SUSE Linux System Administration

Delegates:

This course prepares the student for the basic tasks required to administer SUSE Linux in an Enterprise environment.

Objectives:

On completion of this course the delegate will have a greater technical awareness of the system, practical experience of configuring administrative and security aspects. They will also gain the key skills required to work towards achieving the Novell Certified Linux Professional (Novell CLP - SLES 10) and the LPIC-1 & LPIC-2 certification status.

Note:

Exams are not included as part of the course. Before taking any exam, delegates must ensure they have the recommended experience.

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 SUSE Linux operating system in an Enterprise environment to the level covered in the SUSE Linux Essentials course.