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Unix/Linux Training Areas:

- Unix/Linux Fundamentals
- Linux System Administration

Unix/Linux Fundamentals

Introduction to Unix
· Design Philosophy
· System Components
· The Shell and Command Entry
· Documentation

Basic User Commands
· Logging In and Logging Out
· Command Line Editing
· Navigating the File System
· Viewing and Copying Files
· Controlling the Terminal
· Sending and Receiving Mail

Text Editing
· Types of Editors
· From ed to ex to vi
· Basic Editor Tasks with vi
· Editing Multiple Files
· Named Buffers
· vi Startup File

UNIX Processes
· The Unix Process Model
· Process States
· Monitoring and Controlling Processes

The File System
· File System Organization
· File Types
· File and Directory Naming Rules and Conventions
· Commands for Navigating the File System
· Introduction to Inodes
· Ownership, Permissions, and Dates
· Manipulating Files and Links
· Manipulating Directories
· Determining Disk Usage
· Other File System Utilities
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Introduction to Shells: sh, csh, and ksh
· Shell Functions
· I/O Redirection and Pipes
· Command Separation and Grouping
· Background Execution
· Filename Expansion
· Shell Variables
· Command Substitution
· Quoting and Escaping Metacharacters
· C Shell Features
· Korn Shell Features
· Command Execution
· Startup Files
· Customizing the User Environment

Printing
· Printing Under AT&T Unix
· Printing Under BSD Unix

Multitasking and Batch Processing
· Multitasking
· Scheduled Execution Using cron
· The at and batch Commands

Text File Manipulation
· Regular Expressions
· grep and egrep
· The Stream Editor sed
· sort
· awk
· Other Text File Utilities

Shell Programming
· Shell Script Features and Capabilities
· How to Create and Run a Script
· Interpreting Command Line Arguments
· Conditional Constructs
· Looping Constructs
· Built-in Expression Operators
· Making Scripts Interactive

Other File Processing Commands
· Examining and Comparing Files
· Compression Utilities
· Data Format Interchange
· Encryption

Backing Up Files
· Backup Media
· Unix Device Names
· tar and cpio
· File Transport and Conversion with dd

Networking Commands
· Remote Access Control Mechanisms
· rcp, rlogin, rsh
· telnet
· ftp, tftp
· Using the Secure Shell(ssh)

Introduction to the X Window System
· X Window Client/Server Model
· The Role of the Window Manager
· Initialization Files and Environment Variables
· Starting and Stopping Window Managers
· Interacting with Window Managers
· Customizing Window Manager Behavior

Introduction to Standard X Clients
· Controlling Resource Settings
· Standard Command Line Options
· xterm Capabilities, Menus, and Resources
· xterm Command Line Options
· xdpyinfo
· Window Control and Status Utilities
· Bitmap Editor
· Font Control and Status
· Setting and Querying Resources
· Miscellaneous Utility Clients (xload, xkill, xman, xedit, etc.)

Linux System Administration

System Administration Overview
· Unix, Linux and Open Source
· Duties of the System Administrator
· Superusers and the Root Login
· Sharing Superuser Privileges with Others (su and sudo Commands)
· TCP/IP Networking Fundamentals
· Online Help

Installation and Configuration
· Planning: Hardware and Software Considerations
· Site Planning
· Installation Methods and Types
· Installation Classes
· Partitions
· File System Overview
· Swap Partition Considerations
· Other Partition Considerations
· Linux Loaders: LILO, MILO, SILO, GRUB
· Software Package Selection
· Adding and Configuring Peripherals
· Printers
· Modems
· Graphics Controllers
· Basic Networking Configuration
· The Emergency Boot Disk

Booting and Shutting Down Linux
· Boot Sequence
· System Startup and Shutdown Scripts
· The /etc/inittab File
· Run Levels
· chkconfig Command
· Shutdown Commands
· Handling Power Failures

Using the vi Editor
· Why You Use vi
· vi Modes
· Basic Editing
· Searching and Replacing
· vi Restart Control File

Managing Software and Devices
· Identifying Software Packages
· Using rpm to Manage Software
· Using Debian Software Commands
· Installing and Removing Software
· Identifying Devices
· Displaying Device and System Information (PCI, USB)
· Plug and Play Devices
· Device Configuration Tools

