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Linux for Unix Administrators

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Learn how to seamlessly transition your Unix administration skills to the Linux platform with this comprehensive course from the Hartmann Software Group. Gain a deep understanding of Linux systems administration and networking services, with a particular focus on translating Solaris and HP-UX skills to Linux. Enhance your proficiency in network concepts, TCP/IP protocols, and UNIX security to become a proficient Linux administrator.

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A fast paced 5-day course that is a combination of "Enterprise Linux Systems Administration", and "Enterprise Linux Networking Services. Particular focus is given to translating Solaris and HP-UX skills to Linux.

Prerequisites

A good understanding of network concepts, the TCP/I P protocol suite, and basic UNIX security is also assumed

Course Outline

LINUX ORIENTATION

  • FSF and GNU
  • GPL – General Public License
  • Linux Kernel and Versioning
  • Components of a Distribution
  • Red Hat Linux Products
  • SUSE Linux Products
  • LINUX KERNEL & HARDWARE
  • Hardware Discovery Tools
  • Configuring New Hardware with hwinfo
  • Hardware and System Clock
  • Console
  • Virtual Terminals
  • Keyboard & locale configuration
  • Serial Ports
  • SCSI Devices
  • USB Architecture
  • Defining a Printer
  • Tape Libraries
  • Managing Linux Device Files
  • Kernel Hardware Info – /sys/
  • /sys/ Structure
  • udev
  • Kernel Modules
  • Configuring Kernel Components and Modules
  • Handling Module Dependencies
  • Configuring the Kernel via /proc/
  • Random Numbers and /dev/random
  • System Tools
LAB TASKS
  • Adjusting Kernel Options
  • Linux Kernel Driver Compilation
  • Configuring Print Queues
  • Introduction to Troubleshooting Labs
  • Troubleshooting Practice: Kernel Modules
SYSTEMD OVERVIEW

  • System Boot Method Overview
  • systemd System and Service Manager
  • Modifying systemd services
  • Systemd Service Sandboxing Features
  • systemd Targets
  • Using systemd
  • Linux Runlevels Aliases
  • Legacy Support for SysV init
LAB TASKS

  • Managing Services With Systemd's systemctl
  • Creating a systemd unit file
GRUB2/SYSTEMD BOOT PROCESS

  • Booting Linux on PCs
  • GRUB 2
  • GRUB 2 Configuration
  • GRUB 2 Security
  • Boot Parameters
  • Initial RAM Filesystem
  • init
  • Systemd local-fs.target and sysinit.target
  • Systemd basic.target and multi-user.target
  • Legacy local bootup script support
  • System Configuration Files
  • RHEL7 Configuration Utilities
  • SLES12 Configuration Utilities
  • Shutdown and Reboot
LAB TASKS

  • Boot Process
  • Booting directly to a bash shell
  • GRUB Command Line
  • Basic GRUB Security
  • Troubleshooting Practice: Boot Process
SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE

  • RPM Architecture
  • Working With RPMs
  • Querying and Verifying with RPM
  • Updating the Kernel RPM
  • Using the Yum command
  • Using the Zypper command
  • YUM package groups
  • Zypper Services and Catalogs
  • Configuring Yum
  • YUM Repositories
  • Rebuilding Source RPM Packages
  • Software Tools Comparison Matrix
LAB TASKS

  • Managing Software with RPM
  • Creating a Custom RPM Repository
  • Querying the RPM Database
  • Installing Software via RPM & Source and Rebuilding SRPMs
  • Using Yum
  • Using Zypper
LOCAL STORAGE ADMINISTRATION

  • Partitioning Disks with fdisk & gdisk
  • Resizing a GPT Partition with gdisk
  • Partitioning Disks with parted
  • Non-Interactive Disk Partitioning with sfdisk
  • Filesystem Creation
  • Mounting Filesystems
  • Filesystem Maintenance
  • Resizing Filesystems
  • Managing an XFS Filesystem
  • Swap
  • Filesystem Attributes
  • Filesystem Creation and Management
LAB TASKS

