Linux for UNIX Administrators

PARSEC Group
Denver, Colorado, United States

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

Course Description:

'' Geared toward the experienced UNIX administrator students learn Linux administration skill without covering an overlap of common knowledge. This is a 5 day custom course taught only on demand that pulls material from the GL250 & GL275 class material.

Course ContentsDay 1

Linux workstation installation
Linux server installation
Post-install system configuration
Scripting installation of custom setups using kickstart
Linux boot process
SysV init concepts and configuration
Managing startup of system daemons
Controlling startup of services in xinetd / inetd
Day 2

Creation, modification, and deletion of users and groups
Password aging under Linux
The Linux login process and login authentication
Regulating access to the root account via su and sudo
Creation, modification, and deletion of partitions and filesystems
Configuring NFS clients
Client DS configuration - NIS, LDAP
Management of RAID and LVM devices under Linux
Using FACLs
Disk space regulation using quotas
Backing up and restoring Linux filesystems
Day 3

Scheduling jobs using cron, anacron, and at
Management of processes running on the system
Usage of process accounting and implementation of process limits
Configuration and analysis of system logs
System performance analysis
Configuring network interfaces
Setup of DNS and DHCP clients
Diagnosing network setup issues
Day 4

Configuration of X server
Installation and maintenance of fonts
Usage and configuration of XDMCP
Implementations of X security
Securing freshly installed Linux systems
Keeping Linux systems up-to-date
Configuration of Linux firewalls
Usage of TCP wrappers to secure Linux systems
Day 5

Configuration of optimized Linux kernels
Compiling and installing custom Linux kernels
Using third-party patches with Linux kernels
Updating userland to support new kernels
Concepts for troubleshooting Linux
Analysis of system logs to identify problems
Use of systems-level debugging aids in troubleshooting
Usage of the Linux rescue environment
Day 6

DNS history and theory
The domain name space
Delegation and Zones
Resolving names and reverse lookups
Configuring BIND named.conf
Configuring BIND zones
DNS heirarchies: subdomain delegation
Securing BIND DNS
BIND 9 Views
Restricting queries
Restricting zone transfers
DDNS and nsupdate
Day 7

LDAP Directory services
LDAP Schema
Referenceing LDAP entries
LDAP security
Implementing OpenLDAP server
Defining global parameters
Restricting access
Database configuration and indexing
Querying LDAP databases
HTTP theory
Apache history and status
Apache architecture
Apache configuration files
Using Apache modules
Day 8

Apache logs and analysis
Apache virtual hosting
Virtual host security issues
Apache authentication
Intro to cryptography
Using HTTPS with Apache
Dynamic content
Extending Apache with PHP and Tomcat
Dynamic content and security
Implementing FTP services
Day 9

Configuring a squid proxy
Squid ACLs, and hierarchies
Bandwidth metering and monitoring
Samba 3 foundation
SMB protocol theory
NetBIOS and NetBEUI
NetBIOS naming
SMB shares with Samba
Mounting SMB shares on Linux
Password encryption issues
Day 10

SMTP theory
Implementing SMTP with Sendmail
Sendmail configuration
Sendmail ESMTP AUTH and encryption
Implementing SMTP with Postfix
Postfix configuration
Postfix ESMTP AUTH and encryption
Email services: POP3 and IMAP4
Encrypting client access
Spam and virus filtering
Web mail client access
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Phone:(888) 472-7732

School Address:

999 18th Street
Suite 1725
Denver, CO 80202 USA

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