Linux System Administration

Instructor: William Holliker

William Holliker is President of Open Systems Courseware which specializes in the development and delivery of leading edge technical training and courseware for Unix, Linux, Programming and Networking technologies. William has been a technical course developer and instructor for over 25 years. He has written three certificate training programs and two certification programs. In addition to his technical experience, William has delivered over 500 technical training courses throughout the world.

 
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Course Outlines

Level 1

1.0 System Administration Overview
     1.1 Duties of a System Administrator
     1.2 Choosing a System Administrator
     1.3 System Documentation

2.0 File System and Process Management
     2.1 File System Management
     2.2 Process Management

3.0 System Startup & Shutdown
     3.1 System Startup
     3.2 System Shutdown
     3.3 Runlevels
     3.4 The init Process
     3.5 "Shutdown" Revisited
     3.6 Controlling Services
     3.7 Controlling Processes

Level 2

1.0 User Account Management
     1.1 Overview of User Accounts
     1.2 Adding an User Account
     1.3 Modifying Accounts
     1.4 Deleting Accounts

2.0 Printer Administration
     2.1 Print Spooling System
     2.2 Printer Commands
     2.3 The LPRng Print Spooler System
     2.4 Configuring a Printer using the LPRng Files
     2.5 Managing a LPRng Printer from the Command Line
     2.6 The CUPS Print Spooler System
     2.7 Configuring a CUPS Printer
     2.8 Managing a CUPS Printer using the Command Line
     2.9 Troubleshooting

Level 3

1.0 File System Maintenance
     1.1 Types of File Systems on Linux
     1.2 Mountable File Systems
     1.3 Creating a File System
     1.4 File System Maintenance
     1.5 Disk Quotas
     1.6 Managing Extended Attributes

2.0 The cron and at Facilities
     2.1 The cron Command
     2.2 The at Command

Level 4

1.0 File Backup and Restore
     1.1 I/O Subsystem
     1.2 Device Types
     1.3 Backup Strategies
     1.4 Backup Commands
     1.5 Compression Programs

2.0 Software Maintenance
     2.1 Installing Software Packages
     2.2 Red Hat Package Management (RPM) System
     2.3 Debian Packages
     2.4 Downloading & Installing Software from the Internet

3.0 X Administration
     3.1 Installing/Upgrading XFree86
     3.2 Obtaining Window Manager
     3.3 Installing Enlightenment

Level 5

1.0 Kernal and Module Management
     1.1 Linux Kernal
     1.2 Obtaining the Kernal
     1.3 Installing from Source
     1.4 Upgrading Kernal Binaries
     1.5 Loadable Modules

2.0 Date and Time Management
     2.1 Time Components
     2.2 Displaying the Date and Time
     2.3 Setting and Showing Hardware Clock Time

3.0 Managing Hardware
     3.1 Identifying Hardware Devices
     3.2 Configuring System Hardware
     3.3 Installing a Modem
     3.4 Radius Servers
     3.5 Managing Mobile Hardware Devices
     3.6 Adding IDE Hard Drives
     3.7 Managing SCSI Devices

Level 6

1.0 Linux System Security
     1.1 Security and Documentation Resources
     1.2 Why is a System Hacked?
     1.3 System Security Overview
     1.4 Securing the System

2.0 Linux Documentation and Support
     2.1 Types of Documentation
     2.2 Manual Pages
     2.3 Documenting System Changes

3.0 Troubleshooting and Recovery
     3.1 Troubleshooting Process
     3.2 Booting Issues
     3.3 Rescue Mode
     3.4 Hardware Issues
     3.5 Login Issues
     3.6 Corrupted Shared Libraries
     3.7 File System Issues
     3.8 Examining System Resources

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