AMI APPEX

Academy of Professional Excellence

Near NIPA Chowrangi,

Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi

For Registration

Contact: Mr. Amjad (021)4969290, 0345-6016828

Trainer 0307-2851504

Email: rhce_training@...

PACKAGE

Time Duration for 1 Module: 30 Days.

Charges per module: Rs. 4,000/-

Total Package for 3 Modules: 12,000/-.

Class Timing: Every

Every Sunday on 12:00PM to 04:00 PM (Afternoon)

MODUE DETAIL
FIRST MODULELinux Essentials Course
SECOND MODULE Linux System Administration course
THIRD MODULE (Linux Networking and Security Administration) Course Content

COURSE OUTLINE
FIRST MODULE
Linux Essentials Course

Unit 1 - Overview
* Objectives
* UNIX History
* UNIX Principles
* GNU Project / FSF
* GPL - GNU General Public License
* Linux Origins
* Why Linux?
* Recommended Hardware Specifications
* Local Logins
* Virtual Consoles
* The Xorg GUI Framework
* The Xorg Graphical Environments
* Starting Xorg
* Changing Your Password

Unit 2 - Running Commands and Getting Help

* Objectives
* Running Commands
* Some Simple Commands
* Getting Help
* The whatis Command
* The --help Option
* Reading Usage Summaries
* The man Command
* Navigating man Pages
* The info Command
* Navigating info Pages
* Extended Documentation
* Linux Documentation
* Hands-on lab: Getting Help with Commands

Unit 3 - Browsing the Filesystem

* Objectives
* Linux File Hierarchy Concepts
* Some Important Directories
* Other Important Directories
* Current Working Directory
* File and Directory Names
* Absolute Pathnames
* Relative Pathnames
* Changing Directories
* Listing Directory Contents
* Copying Files and Directories
* Copying Files and Directories: The Destination
* Moving and Renaming Files and Directories
* Moving and Renaming Files and Directories: The Destination
* Creating and Removing Files
* Creating and Removing Directories
* Using Nautilus
* Moving and Copying in Nautilus
* Determining File Content
* Viewing an Entire Text File
* Viewing Text Page by Page
* Hands-on lab: Browsing the Filesystem

Unit 4 - The bash Shell

* Objectives
* bash Introduction
* bash Heritage and Features
* Command Line Shortcuts
* Command Line Shortcuts
* Command Line Shortcuts
* More History Tricks
* Command Line Expansion
* Command Line Expansion
* Command Line Expansion
* Protecting from Expansion
* Protecting from Expansion
* Command Editing Tricks
* gnome-terminal
* Hands-on lab: Exploring the Bash Shell

Unit 5 - Standard I/O and Pipes

* Objectives
* Standard Input and Output
* Redirecting Input and Output
* Redirecting Output
* Redirecting Standard Output
* Overwriting vs Appending
* Redirecting Standard Error
* Redirecting Both Standard Output and Error
* Redirecting Input
* Using Pipes To Connect Processes
* Useful Pipe Targets
* tee
* Hands-on lab: Standard I/O and Pipes

Unit 6 - Users, Groups, and Permissions

* Objectives
* The Linux Security Model
* Users
* Groups
* The root user
* Linux File Security
* Permission Types
* Examining Permissions
* Interpreting Permissions
* Examining Directories
* Linux Process Security
* Changing Permissions - Symbolic Method
* Changing Permissions - Numeric Method
* Changing Permissions - Nautilus
* Hands-on lab: File Permissions

Unit 7 - vi and vim Editor Basics

* Objectives
* Overview of vi and vim
* Starting vi and vim
* Three Modes of vi and vim
* Cursor Movement
* Cursor Movement
* Entering Insert Mode
* Leaving Insert Mode: Esc
* Change, Delete, and Yank
* Put (paste)
* Undoing Changes
* Searching for Text
* Command-Mode Tricks
* Saving and Exiting: ex mode
* Hands-on lab: vi and vim Editor Basics

Unit 8 - The Linux Filesystem In-Depth

* Objectives
* Partitions and Filesystems
* Inodes
* Directories
* Inodes and Directories
* cp and inodes
* mv and inodes
* rm and inodes
* Symbolic (or Soft) Links
* Hard Links
* The Seven Fundamental Filetypes
* Checking Free Space
* Removable Media
* Mounting CDs and DVDs
* Mounting USB Media
* Mounting Floppy Disks
* Formatting Floppy Disks
* Why Archive Files?
* Creating an Archive
* Inspecting Archives
* Extracting an Archive
* Why Use File Compression?
* Compression Utilities
* Using Compression
* Compressing Archives
* Hands-on lab: The Linux Filesystem

Unit 9 - Configuring the Bash Shell

* Objectives
* Configuring the Bash ShellVariables
* Common Local Variables
* The PS1 Local Variable
* Aliases
* Other Shell Configuration Methods
* Configuring Commands: Environment Variables
* Common Environment Variables
* The TERM Environment Variable
* The PATH Environment variable
* How bash Expands a Command Line
* Shell Startup Scripts
* Login Shells
* Startup Scripts: Order of Execution
* /etc/profile
* /etc/profile.d
* ~/.bash_profile and ~/.bashrc
* ~/.bash_logout
* Hands-on lab: Configuring the Bash Shell

