Linux System Administration Training Course
| Course code: |
LINUXADM |
| Details: |
2 September, 5 days, £1695 + VAT
13 January, 5 days, £1695 + VAT
12 May, 5 days, £1695 + VAT
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| Onsite | Enquire about bringing this course to your offices |
| Who should attend: |
End Users of Linux who intend to start maintaining a Linux system at command-line level and who need to gain hands-on experience of troubleshooting and system administration of Linux systems. |
| Prerequisite skills: |
Good experience of the using a Linux distribution such as Red Hat Linux, Suse Linux, Madriva Linux, Ubuntu Linux, or a similar flavour of UNIX. |
Course Outline
This course provides the know how to manage a Linux system from boot, through operation and to shutdown. You will learn how to use Linux administration tools to effectively manage system resources and supervise users as well as applying administrative knowledge to minimize system downtime and maximize user productivity.
Course Content
This course has been developed for real-world, commercial scenarios by our expert instructors. See below for detailed syllabus. If you have a technical question, please email sales@jbinternational.co.uk
What you will learn
- To use a variety of basic Linux commands
- Create, access, and manipulate data under Linux using the standard editors and other important Linux tools
- Program the command interpreter - the Korn shell
- Recognize the interactive features of the Korn shell
- Describe how the Linux file system works
Linux Systems Administration Training Course Outline
Introduction
- Linux History
- Contemporary Linux Flavors
- Linux Architecture
- Definition of Administrator Responsibilities
Booting and Shutting Down
- Bootstrapping
- Managing the System State
- Shutdown Commands
- Handling Boot Problems
The Filesystem
- Filesystem Organization
- Inodes
- Logical Volumes
- Filesystem Types
- Files Types
- File Permissions
- setuid, setgid, and sticky bits
- Creating a Filesystem
- Mounting a Filesystem
- Unmounting a Filesystem
- Fixing a Damaged Filesystem
Users and Groups
- The Root User
- Becoming the Root User
- Other Privileged Accounts
- Defining Users and Groups
- Adding an Ordinary User
- Password Selection
- Local and Networked User Accounts
- Disabling a User's Account
- Removing a User
Processes
- Process Architecture
- Processes and the Kernel
- Inheritance and Process Creation
- Monitoring Processes
- Controlling Processes
Routine Maintenance
- Automated Tasks and Cron
- Security Monitoring
- Upgrading System Software
Changing System Hardware
- Devices and Device Files
- Choosing an Appropriate Upgrade Disk
- Adding an Upgrade Disk
- Removing Old Disks
Operating System Specifics
- Identifying the System Flavor
- Location of the Kernel
- Optimizing the Kernel's Configuration
- Kernel Patches
- OS Dependent Administrator Tools
