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77-807 Linux Professional System Administration
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Linux Professional – System Administration
Course Specifications
Course Number: ELK77–807
Software Version Number: 7.0
Course Description
Overview: Linux Professional System Administration is a hands–on instruction book. It will introduce
students to the basics of administering a server running the Linux operating system. The objective of this
course is to provide students with the instruction necessary to prepare them for the Linux Professional
Institute (LPI) Level 1 certification or the Level 1 Sair Linux and GNU certification. We organized
each lesson into explanatory topics and step–by–step activities. Topics provide the theory you need to
master the Linux operating system; activities allow you to apply this theory to practical hands–on
examples.
Prerequisites: To ensure students' success with this course, we recommend that they first take the
following Element K courses or have equivalent knowledge:
• A+ Certification: Core Hardware
• A+ Certification: Operating Systems
• Network+ Certification:
• Linux Workstation: Red Hat 7.0
Delivery Method: Instructor–led with hands–on activities.
Hardware/Software Requirements:
• One computer per student plus a computer for the instructor. Each machine should meet the
• following minimum requirements: Pentium processor at 233 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 4.0 GB hard
• disk, CD–ROM drive, network interface card, mouse, keyboard, and color monitor. Hardware
• manuals with specifications should be available for students. All hardware must follow the
• Linux Hardware Compatibility List.
• Windows 95/98/ME.
• Network devices and cabling to connect all classroom computers.
• Printer (optional).
• Red Hat Linux 7.0 software on CD–ROM.
• A 3.5” 1.44 MB diskette for each computer.
Performance–Based Objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to
evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Examine the history of Linux and review the basic architecture of the Linux operating system.
• Install Red Hat Linux using custom options.
• Use the bash shell and understand essential system navigation.
• Use various text editors and understand their effective uses.
• Configure and use the X Window server.
• Configure and use a Linux printer.
• Configure and administer system users and groups, and administer basic password
management.
• Investigate Linux filesystem basics and the details of the ext2 filesystem.
• Configure and recompile the Linux kernel.
• Automate system administration tasks by creating basic shell scripts.
• Use RPM to install, verify, query, erase, and update packages to manage applications on a
server.
• Manage server processes and daemons and identify the basics of system performance tuning.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Linux History and Operation
Topic 1A: The Evolution of Linux
Task 1A–1: Discussing the History of Linux
Topic 1B: The GNU Movement and the GPL
Task 1B–1: Discussing the Open Source Movement
Topic 1C: Linux Operations as a Server
Task 1C–1: Examining Linux Operations as a Server
Topic 1D: The Architecture and Structure of Linux
Task 1D–1: Reviewing the Architectural Structure of Linux
Lesson 2: Installing and Configuring Linux
Topic 2A: Introduction to Installation and Media Types
Task 2A–1: Creating an Installation Boot Disk with Rawrite
Topic 2B: Performing a Custom Linux Server Installation
Task 2B–1: Performing a Custom Linux Server Installation
Topic 2C: Run Levels and the Startup/Shutdown Sequence
Task 2C–1: Examining Run Levels and the Startup/Shutdown Sequence
Task 2C–2: Examining the Shutdown Process
Topic 2D: Logging In and Out of a Linux System
Task 2D–1: Logging In and Out of a Linux System
Task 2D–2: Securing the root Account Access
Lesson 3: Shells, Commands, and Navigation
Topic 3A: Introduction to Linux Shells, Commands, andNavigation
Task 3A–1: Discussing Linux Shells and Commands
Topic 3B: Navigating the Linux Filesystem
Task 3B–1: Listing Files
Task 3B–2: Copying, Moving, and Deleting Files
Task 3B–3: Changing Directories
Task 3B–4: Navigating the Filesystem
Task 3B–5: Examining Symbolic Links
Topic 3C: Using Shell Variables in Bash
Task 3C–1: Viewing Environment Variables
Task 3C–2: Creating and Assigning a Value to a Variable and then ExportingIt
Task 3C–3: Creating Variable Values Containing Spaces
Task 3C–4: Creating a Variable Containing Another Variable
Task 3C–5: Removing Variables
Topic 3D: The Bash Shell
Task 3D–1: Using Shell Metacharacters with ls
Topic 3E: Commands for Obtaining System Information
Task 3E–1: Obtaining System Information
Task 3E–2: Using the find Command
Topic 3F: Examining File Contents
Task 3F–1: Examining the Contents of a File
Topic 3G: Customizing your Shell Environment
Task 3G–1: Working with Shell Aliases
Task 3G–2: Customizing the Command Prompt
Task 3G–3: Configuring a Directory for Temporary Files
Task 3G–4: Setting a Default Text Editor
Topic 3H: Manipulating Commands and Their Input/Output
Task 3H–1: Piping Commands
Task 3H–2: Running a Process in the Background
Task 3H–3: Moving Processes Between the Background and Foreground
Task 3H–4: Using Virtual Terminals
Topic 3I: Getting Help
Task 3I–1: Viewing the System Manual