X Window System Administration
· X Window System Introduction
· Installation and Upgrading X Windows
· Configuring XFree86
· Utilities for Configuring X Windows
· Configuring the Graphics Driver and Mouse
· Selecting and Installing a Window Manager
· Desktop Environments
· Motif Development Kit Installation

Managing Users and Groups
· Setting Policies
· User File Management
· The /etc/passwd file
· The /etc/shadow file
· The /etc/group file
· Adding Users
· Modifying User Accounts
· Deleting User Accounts
· Working with Groups
· Setting User Environments
· Global Restart Control Files
· User Restart Control Files
· X Windows Environment Files

The Linux File System
· Conventional Directory Structure
· Mounting a File System
· The /etc/fstab File
· Special Files (Device Files)
· Inodes
· Hard File Links
· Soft File Links
· Creating New File Systems with mkfs
· The lost+found Directory
· Repairing File Systems with fsck
· The Journaling Attribute
· File and Disk Management Tools

Linux File Security
· File Permissions
· Directory Permissions
· Octal Representation
· Changing Permissions
· Setting Default Permissions
· SUID Bit
· SGID Bit
· Setting the Sticky Bit

Working with the Linux Kernel
· Linux Kernel Components
· Classes of Kernels
· Applying Kernel Update Patches
· Kernel Configuration Options
· The Kernel Configuration Tool
· Recompiling the Kernel

Shell and Perl Scripting
· Shell Script Fundamentals
· Bourne Shell Syntax Overview
· Shell Script Examples
· Fundamentals of Perl
· Using Perl for Administration
· Perl Script Examples

Controlling Processes
· Characteristics of Processes
· Parent-Child Relationships
· Examining Running Processes
· Background Processes
· Controlling Processes
· Signaling Processes
· Killing Processes
· Automating Processes
· cron and crontab
· at and batch
· System Processes (Daemons)

System Backups
· Backup Concepts and Strategies
· User Backups with tar and cpio
· System Backup Options
· The restore Command
· Rescuing Disks

System Backups
· Backup Concepts and Strategies
· User Backups with tar and cpio
· System Backup Options
· The restore Command
· Rescuing Disks

Setting Up Mail
· Mail System Choices
· Installing and Configuring sendmail

Troubleshooting the System
· Common Problems and Symptoms
· Troubleshooting Steps
· Repairing General Boot Problems
· Repairing LILO Problems
· Repairing the GRUB Boot Loader
· Memory Allocation
· Hard Drive Problems
· Repairing Corrupted Shared Libraries
· System Logs
· syslogd
· Configuring the syslogd Daemon

Basic Networking
· TCP/IP Fundamentals
· Review of Internet Addressing
· Network Services Overview
· Commonly Available Services
· Fundamental Network Configuration Files
· Network Control Scripts and Daemons
· Enabling Services Using xinetd

NFS, DHCP, and DNS
· Network File System (NFS)
· How to Configure the NFS Server
· Exporting NFS Shares
· How to Configure the NFS Client
· Implementing the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
· DHCP Configuration with Fixed and Leased Addresses
· Purpose of DNS
· Working with DNS
· How to Configure DNS
· The rndc.conf File
· Zone Files
· Running the named Daemon
· Networking Commands: telnet, ftp, rsh, rlogin, rcp
· Installing and Configuring Secure Shell (ssh)
· The Apache web server

Introduction to System Security
· Security Overview
· Maintaining System Security
· Server Access
· Common System Hacking Options
· Physical Security
· Network Security
· Security Tools
· Preventing Break-Ins
· Scanning the System
· Maintaining File Integrity
· Installing and Configuring tripwire
· Security Scanning Using nessus
· Securing Linux Using LIDS
· Hardening the System Using Bastille
· Using Firewalls
· Packet Filtering with iptables
· Masquerading with iptables

The Apache Web Server
· What is Apache?
· Configuring the Apache Web Server
· Common Directives
· Apache Virtual Hosting

The Samba File Sharing Facility
· Using Samba to Connect Homogeneous File Systems (Linux-to-Linux)
· Using Samba to Connect Heterogeneous File Systems (Linux-to-Windows)
· Configuring Samba
· Uing the smbclient Command
· Mounting SMB Shares