Linux Networking Administrator
KEY BENEFITS:
On completion of this course, the candidate can appear for the RHCE Exam, a realistic performance-based lab exam that tests his/her actual ability to: install and configure Linux; understand limitations of hardware; configure networking and file systems; configure security, set up common network (IP) services, carry out diagnostics and troubleshooting, and perform essential Linux system administrator.
COURSE CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK SERVICES:
- Red Hat Linux Network Components
- Connecting Networks
- Service Management
- Chkconfig, xinetd Daemon
ORGANIZING NETWORKED SYSTEMS:
- DNS Basics
- Name Server Hierarchy
- Client & Server-side DNS
- Configuring BIND
- BIND Utilities
- Configuring the DHCP/DHCP relay agent server.
- Configuring the NTP server.
NETWORK FILE SHARING SERVICES:
- Configuring NFS, FTP & Samba Services
- Configuring File and Directory Sharing
- Printing to the Samba Server
- Authentication Methods
REMOTE INSTALLATION:
- Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux automatically using Kickstart.
- Configure a physical machine to host virtual guests.
ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICES:
- sendmail Features
- Security and “Anti-Spam” Features
- sendmail Configuration
- Postfix
- Configuring CUI and GUI Mail Clients.
- Fetchmail and Thunderbird.
- Mail size and Mail box size limitations.
- Spam Control Mail Relaying
THE HTTP/HTTPS SERVICE:
- Apache Features
- Apache Configuration
- Apache Namespace Configuration
- Apache Encrypted Web Server
- Squid Web Proxy Cache
SECURITY CONCERNS AND POLICY:
- Basic Network Security
- Which Services Are Running?
- Remote Service Detection
- Security Policy
SYSTEM MONITORING:
- Introduction to System Monitoring
- File System Analysis
- Set User and Group ID Permissions
- EXT2 Filesystem Attributes
- Monitoring Data Integrity with tripwire
- System Log Files
- Advanced syslogd configuration
- Monitoring and Limiting Processes
- System Activity Reporting
DIRECTORY SERVICES:
- Configuring Linux Machine as a LDAP server.
- Integrating other Network Services with LDAP, to authenticate clients.
SECURING NETWORKS:
- SystemV Startup Control
- Securing the Service
- tcp_wrappers Configuration
- Daemon Specification
- xinetd-based security
PRINTING AND ADMINISTRATION TOOLS:
- CUPS: Common Unix Printing System
- Controlling Access to cron
- System crontab Files
- syslog Configuration
- Using cpio
- Remote Backups
INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK SERVICES:
- Red Hat Linux Network Components
- Connecting Networks
- Service Management
- Chkconfig, xinetd Daemon