Task 3I–2: Using the ––help Parameter
Task 3I–3: Discussing the Linux Documentation Project
Lesson 4: Common Text Editors
Topic 4A: Using the Emacs Editor
Task 4A–1: Creating a File Using Emacs
Task 4A–2: Moving Around a Document in Emacs
Task 4A–3: Searching for Text in Emacs
Task 4A–4: Searching for and Replacing Text in Emacs
Task 4A–5: Editing Multiple Files in Emacs
Topic 4B: Using the vi Editor
Task 4B–1: Creating a File Using vi
Task 4B–2: Moving Around in a Document
Task 4B–3: Editing an Existing Document
Task 4B–4: Searching Within a File
Task 4B–5: Searching and Replacing Text
Topic 4C: Using the Pico Editor
Task 4C–1: Creating a File Using Pico
Task 4C–2: Moving Around a Document in Pico
Task 4C–3: Searching for Text in Pico
Task 4C–4: Cutting and Pasting Text in Pico
Topic 4D: Manipulating Text Files From the Command Line
Task 4D–1: Examining the Results of Redirection
Task 4D–2: Creating Files with Cat and Echo
Task 4D–3: Appending to Files
Topic 4E: Using Awk
Task 4E–1: Using Awk to Print Selected Fields
Task 4E–2: Including Text in Your Output
Task 4E–3: Searching for Patterns and Displaying the Results
Task 4E–4: Declaring a New Awk Field Delimiter
Task 4E–5: Using Awk to Search for Patterns in a Single Field
Task 4E–6: Including an Awk Command File in Your Awk Statement
Topic 4F: Using Sed
Task 4F–1: Using Sed to Delete a Line from a File
Task 4F–2: Using Grep and Sed to Locate and Change a Text Field
Lesson 5: Configuring and Using X Windows
Topic 5A: Introduction to X Windows
Task 5A–1: Examining X Windows
Topic 5B: Configuring XFree86
Task 5B–1: Configuring XFree86
Topic 5C: Window Managers and Desktop Environments
Task 5C–1: Using Window Managers
Task 5C–2: Examining Desktop Environments
Task 5C–3: Enabling Multiple X Servers
Lesson 6: Linux Printing
Topic 6A: The Line Printer Daemon (lpd)
Task 6A–1: Creating a Printer Spool using Printtool
Task 6A–2: Editing a Printer Spool Using Printtool
Task 6A–3: Examining the /etc/printcap File
Topic 6B: Printing
Task 6B–1: Printing a File
Task 6B–2: Formatting Text for Printing
Topic 6C: Administering a Linux Printer Queue
Task 6C–1: Viewing the Contents of a Print Queue
Task 6C–2: Cancelling a Print Job
Task 6C–3: Using the lpc Command
Lesson 7: Users and Groups
Topic 7A: Introduction to Users and Groups
Task 7A–1: Discussing Users and Groups
Task 7A–2: Creating Users and Groups
Task 7A–3: Creating Groups
Task 7A–4: Managing Passwords
Topic 7B: Essentials of Effective User, Group, and PasswordManagement
Task 7B–1: Using su
Task 7B–2: Examining the Essentials of Effective Account Management
Task 7B–3: Using urandom
Lesson 8: The Ext2 Filesystem
Topic 8A: Introduction to the Second Extended (Ext2) Filesystem
Task 8A–1: The Ext2 Filesystem
Topic 8B: Partitioning and Formatting
Task 8B–1: Exploring Disk Partitions
Task 8B–2: Formatting a Partition for the Ext2 Filesystem
Topic 8C: Mounting and Configuring Filesystems
Task 8C–1: Mounting and Unmounting Filesystems
Topic 8D: Administering Ext2 Filesystems
Task 8D–1: Using stat to Examining an Inode
Task 8D–2: Using sync to Flush Filesystem Buffers
Task 8D–3: Checking and Repairing an Ext2 Filesystem
Task 8D–4: Understanding Filesystem Fragmentation
Topic 8E: Understanding Permissions
Task 8E–1: Setting Ownership of Files
Task 8E–2: Viewing File Permissions
Task 8E–3: Setting File Permissions
Task 8E–4: Changing the Default Permissions with umask
Lesson 9: The Linux Kernel
Topic 9A: Introduction to the Linux Kernel
Task 9A–1: Discussing the Kernel
Topic 9B: Using Kernel Modules
Task 9B–1: Discussing Monolithic and Modular Kernels
Task 9B–2: Working with Kernel Modules
Task 9B–3: Examining the /etc/modules.conf File
Topic 9C: Compiling the Linux Kernel
Task 9C–1: Downloading and Installing the Kernel Source
Task 9C–2: Configure the Linux Kernel Sources
Task 9C–3: Compiling the Linux Kernel and Linux Kernel Modules
Topic 9D: Installing the Linux Kernel
Task 9D–1: Copying the Kernel and Modules to the System and Creatingan Initial Ramdisk
Task 9D–2: Understanding LILO
Task 9D–3: Configuring LILO to Boot the New Kernel
Lesson 10: Shell Scripting
Topic 10A: Introduction to Shell Scripting
Topic 10B: Variables
Task 10B–1: Getting User Input
Task 10B–2: Performing Simple Arithmetic
Topic 10C: Basic Control Structures
Task 10C–1: Using If–Then–Else
Topic 10D: Loops
Task 10D–1: Using For Loops
Task 10D–2: Using While Loops
Topic 10E: Command–line Arguments
Task 10E–1: Getting Arguments from the Command Line
Lesson 11: Linux Software Management
Topic 11A: The Software Life Cycle
Task 11A–1: Using the Internet for Locating Software
Topic 11B: Querying Installation
Task 11B–1: Querying Software
Task 11B–2: Installing a Software Package
Task 11B–3: Upgrading Software Packages
Task 11B–4: Removing a Software Package
Task 11B–5: Building from Source
Lesson 12: Linux System Management
Topic 12A: Choosing a Server
Task 12A–1: Discussing Server Choices
Task 12A–2: Examining Linux Services
Task 12A–3: Starting Jobs and Processes
Topic 12B: The /proc Filesystem
Task 12B–1: Tuning a Linux System for Optimal Performance
Task 12B–2: Using Performance Maintenance Utilities
Topic 12C: The Swap Partition
Task 12C–1: Creating Additional Swap Space
Topic 12D: The sudo Command
Task 12D–1: Configuring sudo
Task 12D–2: Using sudo
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