Linux System Administration (LPI)

Delegates:
System Administrators and Programmers who need to acquire administration knowledge of the key administrative, networking and security tasks required on Linux within the Enterprise.

Targeted to closely follow the official LPI curriculum, this course together with the Linux Essentials and the Linux Advanced System Administration course will enable the delegate to work towards achieving the LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 qualifications.
Note:
Exams are not included as part of the course. Before taking any exam, delegates must ensure they have the recommended experience.
Objectives:
On completion of this course the delegate will have technical knowledge of what is required to administer Linux within the Enterprise. They will have gained practical experience of configuring administrative, networking and security aspects of a Linux Enterprise system.

The delegate will also gain some of the key skills required to work towards achieving theLPIC-1 and LPIC-2certification status. Together with the Linux Essentials and the Linux Advanced System Administration course, this course is suitable for delegates intending to sit the LPI 101, LPI 102, LPI 201 and LPI 202 examinations.
Topics Covered:

• Performing administrative tasks with supplied tools such as YaST
• Installing and updating Linux
• Listing device information
• Managing user and group account information
• Managing the Linux File systems
• Managing the Logical Volume Manager(LVM)
• Managing software RAID
• Listing, creating and removing Swap space
• Managing software packages
• System startup / shutdown management
• Managing system services
• Configuring local and remote printers
• Process monitoring and job scheduling
• Connecting the server to the network
• Managing basic network services (ftp, telnet, ssh, etc.)
• Managing NFS to share files and directories
• Troubleshooting and responding to boot problems

Requirements:
Basic knowledge of the Linux operating system in an Enterprise environment to the level covered in the Linux Essentials course.