Course code

LI321 Certified Linux System and Network Administration III

Description

This course focusses on network services administration. All popular network servies such as DHCP, DNS, Apache and Samba are configured. The course is suited for certification on LPI Advanced Linux Professional level (LIPIC 2) and Comptia Linux+.

Audience

System managers that maintain network services and want to certify. People that want in-depth knowledge of Linux net work services.

Topics

• In this course the following topics are covered:
• TheTCP/IP protocol.
• Confuguring Linux network interfaces.
• Setup a DHCP server.
• Setup a DNS server.
• Build a NIS and NFS server with the automounter.
• Starting network services through xinetd.
• Advanced capabilities of ssh.
• Build a single site webserver with Apache.
• Build a CIFS server with Samba.
• E-mail servers using sendmail and postfix.
• Squid proxy server.
• Replacing NIS using an LDAP server. PADL scripts on OpenLDAP.
• The Linux iptables firewall.
• The Network Time Protocol (NTP).

Format

A 5 day instructor-led training presented by an experienced Linux instructor. Each subject is be followed by a lab session where the knowledge is used in practice.

Prerequisites

Experience with using Linux at the level of LI221 Certified System and Network Administration II.

Attendants should be able to:

• Install Linux (over the network, kickstart / autoyast).
• Add software to an existing system: rpm.
• Understand all Linux permissions: rwxrwxrwx. SUID, SGID and chroot.
• Filesystems, LVM and RAID.
• Compile source code (including the kernel)
• Understand the X Window system, DISPLAY variable, Display and Window managers.
• On-line kernel tuning.
• Mount file systems.
• Be able to read POSIX shell scripts.

Language

• Classroom presentation: Local language.
• Student guide, lab guide and slides: English.

Course materials

• English Course book with slides of the presentation with lots of additional text.
• English Lab instruction book with labs for all chapters including solutions to all labs and Instructions to build the lab yourself.

Length

5 days.