Linux System Administering Part I

Take the first step in getting expert in LINUX system administration

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Get to know about various LINUX concepts for system administering
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Learn how to manage and monitor LINUX processes

Linux System Administering Part 1 course is designed for IT professionals who are interested in acquiring or polishing professional Linux system administration skills. The intent, of course, is to provide the delegates with necessary skills and abilities by focusing on core LINUX administration tasks or functions. Linux System Administration Part 1 course act as a Foundation level for the delegates. Get to know about the major command line concepts and various enterprise level tools.

Who should take this course

Linux System Administering Part 1 course is aimed at following audience:

Individuals who are new to Linux and want to gain skills in Core Linux Administration tasks
The professionals who want to gain proficiency in LINUX administration to work properly with the operating system
IT professionals who want to perform essential LINUX administrations tasks like installation, managing physical storage, connecting networks, and other essential security management tasks

Prerequisites

Following are some prerequisites for this course:

No previous experience is required for Linux system administering part 1 course
The delegate should be familiar with basic concepts and terminologies of hardware, software, operating system, files and directories
The delegate with prior knowledge of operating system administration can have more benefits from this course

What Will You Learn

During the training, you will learn how to:

Get a proper understanding of Command line concepts and terminologies used in Linux
Learn how to perform basic operations like moving, copying, creating, deleting and organising files from bash shell prompt
Perform file operations like create, view and edit from command output or in the editor
Effectively manage LINUX users and groups
Understand local password policies and administer them
Control the access permissions to files and folders using LINUX file system permissions
Identify how to configure basic IPV4 networking on LINUX systems

Tutor Support

Key Learning Points

Exam(s) included

Certification

Course Overview

In this course, the delegates will learn about various roles and responsibilities of the Linux system administrator. Pentagon Training’s highly experienced instructors will provide real-world examples and exercises to help the delegates in understanding practical applications of installation, software management, the configuration of storage concepts and system startup. The course is solely focused on administrations tasks that will be encountered in the workplace. The candidates will get lab-based knowledge, and discussions will be promoted to ensure maximum skills transfer and retention. Along with this, GUI based tools will also be taught to improve the existing technical knowledge.

Course Content

Introduction to LINUX

History of UNIX and LINUX
Overview of LINUX
LINUX kernel
Bash shell
Login sessions

Graphical interface of LINUX

Graphical user interface Desktop
Configure desktop and personalise it
Manage files graphically

Key commands and bash environment

Key syntax rules
Essential keyboard shortcuts
Basic utilities and commands
Getting help
Command line history and viewing it
Enter commands in bash shell
Bash environment and variables of shell

File structure in LINUX

Overview of file structure
Standard Linux directories and files
Relative and absolute path names
Navigating in file system using shell commands
Symbolic and hard links
Monitoring file system usage in LINUX
Edit files using GUI editor

Data access control

Basic file access permissions
Changing file permissions using command line

Managing user accounts

Group and user administration
Adding a new group and user
Set password
Bash profile files

Using system and controlling services

System daemon
Using system control services
System shutdown and reboot management

Building a virtual machine

Concepts of virtualization
Install virtual system
Checking for hardware supported
Start and shutdown a virtual system

Introduction to Client networking

Define Client networking
Configure network interfaces
Control network devices
Configure IPV4 dynamic and static networking
Configure remote desktops
Access remote desktop using VNC viewer
Configure basic NTP
Connect NIS and LDAP clients to corresponding services
Link to system using ssh

Introduction to Manage local volumes

Basic LVM design and configuration
Logical volume manager

Accessing and interpreting log files

System log files
Rsyslog configuration
Analyse and rotate logfiles
Copy the files to another system

Manage Memory and CPU usage

What is the process?
System and user processes
Monitor and kill processes
Controlling job
Alter process scheduling priorities
Desktop tools to monitor and manage processes

Introduction to Package Management

LINUX package management system
Install and remove software manually using rpm
YUM management tool
Software repositories
Install, remove software manually using RPM
Access repositories from a client

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