Kurs: Linux System Administration: LPIC Certification Course

NB: Kurset holdes på norsk med engelsk kursmateriale.

You are new to Linux System Administration, but you have a basic knowledge of computer hardware and system administration in general. Now you would like to focus on Linux® system administration. In the Linux System Administrator course, you will acquire the skills to administer Linux systems and also gain the requisite knowledge to take the LPI 101 and 102 exams.

Course Objective: You will install, configure, and manage Linux systems.


Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• ensure that the preinstallation checks are performed before installing Linux and then you'll install the operating system on the computer.
• use the Linux Command Line Interface to take advantage of the various commands that Linux provides. You will also get acquainted with accessing documentation in Linux with the help of the command line.
• work in the Linux filesystem to explore the options and commands provided to manage files and directories. By doing this, you can access and organize the files and directories efficiently.
• manage packages in Linux.
• configure network connectivity to share data across a network.
• manage users and groups.
• configure the Graphical User Interface.
• configure hardware devices to manage input and output data, efficiently.
• configure software services.
• work with the kernel.
• automate tasks.
• maintain filesystems.
• maintain the system.
• secure the system.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Installing Linux

Topic 1A: Perform Preinstall Tasks

Topic 1B: Install a Linux Workstation

Lesson 2: Using the Linux Command Line

Topic 2A: Use Linux Commands

Topic 2B: Use the Command Line to Access Linux Documentation

Lesson 3: Working with the Linux Filesystem

Topic 3A: Manage Files and Directories

Topic 3B: Manage Links to a File

Topic 3C: Edit Files

Topic 3D: Redirect Content

Topic 3E: Search Text Files Using Regular Expressions

Topic 3F: Apply Filters to Text Streams

Lesson 4: Managing Packages

Topic 4A: Manage Packages Using the RPM Package Manager

Topic 4B: Manage Packages Using the Debian Package Manager

Lesson 5: Configuring Network Connectivity

Topic 5A: Connect to a Network

Topic 5B: Configure Network Services

Topic 5C: Access a Remote Computer

Topic 5D: Configure Hostname Lookup

Topic 5E: Configure Routing

Topic 5F: Debug Network Configuration Issues

Lesson 6: Managing Users and Groups

Topic 6A: Configure User Profiles

Topic 6B: Manage User Accounts

Topic 6C: Manage Groups

Topic 6D: Manage File Ownership

Topic 6E: Manage File Access Rights

Lesson 7: Configuring the Graphical User Interface

Topic 7A: Implement X

Topic 7B: Customize the Display Manager

Topic 7C: Customize the Window Environment

Lesson 8: Configuring Hardware Devices

Topic 8A: Configure SCSI Devices

Topic 8B: Configure I/O Devices

Topic 8C: Configure Communication Devices

Lesson 9: Configuring Software Services

Topic 9A: Configure the Boot Manager

Topic 9B: Set Up the Email Services

Topic 9C: Install an Executable Program from Source

Topic 9D: Configure the Apache Web Server

Topic 9E: Manage Shared Libraries

Topic 9F: Perform Process Management

Lesson 10: Working with the Kernel

Topic 10A: Customize Kernel Modules

Topic 10B: Manage the Kernel

Lesson 11: Automating Tasks

Topic 11A: Develop Shell Scripts

Topic 11B: Manage Shell Scripts

Topic 11C: Customize the Shell Environment

Topic 11D: Schedule Jobs

Lesson 12: Maintaining Filesystems

Topic 12A: Maintain a Local Filesystem

Topic 12B: Manage Disk Quotas

Topic 12C: Manage NFS

Topic 12D: Implement Samba

Lesson 13: Maintaining the System

Topic 13A: Back Up Data

Topic 13B: Restore Data

Topic 13C: Maintain System Logs

Topic 13D: Manage a Print Queue

Topic 13E: Maintain the System Time

Lesson 14: Securing the System

Topic 14A: Configure Host Security

Topic 14B: Configure User-Level Security

Topic 14C: Configure Network Security