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Course Contents: Linux Essentials System Administration Network Administration & Security

This document outlines the course contents for a Linux essentials, system administration, network administration, and security course. The course covers topics such as installation of Linux, user and group administration, mounting file systems, DHCP, DNS, mail servers, Apache web server, Samba, Squid proxy server, backups and recovery, firewall configuration, and troubleshooting. It also includes modules on RAID, Webmin administration, and an introduction to the GNOME graphical environment.

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Course Contents: Linux Essentials System Administration Network Administration & Security

This document outlines the course contents for a Linux essentials, system administration, network administration, and security course. The course covers topics such as installation of Linux, user and group administration, mounting file systems, DHCP, DNS, mail servers, Apache web server, Samba, Squid proxy server, backups and recovery, firewall configuration, and troubleshooting. It also includes modules on RAID, Webmin administration, and an introduction to the GNOME graphical environment.

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Course Contents

 Introduction to Unix, Installation of Linux.


 User, Group administration, ACL
 Automation of Jobs, Disk partitions
 Mounting File Systems
 Backup and recovery, Printer Configuration
 Basic of TCP/IP, NFS,  AutoFS
 Kickstart Installation, Quotas
 DHCP, NIS, DNS, Mail, Web, VSFTP, Squid, Samba
 Securing your Linux Server with Firewall
 Troubleshooting your Linux system

Linux Essentials System Administration Network Administration & Security

 
   

Introduction to Unix & Linux Installation of Linux

 History of Unix & Linux  Interactive Installation


 Basic Concepts of Operating Systems,  Kickstart Installation
Kernel, shell and file system structure  Network based Installation
 Basic Concepts of Linux
 Basic Commands of Linux  
 Advanced Linux Commands

   

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Introduction to Graphical Environment

 Configuring Linux as DHCP server  Use and customize the GNOME


 Configuring various clients for dhcp interface
server (Windows & Linux)  Perform command tasks using
the GNOME GUI
 Launch applications from
command line and GNOME
interface
 Customize X Window System

   

NFS Startup and Shutdown scripts

 Configuring NFS server  Boot Sequence


 Mounting NFS exports on NFS  Kernel Initialization
clients  INIT Process

   
   

Network Information Service (NIS) Software Package Administration

 Basics of NIS  Installing and deleting software


 Configuring NIS master server, slave packages
server and client  Querying and updating software
 Creating NIS users packages

   

DNS with Bind 9 User and group administration

 Basis of Internet  Creating and deleting users from


 Basic of DNS and BIND 9 the system
 Modifying users profile
 Configuring DNS primary server, and  Creating and deleting groups
secondary servers  Important system files related to
 Configuring DNS for multiple user administration
domains and sub domains
 Configuring various clients  
( Windows & Linux)

   

Mail Server(SMTP,POP3,IMAP) Advanced file permissions (ACL)

 Basics of Mail servers  Assigning advanced files


 Configuring SMTP services permissions i.e. SUID, SGID
 Configuring POP3/IMAP service on and Sticky bit
Linux  Creating, modifying and
 Integrating Antivirus and Antispam. deleting ACL's

 
   

Web Server ( Apache) Disk Partitioning and Mounting File System

 Basics of web service  Using fdisk, disk druid utilities


 Introduction to Apache for disk partitioning
 Configuring Apache for main site  Using mkfs, dd commands to
 Configuring Apache for multiple sites create file systems
using IP-based, port-based and name-  Mounting various file systems
based virtual hosting  Auto mounting of file system
 Logical Volume Manager
  (LVM)

 
   

FTP server ( vsftp daemon) Quotas

 Basics of File Transfer protocol  Enabling Quotas on partitions


 Configuring proftpd for anonymous  Creating Quotas for users
ftp service  Auditing quotas

   
   

Proxy Server (Squid) Backup and recovery

 Basics of proxy services  Introduction to various types of


 Configuring proxy services backup media
 Creating ACL's for controlling access  Backup and restoring data using
to internet dump / restore commands
 Backup and restoring using tar
and cpio commands
 Automation of Jobs

 
   

Samba service Securing your Linux Server

 Basics of file sharing in Windows  Implementing local security


 Configuring samba to act as member  Implementing network security
server for Windows Network  Implementing data security
 Configuring samba service for file  Basic elements of Fire Wall
sharing with windows systems using IP Tables

   
   
RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) Troubleshooting your system

 Implementing RAID on Linux  Recovering the super user


 Pre installation / Post Installation password
 RAID levels ( 0, 1, and 5)  Recovering the boot loader
configuration using RAID tools. (GRUB)
 Troubleshooting Xserver
  problems
 Troubleshooting network related
problems

 
 

Web Based Administration

 Installing Webmin on Linux


 Administrating the Linux
machine remotely
 Using Webmin as a Tool for
configuring various services on
Linux

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