Linux for UNIX Administrators

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

Intended for administrators proficient in Unix environments, this course helps administrators transition their Unix skills to the Linux environment. This accelerated fast track course course concentrates on the popular Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution, and covers subjects ranging from initial installation of Linux to day-to-day administrative tasks such as management of user accounts and disk space. Also covered is setup and maintenance of many of the most popular network services available for Linux, including servers for DNS, SMB, e-mail servers, FTP, web, and caching proxy. Special attention is paid to the concepts needed to implement these services securely, and to the trouble-shooting skills which will be necessary for real-world administration of network and system services.

Individuals wishing to take this class should already have a solid grounding in UNIX administration 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.

This course is intended to be taught as a five day 40 hour course. However the content supplied could span more than seven days in length. To keep the course within a targeted 40 hour time frame a consensus between the student and instructor must be made on which topics and labs not to cover. The remaining topics not targeted for exclusion should be covered at an accelerated pace.

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