  • Creating and Managing Filesystems
  • Hot Adding Swap
 LVM & RAID

  • Logical Volume Management
  • Implementing LVM
  • Creating Logical Volumes
  • Activating LVM VGs
  • Exporting and Importing a VG
  • Examining LVM Components
  • Changing LVM Components
  • Advanced LVM Overview
  • Advanced LVM: Components & Object Tags
  • Advanced LVM: Automated Storage Tiering
  • Advanced LVM: Thin Provisioning
  • Advanced LVM: Striping & Mirroring
  • Advanced LVM: RAID Volumes
  • SLES Graphical Disk Tool
  • RAID Concepts
  • Array Creation with mdadm
  • Software RAID Monitoring
  • Software RAID Control and Display
  • LVM and RAID: Unix Tool Comparison
LAB TASKS

  • Creating and Managing LVM Volumes
  • Creating LVM Thin Volumes
  • Creating and Managing a RAID-5 Array
REMOTE STORAGE ADMINISTRATION

  • Remote Storage Overview
  • Remote Filesystem Protocols
  • Remote Block Device Protocols
  • NFS Clients
  • NFS Server Configuration
  • Implementing NFSv4
  • AutoFS
  • AutoFS Configuration
  • SAN Multipathing
  • Multipath Configuration
  • Multipathing Best Practices
  • iSCSI Architecture
  • Open-iSCSI Initiator Implementation
  • iSCSI Initiator Discovery
  • iSCSI Initiator Node Administration
  • Mounting iSCSI Targets at Boot
  • iSCSI Multipathing Considerations
LAB TASKS

  • Using autofs
  • NFS Server Configuration
  • iSCSI Initiator Configuration
USER/GROUP ADMINISTRATION

  • Approaches to Storing User Accounts
  • User and Group Concepts
  • User Administration
  • Modifying Accounts
  • Group Administration
  • Password Aging
  • Default User Files
  • Controlling Login Sessions
  • RHEL DS Client Configuration
  • SLES DS Client Configuration
  • PAM Overview
  • PAM Module Types
  • PAM Order of Processing
  • PAM Control Statements
  • pam_wheel.so
  • pam_limits.so
  • User/Group Administration Comparison Matrix
LAB TASKS

  • User and Group Administration
  • Using LDAP for Centralized User Accounts
  • Troubleshooting Practice: Account Management
  • Restricting superuser access to wheel group membership
  • Setting Limits with the pam_limits Modules
  • Using pam_limits to Restrict Simultaneous Logins
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

  • Security Concepts
  • Tightening Default Security
  • Security Advisories
  • Fine Grained Authorizations with Polkit
  • File Access Control Lists
  • Manipulating FACLs
  • Viewing FACLs
  • Backing Up FACLs
  • File Creation Permissions with umask
  • User Private Group Scheme
  • Alternatives to UPG
  • TCP Wrappers Concepts
  • TCP Wrappers Concepts
  • Xinetd
  • SUSE Basic Firewall Configuration
  • Netfilter Concepts
  • Using the iptables Command
  • Common match_specs
  • Extended Packet Matching Modules
  • Connection Tracking
  • AppArmor
  • SELinux Security Framework
  • SELinux Modes
  • SELinux Commands
  • Choosing an SELinux Policy
  • SELinux Booleans
  • SELinux Policy Tools
  • (X)INETD and Firewalls
LAB TASKS

  • User Private Groups
  • Using Filesystem ACLs
  • Securing xinetd Services
  • Enforcing Security Policy with xinetd
  • Securing Services with TCP Wrappers
  • Securing Services with SuSEfirewall2
  • Securing Services with Netfilter
  • Exploring SELinux Modes
  • SELinux File Contexts
 PROCESS ADMINISTRATION

  • at & cron Usage
  • Anacron
  • Viewing Processes
  • Managing Processes
  • Tuning Process Scheduling
  • Process Accounting
  • Setting Resource Limits via ulimit
LAB TASKS

