
TENTATIVE
SCHEDULES
Mar 11, 2019 | 8:00 am | 17:00 pm |
Mar 12, 2019 | 8:00 am | 17:00 pm |
Mar 13, 2019 | 8:00 am | 17:00 pm |
Mar 14, 2019 | 8:00 am | 17:00 pm |
Mar 15, 2019 | 8:00 am | 17:00 pm |
UNIX/LINUX
ADVANCED UNIX/LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to give experienced Unix/Linux users the skills and knowledge needed to be qualified system administrators.
COURSE CONTENT
Module 1: Hardware, Device Configuration, and Installation
- Hardware Compatibility and Resources
- CPU and Memory Support
- Filesystem Device Nodes
- System and Hotswappable Bus Support
- Laptops
- Block Devices and Filesystem Schemes
- Red Hat Installer Features
- Red Hat Linux Installation
- Partitioning Hard Drives
- Configuring Software RAID at Installation
- Configuring Flexible Filesystems with LVM
- Network Configuration and Firewall Setup
- Package Selection
- Validating the Installation
- Serial Console Installation
- Noprobe Mode
- Driver Disks
- Post-Install Configuration
Module 2: Filesystem Management
- Creating and Managing Partitions
- Filesystem Basics and Attributes
- Filesystem Creation
- Ext3: Journaling for Ext2 Filesystems
- The Filesystem Hierarchy
- Mount options and configuration
- Connecting to Network Resources with NFS and SMB/CIFS
- Unmounting Filesystems
- The Auto-Mounter
- Swap partitions
- Filesystem Maintenance
- Determining Filesystem Usage
- Adding a Drive
Module 3: System Initialization and Services
- The Boot Sequence
- BIOS Initialization
- The Boot Loader
- Kernel Initialization
- init Initialization
- Run levels
- Daemon Processes
- The rc.sysinit Script
- System V run levels
- The rc.local Script
- Virtual Consoles
- System Shutdown and Reboot
- Controlling Services
Module 4: User Administration
- User Policy Considerations
- The User Account Database
- Adding a New User Account
- Modifying/Deleting Accounts
- Password Aging Policies
- Authentication Configuration
- NIS Configuration
- Group Administration
- Switching Accounts
- File Ownership
- Linux File Permission
- SUID / SGID Executables
- The Sticky Bit and Setgid Access Mode
- Default File Permissions
- User Private Groups
- Filesystem Quota Setup and Administration
Module 5: Network Configuration
- Network Device Recognition
- Network Interfaces
- Address Resolution Protocol
- Bringing Network Interfaces Up and Down
- Interface Configuration Files
- Configuration Utilities
- Multiple NICs
- Binding Multiple IP Addresses
- DHCP/BOOTP
- Allowing User Control of Network Interfaces
- Basic IP Routes
- System Default Route
- IP Forwarding
- Global Network Parameters
- Name Resolution
- DNS Client Configuration
- DNS and Network Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Module 6: System Administration Tools
- Using the Alternatives System
- The Print System User Interface
- CUPS Printing System Configuration
- CUPS Queue Management
- Task Automation With at and cron
- Controlling Access to Task Automation
- crontab format
- System crontab Files
- Using tmpwatch
- Configuring, Maintaining and Monitoring System Logs
- Managing the whatis Database
- System Monitoring and Process Control
- Tape Backups
- Archiving with tar, dump/restore, and cpio
- Remote Backups
Module 7: RPM, Boot Loaders, and Kickstart
- Introduction to the RPM Package Manager
- Installing and Removing Software with RPM
- Installing Kernel Errata
- RPM Queries and Verification
- RPM Utilities and Features
- Red Hat Network in the Enterprise
- Red Hat Network Registration
- The up2date utility
- Remote Administration
- Boot Loader Components
- GRUB and grub.conf
- Starting the Boot Process
- Multiboot Systems
- Configuring a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Network Installation Server
- Using Kickstart to Automate Installation
- The Kickstart Configuration File
Module 8: Kernel Services and Configuration
- Kernel Modules and Their Configuration
- The /proc filesystem
- /proc/sys configuration with sysctl
- Software RAID Configuration and Recovery
- Flexible Filesystems with LVM
- Using LVM to Create Snapshot Logical Volumes
Module 9: The X Window System
- The X Protocol
- X Security
- xauth with ssh
- X Modularity
- X Extensibility
- Window Managers
- Display Managers
- XFree86 Startup
- X Server Configuration
- The X Font Server
- Module 10: Troubleshooting
- Basic Troubleshooting Guidelines
- Troubleshooting X
- Troubleshooting Services
- Troubleshooting Networking
- Troubleshooting Boot Problems
- Filesystem Corruption and Recovery
- Recovery Run-levels
- Boot Floppies
- Rescue Environment Utilities
- Rescue Environment Details