Linux Introduction

• Linux and OSS
• Distributions and linux evolution

Installation

• Software and hardware pre-requisites
• Installation types and server roles
• RPM installation and management
• Programme source compile and installation

Linux core

• File system components and management
• Partition and volume management
• Linux booting, init and rc scripts
• System daemons (xinetd, inetd, rsyslogd and cron)
• Kernel basics, building and patching
• SysFS and proc

Shell scripting

• Shell types and BASH shell
• BASH shell variables, commands and scripting
• Editors

Users

• User basics and management tools
• Access permissions and PAM

Networking

• TCP/IP and IPv6
• Modules, network interface configuration and routes
• Netfilter

Security

• SetUID, ps, df, ulimit and chroot
• SELinux
• Netstat and logging
• Nmap, Snort, nessus and wireshark

LAN Services

• NFS and NIS
• Samba and LDAP
• Printing
• DHCP
• Backups

Internet Services

• DNS
• FTP
• HTTP and Apache Web Server
• SMTP, POP and IMAP
• SSH

Advanced Linux

• Virtualization