  • Creating and Managing User Cron Jobs
  • Adding System cron Jobs
 NETWORKING

  • Linux Network Interfaces
  • Ethernet Hardware Tools
  • Network Configuration with ip Command
  • Configuring Routing Tables
  • IP to MAC Address Mapping with ARP
  • Starting and Stopping Interfaces
  • NetworkManager
  • DNS Clients
  • DHCP Clients
  • Network Diagnostics
  • Information from ss and netstat
  • Managing Network-Wide Time
  • Continual Time Sync with NTP
  • Configuring NTP Clients
  • Multiple IP Addresses
  • IPv6
  • Interface Aggregation
  • Interface Bonding
  • Network Teaming
  • Interface Bridging
  • 802.1q VLANS
  • Network Configuration Tools
LAB TASKS

  • Network Discovery
  • Basic Client Networking
  • NTP Client Configuration
  • Multiple IP Addresses Per Network Interface
  • Configuring IPv6
  • Troubleshooting Practice: Networking
 MONITORING & TROUBLESHOOTING

  • System Status – Memory
  • System Status – I/O
  • System Status – CPU
  • Performance Trending with sar
  • Troubleshooting Basics: The Process
  • Troubleshooting Basics: The Tools
  • System Logging
  • Syslog-ng
  • systemd Journal
  • systemd Journal's journalctl
  • Secure Logging with Journal's Log Sealing
  • Rsyslog
  • /etc/rsyslog.conf
  • Log Management
  • Log Anomaly Detector
  • strace and ltrace
  • Troubleshooting Incorrect File Permissions
  • Inability to Boot
  • Typos in Configuration Files
  • Corrupt Filesystems
  • RHEL7 Rescue Environment
  • SUSE Rescue Environment
  • Process Tools
LAB TASKS

  • Using the systemd Journal
  • Setting up a Full Debug Logfile
  • Remote Syslog Configuration
  • Remote Rsyslog TLS Configuration
  • Recovering Damaged MBR
 BIND DNS

  • The Domain Name Space
  • Delegation and Zones
  • Server Roles
  • Resolving Names
  • Resolving IP Addresses
  • Basic BIND Administration
  • Configuring the Resolver
  • Testing Resolution
  • rndc Key Configuration
  • named.conf Options Block
  • Creating a Site-Wide Cache
  • Zones In named.conf
  • Zone Database File Syntax
  • SOA – Start of Authority
  • A, AAAA, & PTR – Address & Pointer Records
  • NS – Name Server
  • TXT, CNAME, & MX – Text, Alias, & Mail Host
  • Abbreviations and Gotchas
  • $GENERATE, $ORIGIN, and $INCLUDE
LAB TASKS

  • Configuring a Slave Name Server
  • Use rndc to Control named
  • Configuring BIND Zone Files
 SQL FUNDAMENTALS AND MARIADB

  • Popular SQL Databases
  • SELECT Statements
  • INSERT Statements
  • UPDATE Statements
  • DELETE Statements
  • JOIN Clauses
  • MariaDB
  • MariaDB Installation and Security
  • MariaDB User Account Management
  • MariaDB Replication
LAB TASKS

  • QL with Sqlite3
  • Installing and Securing MariaDB
  • Creating a Database in MariaDB
  • Create a Database Backed Application
 OPENLDAP

  • OpenLDAP: Server Architecture
  • OpenLDAP: Backends
  • OpenLDAP: Replication
  • OpenLDAP: Configuration Options
  • OpenLDAP Server Tools
  • OpenLDAP Client Tools
  • LDIF: LDAP Data Interchange Format
  • Enabling LDAP-based Login
  • System Security Services Daemon (SSSD)
LAB TASKS

