Linux

Course Outline

• System Configuration and Management
  • Route IP traffic and create static routes
  • Use iptables to implement packet filtering and configure network address translation (NAT)
  • Use /proc/sys and sysctl to modify and set kernel run-time parameters
  • Configure system to authenticate using Kerberos
  • Build a simple RPM that packages a single file
  • Configure a system as an iSCSI initiator that persistently mounts an iSCSI target
  • Produce and deliver reports on system utilization (processor, memory, disk, and network)
  • Use shell scripting to automate system maintenance tasks
  • Configure a system to log to a remote system
  • Configure a system to accept logging from a remote system

  
  
• Network Services Management
  • Install the packages needed to provide the service
  • Configure SELinux to support the service
  • Configure the service to start when the system is booted
  • Configure the service for basic operation
  • Configure host-based and user-based security for the service

  
  
• HTTP/HTTPS Server
  • Configure a virtual host
  • Configure private directories
  • Deploy a basic CGI application
  • Configure group-managed content

  
  
• DNS Server
  • Configure a caching-only name server
  • Configure a caching-only name server to forward DNS queries
  • Configure master or slave name servers

  
  
• FTP Server
  • Configure anonymous-only download

  
  
• NFS Server
  • Provide network shares to specific clients
  • Provide network shares suitable for group collaboration

  
  
• SMB Server
  • Provide network shares to specific clients
  • Provide network shares suitable for group collaboration

  
  
• SMTP Server
  • Configure a mail transfer agent (MTA) to accept inbound email from other systems
  • Configure an MTA to forward (relay) email through a smart host

  
  
• SSH Server
  • Configure key-based authentication
  • Configure additional options described in documentation

  
  
• NTP Server
  • Synchronize time using other NTP peers