Linux Professional Series: System Administration

Overview: This course introduces students to the basics of Linux system administration while preparing them for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Level 1 certification or the Level 1 Sair Linux and GNU certification.

Course Length: 5 days

Prerequisites: Six months experience with the Linux operating system and the following courses:

• Linux Fundamentals
• Linux+ (optional)

Course Topics:

• Linux History and Operation
• The Architecture and Structure of Linux
• Installing and Configuring Linux
• Run Levels and the Startup/Shutdown Sequence
• Shells, Commands, and Navigation
• Using the emacs, vi and pico Editors
• Using awk and sed
• Using the file Command
• Configuring and Using X Windows
• Linux Printing
• Creating Users and Groups
• The Ext2 Filesystem
• Compiling the Linux Kernel
• Installing the Linux Kernel
• Shell Scripting
• Software Management
• Linux System Management