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Linux Professional Institute Level 2 CD Training Course Contents:

Introduction

• The Contents of this Course
• The Exam

Files & Filesystems

• Design Hard Disk Layout
• Perform Basic File Management
• Create Partitions & Filesystems
• Maintain the Integrity of Filesystems
• Mounting & Unmounting Filesystems
• Managing Disk Quota
• Permissions to Control Access to Files - Lesson 1
• Permissions to Control Access to Files - Lesson 2
• Manage File Ownership
• Create Hard & Symbolic Links
• File Location
• Operating the Linux Filesystem
• Maintaining a Linux Filesystem
• Creating & Configuring Filesystem Options
• Configuring RAID

Text & Documentation

• Process Text Streams Using Filters
• Search Text Files Regular Expressions - Lesson 1
• Search Text Files Regular Expressions - Lesson 2
• Perform Basic File Editing Operations Using vi
• Use & Manage Local System Documentation
• Find Linux Documentation on the Internet
• Notify Users On System Related Issues

Shell

• Work on the Command Line
• Customize & Use the Shell Environment
• Customize or Write Simple Scripts
• Automating Tasks Using Scripts
• Set Up Secure Shell (OpenSSH)

Devices

• Configure Fundamental BIOS Settings
• Configure Modem & Sound Card
• Set Up Non-IDE Devices
• Set Up Different PC Expansion Cards
• Configure USB Devices
• Adding New Hardware
• Configuring PCMCIA Devices
• Configuring a Samba Server
• Configuring an NFS Server

The System & the Kernel

• Install a Boot Manager
• Boot the System
• Runlevel/Shutdown/Reboot
• Identifying Boot Stages
• Troubleshooting Bootloaders
• Manage/Query Kernel & Modules
• Reconfigure/Build/Install New Kernel
• Kernel Components
• Compiling a Kernel
• Patching a Kernel
• Customizing a Kernel
• Software & Kernel Configuration

Programs

• Make & Install Programs From Source
• Manage Shared Libraries
• Use Streams/Pipes & Redirects
• Modify Process Execution Priorities
• Create/Monitor/Kill Processes
• Use Debian Package Management
• Use the Red Hat Package Manager
• Packaging Software

X

• Install & Configure X11
• Set Up a Display Manager
• Install/Customize Window Manager

Printers

• Print Files
• Manage Printers & Print Queues
• Install & Configure Printers

Administration Tasks

• System Logging
• Using System Log Files
• Manage Users & Group Accounts
• User & System Environment Variables
• Schedule Automatic Administration Tasks
• Maintain an Effective Backup Strategy
• Maintain System Time
• Perform Security Administration Tasks
• Customize Startup & Boot
• System Recovery
• General Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting System Resources

Safety & Security

• Backup Operations
• Creating Recovery Disks
• Setup User Level Security

Networking - Training pt. 1

• Configure Communication Devices
• Fundamentals of TCP/IP
• TCP/IP Configuration & Troubleshooting
• Configure Linux as a PPP Client
• Configure inetd/xinetd Services
• Mail Transfer Agent
• Apache
• NFS & SAMBA Daemons
• Configure Basic DNS Services
• Setup Host Security

Networking - Training pt. 2

• Basic Network Configuration
• Advanced Network Operation
• Configuring Mailing Lists
• Using Email Servers
• Managing Mail Traffic
• Serving News
• Basic DNS Server Configuration
• Create & Maintain DNS Zones
• Securing a DNS Server
• Implementing a Web Server
• Maintaining a Web Server
• Implementing a Proxy Server
• DHCP Configuration
• NIS Configuration
• LDAP Configuration
• PAM Authentication
• Configuring a Router
• Securing FTP Servers
• A Secure Shell
• TCP Wrappers
• Security Tasks

Wrapup

• Connections
• Wrapup

Credits

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