Linux System Administration (LFS307): LFCS Certification Exam Preparation ( lfs307 | 28 hours )

Basic knowledge of Linux and its most common utilities and text editors.

Audience

This course is designed for individuals who desire to gain the necessary skills and abilities to work as a professional Linux system administrator. 

In this course you will learn how to administer, configure and upgrade Linux systems running one of the three major Linux distribution families: Debian/Ubuntu andRed Hat/CentOS/Fedora, how to master the tools and concepts you’ll need to efficiently build and manage an enterprise Linux infrastructure, how to work with Git and perform essential collaborative tasks, how to use state-of-the-art system administration techniques in real-life scenarios via practical labs, and more.

This course gives you the skills and information you need to pass the LFCS exam and work as a professional Linux system administrator.

• Introduction
• Linux Filesystem Tree Layout
• User Environment
• User Account Management
• Group Management
• File Permissions and Ownership
• Package Management Systems
• dpkg
• APT
• RPM
• dnf and yum
• zypper
• GIT Fundamentals
• Processes
• Process Monitoring
• Memory Monitoring, Usage and Configuring Swap
• I/O Monitoring and Tuning
• Containers Overview
• Linux Filesystems and the VFS
• Disk Partitioning
• Filesystem Features: Attributes, Creating, Checking, Usage, Mounting
• The Ext4 Filesystems
• Logical Volume Management (LVM)
• Kernel Services and Configuration
• Kernel Modules
• Devices and udev
• Network Addresses
• Network Devices and Configuration
• LDAP **
• Firewalls
• System Init: systemd history and customization
• Backup and Recovery Methods
• Linux Security Modules
• System Rescue