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Linux System Administration I

Duration: 5 days

Audience

Prospective system administrators who are already familiar with the Linux operating system, but desire more detailed and specialized information as listed below. This course is available for the RedHat and SUSE distributions, but a variety of customized topics are available for other distributions as well (primarily Debian-based).

Course Contents

  1. Linux Installation (kickstart or autoyast) Note1
  2. Kernel Compilation (why and how)
  3. Grand Unified Boot Manager (configuration and security)
  4. RPM/APT/YUM Package Managers Note1
  5. Building Custom Packages for RPM
  6. XFree86 and Remote Application Configuration
  7. System Startup/Shutdown Process (runlevels and system services)
  8. Overview of System Management Tools Note1
  9. Physical and Logical Devices (includes overview of LVM2)
  10. User and Group Management (and differences between distributions)
  11. System Backup and Restore Note2
  12. Cron and At (and differences from typical Unix)
  13. Printer Configuration (using CUPS) Note2
  14. Problem Determination and Problem Solving Techniques
  15. Shell Scripting with a Focus on Administration Tasks

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to install, configure, and manage a typical Linux system in a standalone environment.

Instructional Technique

Students are invited to bring their current ideas and questions to the classroom for discussion. Case studies, lecture, group problem solving, and online laboratories will be used. Students will be encouraged to enhance their skills utilizing the techniques presented through classroom problem solving and controlled online workshops.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Linux commands, directory structure, and the text editor.

You can find detailed classroom equipment requirements in the classroom setup guide.

The largest value is obtained when the student has been working as a novice system administrator for approximately 2 to 4 weeks. By that time, the student has questions to be answered, but has experience with the common day-to-day aspects of system administration.

Note1 Selection of RedHat or SUSE based on customer preference.
Note2 Optional topic.