Linux Training Overview

This course will teach the commands and methods needed to setup and manage advanced networking, security, and performance management on a RHEL5 system. The course will also use a problem solving approach in the lab exercises to teach system administrators advanced topics, for long-term mangement of the system.

This course is the equivalent to Red Hat course 253.

Systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 (all update levels)

Linux Training Prerequisites

It is assumed that the participant has successfully completed the Red Hat Linux Essentials (RH 033) and RHEL5 Systems Administration Essentials (RH 131) courses, or has equivalent system time as a user and a working systems administrator.

Linux Training Course duration

This course normally requires three (3) days, approximately 60% lecture, and 40% lab time.

Linux Training Course Objectives

On completion of this course, a systems administrator should be able to install, update, and boot the RHEL5 operating system; setup a RHEL5 system to act as a: DNS server (and client), VSFTPD server, Apache web server, email server, SAMBA host. Topics covering basic encryption, performance management tools, and usage of PAM will also be covered.

Linux Training Course outline

Advanced RHEL5 Networking Features

• automated network attributes setup
• network address types
• network information files
• controlling telnet services
• controlling trusted host services
• TCP Wrappers
• syslog (and remote logging)
• logwatch