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AT602 - Linux Administration

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Learn and practice essential Linux system administration tasks. This course is not specific to a particular Linux distribution and presents information about using Linux in a commercial environment.
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Prerequisites

Fundamentals of Linux. Installation, configuration, and some system administration experience recommended.
 
Detailed Class Syllabus


Overview of System Administration
  • A Brief History of UNIX

  • Linux

  • Linux Distributions

  • Online Documentation


    • User Administration
  • What is a "user" in Linux?

  • The /etc/passwd File

  • Passwords

  • The /etc/shadow File

  • Groups

  • The /etc/group File

  • Adding and Deleting Users

  • Modifying User Attributes

  • The Login Process

  • /etc/profile and .profile

  • The su Command


    • File Systems and Files
  • Files and Inodes

  • Directories

  • Symbolic Links

  • Named Pipes and Sockets

  • Device Files

  • Character and Block Devices

  • A File System Tour

  • The find Command


    • Advanced File System Concepts
  • File System Concepts

  • Traditional UNIX File Systems

  • UNIX File System Advances

  • The Virtual File System

  • ext2 File System Design

  • The Superblock

  • Extended File Attributes

  • Recovery and Journaling

  • Third-Generation File Systems


    • Disk Management
  • Partitions and File Systems

  • Making a File System

  • The fdisk, mkfs, mount, fstab, fsck, df, and du Commands


    • Archiving Files
  • Backup Strategies

  • Archiving Tools

  • The tar, cpio, and dump Commands

  • The zip and dd Utilities

  • Compressing Files

  • Backup Strategies


    • Linux Processes
  • Overview of Processes

  • Process Space

  • The fork/exec Mechanism

  • Process Table

  • The ps Command

  • The /proc File System

  • Background Processes

  • The kill Command


    • Job Scheduling
  • Scheduling Jobs

  • The crond and atd Daemons

  • The at and crontab Commands

  • Format of cron Files

  • System crontab Files


    • System Startup and Shutdown
  • Overview of the Bootup Sequence

  • LILO

  • GRUB

  • Kernel Startup

  • The init Daemon

  • /etc/inittab

  • The init Command

  • The rc Scripts

  • The chkconfig Command

  • Single-User Mode

  • The shutdown Command

  • Communicating with Users: The wall Command


    • Performance Monitoring and Tuning
  • Swapping and Paging

  • Managing Swap Space

  • Managing Kernel Resources

  • The vmstat, top, and strace Commands


    • Networking Fundamentals
  • IP Addresses and Netmasks

  • Name Resolution

  • The /etc/hosts File

  • DNS Configuration

  • DNS Tools

  • Default Route


    • Configuring TCP/IP
  • Network Interfaces

  • The ifconfig Command

  • Network Scripts

  • The netstat, route, and traceroute Commands

  • Ping

  • Using Telnet


    • Network Services
  • TCP/IP and Ports

  • The /etc/services File

  • The xinetd Daemon

  • The /etc/xinetd.conf File

  • Host-Based Access Control


    • Sharing Filesystems
  • File and Print Sharing

  • Sharing Filesystems with NFS

  • NFS Mounts

  • Samba Server Overview

  • The smb.conf File

  • The smbclient Utility

  • Mounting smb Shares


    • Linux System Security
  • Security Overview

  • Security Basics

  • PAM - Pluggable Authentication Modules

  • Configuring PAM

  • The Linux Firewall

  • Configuring the Firewall with iptables

  • Secure networking with ssh

  • System Logs

  • Security Resources


    • Package Management
  • Software Installation and Management

  • The rpm Command

  • Installing and Upgrading Software with rpm

  • Removing Packages

  • The rpm Database

  • Building Software from Source


    • Server Configuration and Management
  • The Apache Web Server

  • Traditional Linux Printing

  • CUPS - The Common UNIX Printing System

  • webmin - Remote System Administration

  • Managing FTP

  • Internet Mail Service

  • Managing Domain Name Service

  • Standard Network Services


    • Appendices
  • Linux Installation

  • The lpd Printing System
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