Who should attend
The intended audience for this course is experienced Linux users who want to become administrators of one or more Linux servers.
Prerequisites
You should have:
- Attended IBM Linux course Linux Basics and Installation (LX020)
- Practical experience in running Linux as a user
Course Objectives
- Install Linux from a network install server, setup network install servers, and perform automated installs
- Manage system and services startup and shutdown
- Select and use system administration tools when appropriate
- Configure and manage printers
- Use packaging tools to create, install, and de-install packages
- Configure and manage the X Window System and VNC
- Manage logging
- Manage kernel services and configure the kernel
- Manage devices
- Manage hard disks, partitions, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID), and Logical Volume Management (LVM)
- Create and manage file systems and file system quota
- Perform memory management
- Use scheduling tools
- Create and restore backups
- Perform user administration
- Apply user-level security
- Troubleshoot Linux problems
Course Content
The purpose of this course is to provide experienced Linux users additional skills that may help them become a capable system admiistrator.