Unix/Linux System Administration

Module 1: Hardware, Device Configuration, and Installation
Hardware Compatibility and Resources 
CPU and Memory Support 
Filesystem Device Nodes 
System and Hotswappable Bus Support 
Laptops 
Block Devices and Filesystem Schemes 
Red Hat Installer Features 
Red Hat Linux Installation 
Partitioning Hard Drives 
Configuring Software RAID at Installation 
Configuring Flexible Filesystems with LVM 
Network Configuration and Firewall Setup 
Package Selection 
Validating the Installation 
Serial Console Installation 
Noprobe Mode 
Driver Disks 
Post-Install Configuration

Module 2: Filesystem Management
Creating and Managing Partitions 
Filesystem Basics and Attributes 
Filesystem Creation 
Ext3: Journaling for Ext2 Filesystems 
The Filesystem Hierarchy 
Mount options and configuration 
Connecting to Network Resources with NFS and SMB/CIFS 
Unmounting Filesystems 
The Auto-Mounter 
Swap partitions 
Filesystem Maintenance 
Determining Filesystem Usage 
Adding a Drive

Module 3: System Initialization and Services
The Boot Sequence 
BIOS Initialization 
The Boot Loader 
Kernel Initialization 
init Initialization 
Run levels 
Daemon Processes 
The rc.sysinit Script 
System V run levels 
The rc.local Script 
Virtual Consoles 
System Shutdown and Reboot 
Controlling Services

Module 4: User Administration
User Policy Considerations 
The User Account Database 
Adding a New User Account 
Modifying/Deleting Accounts 
Password Aging Policies 
Authentication Configuration 
NIS Configuration 
Group Administration 
Switching Accounts 
File Ownership 
Linux File Permission 
SUID / SGID Executables 
The Sticky Bit and Setgid Access Mode 
Default File Permissions 
User Private Groups 
Filesystem Quota Setup and Administration

Module 5: Network Configuration
Network Device Recognition 
Network Interfaces 
Address Resolution Protocol 
Bringing Network Interfaces Up and Down 
Interface Configuration Files 
Configuration Utilities 
Multiple NICs 
Binding Multiple IP Addresses 
DHCP/BOOTP 
Allowing User Control of Network Interfaces 
Basic IP Routes 
System Default Route 
IP Forwarding 
Global Network Parameters 
Name Resolution 
DNS Client Configuration 
DNS and Network Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

Module 6: System Administration Tools
Using the Alternatives System 
The Print System User Interface 
CUPS Printing System Configuration 
CUPS Queue Management 
Task Automation With at and cron 
Controlling Access to Task Automation 
crontab format 
System crontab Files 
Using tmpwatch 
Configuring, Maintaining and Monitoring System Logs 
Managing the whatis Database 
System Monitoring and Process Control 
Tape Backups 
Archiving with tar, dump/restore, and cpio 
Remote Backups

Module 7: RPM, Boot Loaders, and Kickstart
Introduction to the RPM Package Manager 
Installing and Removing Software with RPM 
Installing Kernel Errata 
RPM Queries and Verification 
RPM Utilities and Features 
Red Hat Network in the Enterprise 
Red Hat Network Registration 
The up2date utility 
Remote Administration 
Boot Loader Components 
GRUB and grub.conf 
Starting the Boot Process 
Multiboot Systems 
Configuring a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Network Installation Server 
Using Kickstart to Automate Installation 
The Kickstart Configuration File

Module 8: Kernel Services and Configuration
Kernel Modules and Their Configuration 
The /proc filesystem 
/proc/sys configuration with sysctl 
Software RAID Configuration and Recovery 
Flexible Filesystems with LVM 
Using LVM to Create Snapshot Logical Volumes

Module 9: The X Window System
The X Protocol 
X Security 
xauth with ssh 
X Modularity 
X Extensibility 
Window Managers 
Display Managers 
XFree86 Startup 
X Server Configuration 
The X Font Server

Module 10: Troubleshooting
Basic Troubleshooting Guidelines 
Troubleshooting X 
Troubleshooting Services 
Troubleshooting Networking 
Troubleshooting Boot Problems 
Filesystem Corruption and Recovery 
Recovery Run-levels 
Boot Floppies 
Rescue Environment Utilities 
Rescue Environment Details