Essentials of Linux Administration

QA Ltd.
Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Slough, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' Many institutions have been adding a Linux machine to their existing infrastructure: perhaps to give developers a platform of their choice, or to provide an alternative to a network server, or to introduce an additional piece to the security jigsaw. This course will give the delegates the skill set required for looking after these type of Linux boxes, by discussing a hybrid of topics that span user and administrator activities.

Prerequisites
Typically, delegate skills will include a good working knowledge of other contemporary operating system, and familiarity of working at the command line. This course is aimed at existing IT professionals with little or no Unix experience, who require a quick start in a Linux environment, enabling them to control a Linux system swiftly and efficiently

Delegates will learn how to
Work with Linux shells
Navigate the filesystem and managing files and directories
Understand the client/server nature of X Window System and X applications
Edit files using vi and GUI editors
Manipulate data with a selection of filter tools
Use redirection and piping techniques
Perform basic administrative tasks, controlling processes, user accounts, logs, filesystems, job scheduling, and simple backups
Basic network configuration and diagnostics
Course outline


Introduction

Linux? Why? Unix Market and place for Linux within it; OSS (Open Source Software) principles; GNU GPL; Linux philosophy; Linux distributors.

Getting Started

Shells; Starting an Interactive Shell; Anatomy of The Command Line; Some Basic Commands; The Home Directory; Moving Around; Basic File Commands; File Name Shorthand; Help! �Online; ocumentation.

Processes

What is a Process? How a Process Starts; How a Program Starts; How a Process Ends �Signals; The kill Command; How Did My Child Die? Identifying Processes; Process Priorities.

X Window System

X Window System as Linux GUI Interface �Origins and implementation; X Window System Architecture �Client-server communication, Setting display access rights, Selecting destination display; Window managers / desktop systems �Gnome, KDE and more� X Window resources �Fonts, colours, geometry.

Bash Introduction

Shell Variables; Shell Scripts; Interactive Start-up Files; Shell Options; Bash Command History; Bash Command Line Editing.

Files and Directories

File system �the user’s perspective; Directory structure; Navigating the system; Absolute and relative pathnames; Recap of file and directory manipulation commands; Copy, move, remove, etc; File system �the system’s perspective; I-nodes and file attributes; Links; Looking at file attributes with: ls, stat, du and find.

Who is the Boss

Working as superuser �The su command, su interactive session, Running one-off commands, Graphical su version: kdesu; The sudo tool �Typical sudo session, sudo configuration file.

Filesystem Access

Files, directories and filesystems; File and directory access �Read/write/execute permissions, User types; Additional permission bits �Set user/group ID bits, Sticky bit, Using chmod, chown and chgrp to manipulate access attributes; Read/write permissions on a filesystem �Using mount to check and modify access to filesystems.

Data Streams

Standard Data Streams; Redirecting Standard Streams; Redirecting Standard Output; Redirecting Standard Error; Synchronising Streams; Redirecting Standard Input; Command Substitution.

Data Filters

Sending stdout to a Process; Pipes; Multistage Pipes; Simple Filters; Why Use Filters? Problem Solving Approach; The cut, sort, uniq, rep and tr commands; Filter Example.

User Accounts

User-related configuration files �/etc/passwd, /etc/group, /etc/shadow; Creating an account �Basic attributes, Secondary group membership, Password requirement; Customising an account �User home directory, Start-up files.

Asynchronous Processes

Background tasks; Scheduling jobs �The at and cron jobs; Linux run levels; The init process and /etc/inittab file; Shutting down and rebooting the system.

Network Interface and Services

Configuring network card �Best configured during system Installation; Basic configuration is simple �Using ifconfig and route commands, Both RedHat and SuSE provide simple GUI configuration; Diagnostics with ping, traceroute and netstat; Network applications are provided by ‘server�programs, Defined in /etc/services file, ‘Well known ports� Service configuration with GUI.

Bulk Data Tools

Data Archive Programs; Other Backup Tools; The dump Command; Using dd; Tape Archive: tar; Data Compression Programs.
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Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

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