Operating Systems/Networking Series:

Red Hat Linux 9.x Advanced Administration (LXADVADMIN)

This course provides hands-on instruction in the advanced system administration features for Red Hat 9.0. The target student is one who is on the path to becoming a Red Hat System Administrator proficient in version 9.0. They will learn the important features used in the administration of client, server, and network installations of Red Hat 9.0.

Target Audience

All those who are required to administer a Linux Operating System Environment efficiently and effectively in their daily job functions. Information in this course is helpful for any Operating System/Networking related course.

 

Prerequisites

To ensure your success, we recommend that you have knowledge of:

  • Basic Linux or Unix commands.
  • Use of the Gnome display manager.
  • Basic system administrative knowledge.

 

Topics

 

 

Introduction to Red Hat Linux

History of Linux                                   

·         Advantages of Red Hat Linux

·         New Features of Version 9      

·         Linux distribution sources      

·         System Requirements               

 

Installation of Red Hat System

·         Preparing for the Installation            

·         Choosing and Installation Method

·         Partitioning your Disk                     

·         Creating Boot Disks                        

·         Installing across the Network          

·         Step-by-Step Installation                

·         Configuring after the Installation

·         Kickstart Installation

·         Kickstart Configurator

 

 

The GRUB and LILO Boot Loaders

·         Overview of loaders

·         Overview of GRUB

·         GRUB commands

·         GRUB menu configuration file

·         LILO

 

Configuring the X Window System

·         Configuring X 

·         The XF86Config file

·         Starting the X Window System

·         Window manager demonstration

·         Gnome metacity Window Manager

·         The fall-back twm Window Manager

·         KDE kwin Window Manager

 

 

System Startup and Shutdown

·         Boot Process

·         Startup Scripts

·         Managing Services

·         Shutting Down

·         System Crashes

 

FTP: File Transfer Protocol

·         Installing the FTP Server

·         How the FTP Server Works

·         Configuring your FTP Server

·         FTP Administrative Tools

·         Using FTP Clients

 

 

 

Apache Web Server

·         Server Installation

·         Runtime Server Configuration

·         Virtual Hosting

·         Logging

·         Dynamic Content

·         Starting and Stopping the Server

 

Domain Name Service

·         Introduction

·         Important DNS Concepts

·         DNS Server Configuration Files

·         A Caching DNS Server

·         Configuring DNS Server Master Zones

·         Delegating Authority

·         Adding a Slave DNS Server

·         Troubleshooting DNS

·         DNS Resources

·         Automatically configuring Clients with DHCP

 

DHCP Server

·         Overview of DHCP

·         Configuring the Server

·         Configuring Clients

·         Troubleshooting

 

NFS: Network File System

·         Installing NFS

·         Starting and Stopping the NFS Daemons

·         Configuring NFS Servers and Clients

·         Exporting File Systems

 

Samba

·         Installing Samba

·         Getting a Simple Samba Setup Running

·         Configuring Samba

·         Sharing Files and Print Services

·         Testing your Configuration

·         Running the Samba Server

·         Accessing Shares

·         Common smb.conf  Options

·         Samba Resources

·         Using Samba as a Logon Server

·         Samba Troubleshooting Tips

·         Samba Security

·         Using the Red Hat  Samba Configuration tool

·         Using Samba as a Linux Migration tool

 

Linux File Systems

·         Linux Filesystems, Disks, and Devices

·         Basic Concepts of Devices

·         Mount and umount

·         Setting up filesystems /etc/fstab

·         Ext2 and ext3

·         Other filesystems

·         RAID

·         Logical Volume Manager (LVM)

 

Printing with Linux

·         Overview of printing options

·         Using the Printer Configuration Tool

·         Adding a local printer

·         Adding a LPD printer

·         Adding a SMB printer

·         Adding a jet-direct printer

·         Sharing printers

Network & Network Security Configuration

·         Using the Network Administration Tool

·         Establishing an Ethernet connection

·         Establishing other connections

·         Managing DNS settings

·         Managing hosts

·         Activating devices

·         Using profiles

·         Firewall Configuration

·         Using the Security Configuration Tool

·         Using GNOME Lokkit

·         iptables

·         OpenSSH protocol

 

Redhat Package Manager (RPM)

·         Overview of RPM

·         Using RPM

·         Finding Packages

·         Installing with RPM

·         Uninstalling

·         Upgrading

·         Freshening

·         Verifying

·         Using the Package Management Tool

 

Redhat Enterprise Network Concepts

·         Clustering

·         Network Load Balance Using Internet Protocol Alias

·         X- Windows Network and Redhat Network Configuration