  • Building An OpenLDAP Server
  • Enabling TLS For An OpenLDAP Server
  • Enabling LDAP-based Logins
  •  
  • VSFTPD & APACHE
  • vsftpd
  • Anonymous FTP with vsftpd
  • Configuring vsftpd
  • HTTP Operation
  • Apache Architecture
  • Apache Configuration Files
  • httpd.conf – Server Settings
  • httpd.conf – Main Configuration
  • httpd.conf – VirtualHost Configuration
  • Virtual Hosting DNS Implications
  • Adding Modules to Apache
  • Apache Logging
  • Delegating Administration
  • Directory Protection
  • Directory Protection with AllowOverride
  • Common Uses for .htaccess
  • TLS Using mod_ssl.so
LAB TASKS

  • Configuring vsftpd
  • Apache Architecture
  • Apache Content
  • Configuring Virtual Hosts
  • Using .htaccess Files
  • Using TLS Certificates with Apache
  •  
  • SQUID PROXY SERVER
  • Squid Overview
  • Squid File Layout
  • Squid Access Control Lists
  • Applying Squid ACLs
  • Tuning Squid & Configuring Cache Hierarchies
  • Bandwidth Metering
  • Monitoring Squid
  • Proxy Client Configuration
LAB TASKS

  • Installing and Configuring Squid
  • Squid Cache Manager CGI
  • Proxy Auto Configuration
  • Configure a Squid Proxy Cluster
 SAMBA

  • Samba Daemons
  • Accessing Windows/Samba Shares from Linux
  • Samba Utilities
  • Samba Configuration Files
  • The smb.conf File
  • Mapping Permissions and ACLs
  • Mapping Linux Concepts
  • Sharing Home Directories
  • Sharing Printers
  • Share Authentication
  • User-Level Access
  • Mapping Users
  • Samba Account Database
  • User Share Restrictions
LAB TASKS

  • Samba Share-Level Access
  • Samba User-Level Access
  • Samba Group Shares
  • Handling Symbolic Links with Samba
  • Samba Home Directory Shares
POSTFIX


  • Postfix Features
  • Postfix Components
  • Postfix Configuration
  • master.cf
  • main.cf
  • Postfix Map Types
  • Postfix Pattern Matching
  • Virtual Domains
  • Postfix Mail Filtering
  • Configuration Commands
  • Management Commands
  • SMTP AUTH Server and Relay Control
  • SMTP AUTH Clients
  • TLS Server Configuration
  • Postfix Client Configuration for TLS
LAB TASKS

  • Configuring Postfix
  • Postfix Network Configuration
  • Postfix Virtual Host Configuration
  • Postfix SMTP AUTH Configuration
  • Postfix STARTTLS Configuration
  • SUSE Postfix Configuration Cleanup 
EMAIL SERVICES

  • Procmail
  • SpamAssassin
  • amavisd-new Mail Filtering
  • Cyrus IMAP/POP3 Server
  • Cyrus IMAP MTA Integration
  • Cyrus Mailbox Administration
  • Dovecot POP3/IMAP Server
LAB TASKS

  • Configuring Procmail & SpamAssassin
  • Configuring Cyrus IMAP
  • Dovecot TLS Configuration
 INSTALLING RHEL7

  • Anaconda: An Overview
  • Anaconda: Booting the System
  • Anaconda: Common Boot Options
  • Anaconda: Loading Anaconda and Packages
  • Anaconda: Storage Options
  • Anaconda: Troubleshooting
  • FirstBoot
  • Kickstart
  • Network Booting with PXE
  • A Typical Install
LAB TASKS

  • Linux Installation
  • Automating Installation with Kickstart
INSTALLING SLES12

  • YaST Install Program Interface
  • Network Installation
  • SLP for SUSE Linux Installation
  • Installation Choices
  • Kernel Crash Dump Configuration
  • Network Booting with PXE
  • Creating AutoYaST2 Files
  • Using AutoYaST2 files
  • linuxrc Automation
  • Installation Diagnostics
  • After The First Reboot
  • A Typical Install
LAB TASKS

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation
  • Automating Installation with AutoYaST

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