This course is designed for those who wish to develop advanced system administration and troubleshooting skills.  Students will learn to configure the Linux kernel, install and configure modules, to install and configure non-default devices, and automate installation with Kickstart. Students also utilize skills developed in L-245 to expand on file system configuration with spanning devices and RAID. This is the foremost server-side Linux course in the industry covering all server-side components such as DHCP, Samba, NIS, LDAP, inet, telnet, ftp, dns, etc.  Expanding on security introduced in L-245: tcpwrappers, firewalling with ipfilters, SQUID, and ssh are covered.

Duration: 5 Days

Custom installation of a Linux server
Linux device naming conventions & the boot process
Adding peripheral devices
Reconfiguring the kernel
Disk partitioning & formatting
Changing system run levels
Adding startup files for additional services
Adding & removing software packages
Disk & file system Administration
Terminals & modem configuration
Configuring NFS to support the client/server environment
Use the automounter
Server side components such as DHCP, Samba, NIS, LDAP, inet, telnet, ftp, DNS, etc.
Troubleshooting techniques
Advanced Linux installation

Completion of L-245: Linux System Administration I plus six
month's experience as a systems administrator or one year or more of administrating the Linux operating system.

The course is for individuals who are responsible for installing and maintaining Linux™ systems.