Linux Certification

Course Explanation

Linux has surely arrived with Red Hat Linux. Red Hat Linux has two separate levels of certification namely, the RHCT, or the Red Hat Certified Technician and the RHCE or the Red Hat Certified Engineer. This course enables you to master the basics in Linux. All-inclusive 12 sessions, Red Hat introduces you to the operating system user groups, vi and vim editor basics. What’s intriguing is that you can actually learn the installation and investigation on a standalone machine, through the NFS, FTP, HTTP servers.

By the seventh day you would have mastered the X Window System as well as the X server architecture and security. If that isn’t enough, you are sure to learn firewall configurations, setting up Open SSH and Digital Certificates nearing your completion of the course. Principles related to security, security practices, security policies and response strategies are another additional feature. Within the SAMBA environment you can also get acquainted with configuring NFS server, autofs, NFS security, FTP server and clients, and lots more.

Certification Exams

1 exam: 1-day, performance-based live exam in lab environment. Students have access to free mock exams which gives clear indication of exam readiness

Course Contents (12 sessions of 3hrs each)

Day 1 3 hrs	Introduction to Linux and OS Running Commands and Getting Help Browsing the File system The bash Shell Users, Groups, and Permissions vi and vim Editor Basics
Day 2 3 hrs	The Linux File system In-Depth Configuring the Bash Shell Advanced Topics in Users, Groups and Permissions Advanced vi/vim and Printing
Day 3 3 hrs	Introduction to String Processing String Processing with Regular Expressions Standard I/O and Pipes Finding and Processing Files
Day 4 3 hrs	Investigating and Managing Processes bash Shell Scripting Network Clients
Day 5 3 hrs	Installation • Understanding different types of installation methods • Installation on a standalone machine • Installation through NFS, FTP, HTTP System Initialization and Services • Boot sequence overview GRUB • Understanding different run levels Kernel Services and Configuration • Understanding kernel modules and /proc file system • Kernel tuning with sysctl
Day 6 3 hrs	File system Management • Understanding ext2 / ext3 file systems • Understanding fdisk,e2label,mount, umount commands Network Configuration • Understanding and configuring IP addresses, name resolution, default and static routes • Network diagnostics RPM and Kickstart • Understanding RPM package manager • Using Kickstart to automate installation
Day 7 3 hrs	User Administration • Adding new user accounts • Group administration • Modifying / deleting accounts • Access control lists (ACLs) Printing and Administration Tools • Understanding and configuring printing system (CUPS) • Automation of jobs with At & Cron • Understanding different types of backups and backup strategy The X Window System • Understanding X server architecture and security
Day 8 3 hrs	Advanced File system Management • Understanding RAID levels • Configuring different types of software RAID levels (0,1 and 5) • Understanding and configuring LVM • Understanding and configuring Linux Quota system Troubleshooting • Understanding troubleshooting techniques for X, Network, Boot problems • Recovering corrupted file systems, run levels • Understanding rescue environment and utilities
Day 9 3 hrs	Introduction to System Services • Understanding and configuring System V Service management • Understanding and configuring Xinetd based services Organizing Networked Systems • Understanding DNS service, BIND and different types of DNS servers • Configuring DNS (master, slave and caching-only) servers. • Understanding and configuring DHCP server Network File Sharing Services • Understanding and configuring NFS server and clients • Configuring autofs, NFS security • Understanding and Configuring FTP server and clients • Understanding SAMBA server • Configuring SAMBA for heterogeneous environment • SAMBA security
Day 10 3 hrs	Electronic Mail Services • Sendmail configuration • Postfix configuration • Procmail configuration for delivery The HTTP Service • Understanding APACHE • Configuring APACHE with virtual hosting • Understanding SQUID proxy • Configuring SQUID proxy with ACL
Day 11 3 hrs	Security Concerns and Policy • Understanding principles of security, security practices, security policies and response strategies. Authentication Services • Understanding NIS and daemons at NIS (server, slave and clients) • Configuring NIS (master), NIS (slave) and NIS clients. System Monitoring • Understanding file system analysis, log file analysis, process and system activity monitoring
Day 12 3 hrs	Securing Networks • Firewall (IP Tables configuration) • Routing & NAT Securing Services • Understanding and configuring tcp_wrappers • Configuring security for Xinetd based services. Securing Data • Understanding and configuring Open SSH and Digital Certificates
After Course	Free Lab Access

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Linux Certification

Linux Certification

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