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Linux System Admin Certification

The Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) certification is ideal for candidates early in their Linux system administration or open source career. The exam consists of performance-based items that simulate on-the-job tasks and scenarios faced by sysadmins in the real world. Obtaining certification allows individuals to validate their skills to prospective employers, which is particularly valuable if you have little on-the-job experience.

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Linux System Admin

This course covers all the topics of “Linux Essentials” and ” Linux System Administration”. On completion of this course, the candidate can appear for RHCT Certification Lab Exam.

Audience

Those who are taking first steps into using LINUX and want to achieve expertise in Linux System Administration by obtaining RHCT certification.

Prerequisite

User-level experience with any computer system, including: use of mouse, use of menus and use of any graphical user interface.

Key Benefits

On completion of this course, the candidate can appear for the RHCT Exam, a realistic performance-based lab exam that tests his/her actual ability to install, configure, and attach a new Linux system to an existing production network.

Course Contents

  1. UNIX History & Principles
  2. Local Logins & Virtual Consoles
  3. The Xorg GUI Framework
  1. Running Simple Commands
  2. Getting Help
  3. The what is, help & man command
  1. Linux File Hierarchy Concepts
  2. Absolute and Relative Pathname
  3. Copying Files and Directories
  4. Creating Moving and Renaming Files and Directories
  1. Bash Introduction
  2. Bash Heritage and Features
  3. Command Line Shortcuts
  4. Command Line Expansion
  5. gnome-terminal
  1. Standard Input and Output
  2. Overwriting vs Appending
  3. Redirecting Both Standard Output and Error
  4. Using Pipes To Connect Processes
  1. Users, Groups & The root user
  2. Linux Process Security
  1. Overview of vi and vim
  2. Cursor Movement
  1. Partitions and File systems
  2. Inodes and Directories
  3. Symbolic (or Soft) Links
  4. Hard Links
  5. The Seven Fundamental File types
  1. Common Local Variables
  2. Startup Scripts: Order of Execution
  1. /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group file
  2. System Users and Groups
  3. Default & Special Permissions
  1. Users, Groups & The root user
  2. Linux Process Security
  1. Overview of vi and vim
  2. Cursor Movement
  1. Partitions and File systems
  2. Inodes and Directories
  3. Symbolic (or Soft) Links
  4. Hard Links
  5. The Seven Fundamental File types
  1. Common Local Variables
  2. Startup Scripts: Order of Execution
  1. /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group files
  2. System Users and Groups
  3. Default & Special Permissions
  1. Web Clients
  2. Firefox & Other GUI Web Browsers
  3. Email and Messaging
  4. Ssh, scp, telnet and the “r” services
  5. Rsync, lftp, gFTP & smbclient
  1. Boot Sequence Overview
  2. BIOS Initialization
  3. Boot Loader Components
  4. GRUB and grub.conf
  5. Kernel Initialization
  6. init Initialization
  7. Run levels
  1. Kernel Module Configuration
  2. The /proc filesystem
  3. /proc/sys configuration with sysctl
  4. Hotswappable Bus Support
  5. System Monitoring and Process Control
  1. Disk Partitioning & Managing Partitions
  2. Managing Data: Filesystem Creation
  3. Mount Options and Configuration
  1. Network Interfaces
  2. mii-tool, ifconfig, ifup/ifdown
  3. Interface Configuration Files
  4. DHCP/BOOTP
  5. Default Route, Static Routes
  6. Name Resolution, DNS Configuration
  1. RPM Package Manager
  2. Installing and Removing Software
  3. Updating a Kernel RPM
  4. Using Kickstart to Automate Installation
  1. CUPS: Common Unix Printing System
  2. Controlling Access to cron
  3. System crontab Files
  4. syslog Configuration
  5. Using cpio
  6. Remote Backups
  1. XOrg Server Configuration
  2. Server and Client Relationship
  3. Configuration Utilities
  4. Remote X Sessions
  1. Software RAID Configuration & Recovery
  2. Converting LVM1 to LVM2
  3. The Linux Quota System
  1. Troubleshooting Networking
  2. Order of the Boot Process
  3. Filesystem Corruption & Recovery

MOUNTING FLOPPY, CDS AND USB MEDIA INSTALLATION

  • Hardware Overview
  • CPU and Memory
  • Preparing to Install
  • Multiboot systems
  • The RHEL Installer
  • Installer Features
  • RHEL Installation Overview
  • Partitioning Hard Drives
  • Sample Partition Structure
  • Configuring File Systems
  • Software RAID
  • Network Configuration
  • LVM: Logical Volume Manager
  • Firewall Setup
  • Security Enhanced Linux
  • SELinux Installation Options and Control
  • Package Selection
  • Validating the Installation
  • Noprobe Mode and Driver Disks
  • Post-Install Configuration
  • Hands-on Lab: Installation

USER ADMINISTRATION

  • User Policy Considerations
  • The User Account Database - /etc/passwd
  • Group Administration
  • Login Shell Scripts
  • Authentication Configuration
  • NIS & LDAP Client Configuration
  • The Setgid Access Mode
  • Access Control Lists (ACLs)

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