User Administration

* User and group administration
* Adding a new user and group
* Password management using password, change etc
* The sudo command
* The shells and the user environment

System Startup/Shutdown and Initialization

* The boot sequence explained
* The lilo and grub boot managers
* The init program and run levels
* The /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinitrc program
* The system V startup script model
* Control services using chkconfig, ntsysv etc.
* System shutdown and reboot management
File system Configuration

* The Linux file system basics
* The Native Linux Filesytems ext2fs and ext3fs
* Disk partitioning: fdisk and parted
* Creating and maintaining Linux file systems
* Checking and Repairing Filesystems
* Handling removable media
* File system attributes
* Using Disk quotas.

LVM, RAID and SWAP management

* The Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
* Basic LVM design and configuration
* Software RAID using Raid tools
* Implementing RAID0, 1 & 5 file systems
* Hot swap replacement
* Simulating RAID disk failure
* Swap space management

Printers

* Files Printing under RedHat using cups
* Switching printing services: alternatives
* Administering CUPS using the web browser interface
* Print queue management
* Print commands

Process Scheduling

* Using at to manage one-off jobs
* System crontab files
* Monitoring cron access
* Controlling access to cron & at using cron processes
* Using anacron

Backup and Restore
* Backup and Restore
* Using the backup commands-- tar,zip and bzip2
* Using compression
* Remote backup administration

Managing System Software
* The Redhat Package Management system
* The YUM and APT package management tools
* Installing and removing software manually
* RPM queries and verifying packages
* Dependency problems and resolution
* Other RPM features
* Updating Enterprise Linux with up2date
Basic Client Networking

* Device recognition and control
* Configuring networking interfaces
* Using multiple and virtual interfaces
* Network tools ifup,mii-tool etc.

Network Configuration & Services

* Controlling network devices:ifup/ifdown/mii-tool/ethtool
* Creating virtual interfaces/Using DHCP
* Routing IP traffic under RedHat Linux
* Network diagnosis tools : tcpdump, netstat etc.
* The xinetd daemon operation & ports/sockets
* Limiting access to services using TCP wrappers

Securing Networks: Firewalls

* Netfilter overview
* Packet filtering using iptables
* Rule targets
* Network address translation
* Source and Destination NAT configuration
* RedHat supplied tools for iptables configuration

Troubleshooting

* The rescue environment
* Rescue environment utilities and operation
* The networked rescue environment
* Over riding boot levels from grub/lilo
* Boot floppies
* Common boot problems and their resolution

Network Services
* The xinetd daemon operation
* Controlling xinetd services and access
* Controlling services using chkconfig
* Limiting access to services using TCP wrappers
* Logging and troubleshooting services

The Domain Name System (DNS)
* The DNS/BIND system under Red Hat Linux
* Name Server hierarchy
* Master/Slave zones
* Reverse lookup zones
* Record types and their syntax
* Name Daemon control utility (rndc)
* Address match lists (acl)
* Sub-domains
* BIND checking utilities

Electronic Mail (Send mail)

* Sendmail
* Mail User, Mail Transport and Mail User Agents
* Sendmail configuration files
* Sendmail configuration with the m4 Macro language
* M4 Macro file
* Debugging Sendmail

Network File System (NFS)

* NFS operation: daemons, portmapper etc.
* Configuring an NFS server
* NFS share options: /etc/exports
* UID re-mapping
* NFS client operation
* Using the automounter to access NFS mounts

Samba Configuration

* The Samba system
* The Samba services provided
* Samba Daemons and operation
* Configuring Samba: various tools available
* Samba authentication methods
* Samba client tools
* Using smbmount to access Windows shares

HTTP services: Apache and Squid

* The Apache and Tux web servers
* Apache Server configuration files
* Apache configuration directives
* Virtual host management: name and IP based access
* CGI programs and Apache modules
* Apache Encrypted Web server
* The squid web proxy cache
* Configuring squid
* Configuring client access to squid

Network Integration Service (NIS)

* The NIS System: centralized administration
* NIS Topology
* Master, Slave and client configuration
* Rebuilding NIS Maps
* Password management under NIS
* Troubleshooting your NIS configuration

Conclusion

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