Linux Professional: System Administration

This 5 day session will discuss the theory needed to master the Linux operating system and will introduce the basics of administering a server running on the Linux operating system.

* Linux History and Operation
* Installing and Configuring Linux
* Shells, Commands, and Navigation
* Common Text Editors
* Configuring and Using X Windows
* Linux Printing
* Users and Groups
* The Ext2 Filesystem
* The Linux Kernel
* Shell Scripting
* Linux Software Management
* Linux System Management

Linux Professional: System Administration

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Examine the history of Linux and review the basic architecture of the Linux operating system. Install Red Hat Linux using custom options. Use the bash shell and understand essential system navigation. Use various text editors and understand their effective uses. Configure and use the X Window server. Configure and use a Linux printer. Configure and administer system users and groups, and administer basic password management. Investigate Linux filesystem basics and the details of the ext2 filesystem. Configure and recompile the Linux kernel. Automate system administration tasks by creating basic shell scripts. Use RPM to install, verify, query, erase, and update packages to manage applications on a server. Manage server processes and daemons and identify the basics of system performance tuning.

Class targeted to:

This course prepares the student for the Linux Professional Institute Level 1 certification or the Level 1 Sair Linux and GNU certification.

Prerequisites:

A+ Certification: Core Hardware & Operating Systems; Network+ Certification; and Linux Workstation: Red Hat 7.0.