Linux System Administration in 21 Days

This course is focused on:

Course Duration:
• 52 Hours, 2 Hours per sessions (weekly 2 Days)
• 52 Hours, 13 Classes, 4 Hours per class (weekly 1 Day)
Day 1: Introduction to UNIX & LINUX Day 07: User and Group Administration
▪ Introduction to Operating Systems • Users and Groups Introduction
▪ Parts of Operating System • Linux User Types and Database
▪ Kernel, Shell & File • Primary Groups and Supplementary Groups
▪ History of UNIX and LINUX • Gaining Super user Access
▪ Linux and GNU Project • Running commands as root with SUDO
▪ Basic Concepts of Linux • Managing Local User Accounts
▪ Identification of various Linux distributors • Managing Local Group Accounts
▪ Working with RHEL/CentOS Distributions • Managing User Passwords
• Managing User's Password Aging
Day 2: Preparing RHEL 9 Installation & Lab Setup
▪ Planning a RHEL/CentOS Stream 9 Installation
Day 08: Linux File Permissions and ACL
▪ System Requirements & Capabilities • Explore Linux File & Directory Types
▪ Download RHEL/CentOS Stream 9 OS • Linux standard file permissions
▪ Preparing Installation Media (DVD/ISO/USB) • Hard Link and Soft Link concepts
▪ RHEL 9 Installation Method (MBR & GPT) • Viewing File/Directory Permission and Ownership
▪ Required Partitions for RHEL 9 Installation • Linux User, Group and Other permission Concept
▪ Linux Lab Setup Concept (Virtual & Physical) • Set permission using read, write and execute
▪ Building home Lab using VMware Workstation • Linux Special Permissions SUID, SGID, Sticky bit
• Securing Files with ACLs
Day 3: RHEL 9 Installations & Basic Configure • Creating, modifying and deleting ACL’s

▪ Introduction to VMware Workstation Day 09: Linux Boot, Process and Services
▪ Introduction Virtualization Technology
▪ Create VM on VMware Workstation for RHEL 9 ▪ Step by step Linux booting procedures
▪ Installation of RHEL on VMware Workstation ▪ Explain and Controlling the Boot Process
▪ Install RHEL instance of AWS cloud ▪ Working with GRUB2 Boot loader
▪ Configure BIOS/UEFI options for OS booting ▪ Working with Linux Kernel (CentOS)
▪ Details discussion about OS booting options ▪ Update Linux Kernel (CentOS)
▪ Details discussion about Installation Summary ▪ Introducing RHEL Systemd
▪ Linux Installation Method (MBR and GPT) ▪ Controlling RHEL daemon & Services
▪ Configure Post installation on RHEL 9 ▪ Enabling/Disabling System Daemons at boot
▪ Recovering Root Password
Day 04: Getting started with Linux ▪ Linux process management introduction
▪ Parent processes and child processes
▪ The GNOME Desktop Environment
▪ Working with terminal and command console
▪ System process and user processes
▪ Introduction to Linux shells and terminal
▪ Details explain of "TOP" command
▪ Linux Virtual Console/Terminal
▪ Graphical process monitoring system
▪ Logging remote system through SSH
▪ Background and Foreground Processes
▪ Logging web interface using cockpit
▪ Controlling jobs using ‘bg’, ‘fg’, ‘ctrl+z’, ‘ctrl+c’
▪ Linux Command Syntax, Options, Argument
▪ Monitoring & Killing Process Activities
▪ Examples of Simple Commands
▪ Process priority and 'nice' concepts
▪ Powering Off, Reboot and Logout System
▪ Managing priority of Linux Process
▪ Linux Directory & File System introduction
▪ Navigating Linux Directory Paths
Day 10: RHEL 9 File Systems Management
▪ Command-line File & Directory Management • Identifying File Systems and Devices
▪ Files & Directory handling commands • Understanding Linux file systems
• Managing MBR Partitions with 'fdisk'
Day 05: Linux Text Processing Tools • Managing GPT Partitions with 'gdisk'
▪ Standard Input, Output and Error Concept • Creating File System (xfs, ext4, swap)
▪ Redirecting Output to a File • Mount Points and ‘/etc/fstab’ - Details
▪ Constructing and Using Pipelines • Mounting and Un-mounting File Systems
▪ Working with tail, head, cat, less, wc, echo • Working with USB, DVD, ISO Devices
▪ Working with Regular Expressions 'grep'
▪ Familiar with Linux 'find', ' and 'locate'
Day 11: RHEL 9 LVM & Swap Management
▪ Documentation for Commands ▪ Limitation of Standard Partitions
▪ Importance of Logical Volume Management (LVM)
Day 06: Linux Text Editors ▪ Preparing storage partitions for LVM
▪ Why need text editor ▪ Creating Physical volumes (PV)
▪ Different types of text editors ▪ Creating Volume Group (VG)
▪ Introduction to 'vi/vim' and 'gedit' ▪ Creating Logical Volume (LV)
▪ Linux Text Editor Utilities (vim, gedit, nano) ▪ Extend Volume Group (VG)
▪ Working with Different 'vi/vim' Modes ▪ Extend Logical Volumes
▪ Editing, Replacing, Searching with 'vi/vim' ▪ Resizing Logical Volumes
▪ Working with ‘vim’ advanced features ▪ Remove Logical Volumes
▪ Why need swap partition
▪ Create additional ‘swap’ space
Day 12: RHEL 9 Network Management Day 18: Linux Scripting with Bash
▪ Describing Networking Concepts ▪ Introduction to Shell Scripting
▪ Describe Network Interface Names ▪ Creating and Executing First Shell Script
▪ Validate Network Configuration ▪ Working with Shell Variables
▪ Working with NetworkManager Services ▪ Passing Arguments to the Bash Script
▪ Introducing Network Manager tools (nmcli & nmtui) ▪ Executing Shell Commands with Bash
▪ Configure Static and dynamic IP ▪ Reading User Input in Bash Shell
▪ Configure Networking using ‘nmcli’ & ‘nmtui’ ▪ Working with Bash Statement
▪ Edit Network Configuration Files ▪ Bash Conditional and Control Structures
▪ Configuring Host Name and Name Resolution ▪ Working with Login and Non-Login shells
▪ Managing Networking Environment ▪ Creating user using Shell Script

