Enterprise Linux System Administration

Course Description

The GL250 is an in-depth course that explores installation, configuration and maintenance of Linux systems. The course focuses on issues universal to every workstation and server. Designed by Guru Labs, the course material is designed to provide extensive hands-on experience. Topics include: installation and configuration; the boot process; user and group administration; filesystem administration, including quotas, FACLs, RAID and LVM; task automation; client networking; SELinux; configuring Netfilter firewalls with iptables; troubleshooting; and more.

Prerequisites:

Students should already be comfortable working in a Linux or Unix environment. Fundamentals such as the Linux filesystem, process management, and how to edit files will not be covered in class. An understanding of network concepts, and the TCP/IP protocol suite is helpful. These skills are taught in the GL120 “Linux Fundamental” course.

Supported Distributions:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Fedora Core 6*
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SUSE Linux 10.1