Enterprise Linux Systems Administration

Length: 5 days  Price (Excl. GST): $2750.00 per person

Intended for students already comfortable with working in the Unix environment, this in-depth course helps students acquire the variety of skills needed to set up and maintain Unix computers. The class covers subjects ranging from initial installation of Linux to day-to-day administrative tasks such as management of user accounts and disk space, and even imparting the troubleshooting skills future system administrators will need to cope with unexpected behavior. Prerequisites: Individuals wishing to take this class should already have a solid grounding in UNIX concepts. Fundamentals such as an understanding of the Linux filesystem, process management, and the ability to manipulate and edit files is considered a must and will not be covered in class. An understanding of network concepts, and the TCP/IP protocol suite is helpful.

Course Content

Linux Installation
PC Hardware and Linux
Post-Install System Configuration
Boot Process and SysV Init
User/Group Administration and NFS
Filesystem Administration
LVM and Raid
Task Automation & Process Accounting
Client Networking
The X Window System
Security Concepts
Linux Kernel Compilation
Troubleshooting