Linux Administration Essentials

Course Overview

Many institutions have been adding a Linux machine to their existing infrastructure: perhaps to give developers a platform of their choice, or to provide an alternative to a network server, or to introduce an additional piece to the security jigsaw. This course will give the delegates the skill set required for looking after these type of Linux boxes, by discussing a hybrid of topics that span user and administrator activities.

Skills Gained

• Work with Linux shells
• Navigate the filesystem and managing files and directories
• Understand the client/server nature of X Window System and X applications
• Edit files using vi and GUI editors
• Manipulate data with a selection of filter tools
• Use redirection and piping techniques
• Perform basic administrative tasks, controlling processes, user accounts, logs, filesystems, job scheduling, and simple backups
• Basic network configuration and diagnostics

Prerequisites

• Existing IT professionals with little or no Unix experience, who require a quick start in a Linux environment, enabling them to control a Linux system swiftly and efficiently.
• Typically, delegate skills will include a good working knowledge of other contemporary operating system, and familiarity of working at the command line