Day 13: Linux Package Management System Day 19: Working with Backup, Archive, Log Files
▪ The Linux Package Management system ▪ Why need backup & Archives?
▪ Register system with RHEL Portal ▪ Different types of Backup method
▪ Explain and Investigate RPM Packages ▪ Working with Compressed ‘tar’ Archive
▪ RPM Install, Queries and verifying ▪ Compress and De-compress using ‘gz, bz2, xz’
▪ Dependency problems and Resolution ▪ Transfer Files Between Systems Securely (SCP)
▪ Concept of RPM Repositories ▪ Synchronize Files Between Systems (Rsync)
▪ Configure DVD/ISO Local repository ▪ Describe System Log Architecture
▪ Packages Install and Remove using DNF ▪ Review Syslog Files & Facility
▪ Use CentOS public repositories ▪ Review System Journal Entries
▪ Enable Third-party Software Repositories (EPEL) ▪ Preserve the System Journal
▪ Manage tuning profiles
Day 14: Configuring OpenSSH Service
Day 20: NTP Service & Scheduling Future Tasks
▪ What is the Secure Shell (SSH)?
▪ How SSH (Secure Shell) works? ▪ Introduction to Chrony Suite
▪ SSH Host Keyes (Public and Private) ▪ Configure Chrony as a NTP Server
▪ Configuring SSH Key-based Authentication ▪ Using Chronyc to control ‘chronyd’
▪ Password less SSH Login ▪ Administer Local clocks and Time Zones
▪ Customizing SSH Service Configuration ▪ Configure NTP client
▪ Restricting SSH Logins (root) ▪ Verifying NTP client is synchronized
▪ Putty and Open SSH Clients ▪ Introduction to Linux Scheduling
▪ Secure Copy Through 'scp' ▪ Schedule tasks using ‘at’ and ‘cron’
▪ Explain Cron job file format
Day 15: Managing Network Security (Firewalld) ▪ Running commands at particular times
▪ Introduction to Firewall Technologies ▪ Use shell script in cronjob
▪ Firewall Architecture Concepts
▪ Network based and Host based firewall Day 21: RHEL 9 Container Technology
▪ Introducing RHEL 9 ‘firewalld’
▪ Working with ‘firewalld’ zones ▪ Introducing Container Technology
▪ Managing & configure ‘firewalld’ service ▪ Why Need Container Technology
▪ IP, ICMP, Port, Service Filtering using ‘firewalld’ ▪ Limitation of Virtual Machines
▪ Virtualization vs Container Technology
Day 16: RHEL 9 SELinux Security ▪ Different types of Container Technology
▪ RHEL Containerization using Podman
▪ Introducing SELinux Security ▪ Inspect container images
▪ Explanation of SELinux Modes ▪ Manage container registries
▪ Set enforcing and permissive modes for SELinux ▪ Perform basic container management
▪ List and identify SELinux file and process context ▪ Run a service inside a container
▪ Restore default file contexts ▪ Build a container from a Container file
▪ Manage SELinux port Labels ▪ Attach persistent storage to a container
▪ Working with SELinux Boolean ▪ Configure a container to start automatically as a
▪ Diagnose & address routine SELinux policy violations systemd service
Day 17: Access NFS Share and Auto Mount
▪ Network File System (NFS) Introduction
▪ Install and Configure NFS Server
▪ Create Share for Public & Private Access
▪ Setup an NFS server and export directories
▪ Allow NFS Share through Firewalld
▪ Review /etc/exports parameters and options
▪ NFS Client Configuration to access NFS Share
▪ Mount and unmount network file systems using NFS
▪ Configure AutoFS