Unit 10 - Advanced Topics in Users, Groups and Permissions

* Objectives
* User and Group ID Numbers
* /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group files
* System Users and Groups
* Changing Your Identity
* User Information Commands
* Default Permissions
* Special Permissions
* Special Permissions for Executables
* Special Permissions for Directories
* Hands-on lab: Switching Users and Setting a Umask

Unit 11 - Advanced vi/vim and Printing

* Objectives
* File Repositioning
* Filtering
* ex mode: Search and Replace
* Visual Mode
* Advanced Reading and Saving
* Using multiple "windows"
* Configuring vi and vim
* Expanding your Vocabulary
* Printing in Linux
* Printing Commands
* Printing Utilities
* Hands-on lab: Advanced Uses of the vi and vim Editors

Unit 12 - Introduction to String Processing

* Objectives
* head
* tail
* tail
* wc (word count)
* sort
* uniq
* cut
* Other String Processing Tools
* Version Comparison with diff
* Spell Checking with aspell
* Hands-on lab: Introduction to String Processing

Unit 13 - String Processing with Regular Expressions

* Objectives
* Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions
* Wildcard Characters
* Character Classes
* Modifiers
* Anchors
* The | Operator
* regex Combinations
* Regular Expressions - Examples
* Quote your regex's!
* grep
* sed
* Using sed
* less and vi
* Hands-on lab: String Processing with Regular Expressions

Unit 14 - Finding and Processing Files

* Objectives
* slocate
* slocate Examples
* find
* Basic find Examples
* find and Logical Operators
* find and Permissions
* find and Numeric Criteria
* find and Access Times
* Executing Commands with find
* find Execution Examples
* The Gnome Search Tool
* Hands-on lab: Finding and Processing Files

Unit 15 - Investigating and Managing Processes

* Objectives
* What is a Process?
* How Processes Are Created
* Process Ancestry
* Process States
* Viewing Processes
* Sending Signals to Processes
* Terminating Processes
* Altering Process Scheduling Priority
* Altering Process Scheduling Priority (continued)
* Interactive Process Management Tools
* Running a Process in the Foreground
* Running a Process in the Background
* Suspending a Process
* Listing Background and Suspended Jobs
* Resuming Suspended Jobs
* Compound Commands
* Scheduling a Process To Execute Later
* Scheduling Periodic Processes
* Using cron
* Crontab File Format
* Hands-on lab: Process Controls

Unit 16 - bash Shell Scripting

* Objectives
* Scripting Basics
* Creating Shell Scripts
* Creating Shell Scripts
* Generating Output
* Handling Input
* Exit Status
* Conditional Execution
* Conditional Execution
* Conditional Execution
* Conditional Execution
* Conditional Execution
* for loops
* for loops
* while loopswhile loops
* Positional Parameters
* Positional Parameters
* Scripting at the Command Line
* Shell script debugging
* Hands-on lab: bash Shell Scripting

Unit 17 - Network Clients

* Objectives
* Web Clients
* Firefox
* Other GUI Web Browsers
* Non-GUI Web Browsers
* wget
* Email and Messaging
* Evolution
* Configuring Evolution
* Email and Encryption
* Email and Digital Signatures
* Evolution and GnuPG
* Other GUI Mail Clients
* Non-GUI Mail Clients
* Gaim
* ssh: Secure Shell
* scp: Secure copy
* telnet and the "r" services
* rsync
* lftp
* gFTP
* smbclient
* File Transfer with Nautilus
* Xorg Clients
* Network Diagnostic Tools
* Hands-on lab: Network Clients


SECOND MODULE
Linux System Administration course


UNIT 1 – Installation Linux

* Hardware Overview
* CPU and Memory
* Preparing to Install
* Multiboot systems
* The Linux Installer
* Installer Features
* Linux Installation Overview
* Partitioning Hard Drives
* Sample Partition Structure
* Configuring File Systems
* Network Configuration
* Firewall Setup
* Security Enhanced Linux
* Package Selection
* Validating the Installation
* noprobe Mode and Driver Disks
* Post-Install Configuration
* Hands-on Lab: Installation

UNIT 2 - System Initialization and Services

* Boot Sequence Overview
* BIOS Initialization
* Boot Loader Components
* GRUB and grub.conf
* Kernel Initialization
* init Initialization
* Run levels
* /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
* /etc/rc.d/rc
* Daemon Processes
* System V run levels
* /etc/rc.d/rc.local
* Virtual Consoles
* Controlling Services
* System Shutdown
* System Reboot
* Hands-on Lab: Managing Startup

UNIT 3 - Kernel Services and Configuration

* Objectives
* Agenda
* Kernel Modules
* Kernel Module Configuration
* The /proc filesystem
* /proc/sys configuration with sysctl
* General Hardware Resources
* System Bus Support
* Hotswappable Bus Support
* System Monitoring and Process Control
* Hands-on Lab: Configuring kernel parameters

UNIT 4 - Filesystem Management

* System Initialization: Device Recognition
* Disk Partitioning
* Managing Partitions
* Managing Data: Filesystem Creation
* Journaling for ext2 filesystems: ext3
* Mount Options and Configuration
* The Auto-Mounter
* ext2/ext3 Filesystem Attributes
* Virtual Memory Files
* Filesystem Maintenance
* Adding a Drive
* Hands-on Lab: Filesystem Management

UNIT 5 - Network Configuration

* Device Recognition
* Network Interfaces
* mii-tool
* ifconfig
* ifup/ifdown
* Interface Configuration Files
* Configuration Utilities
* Binding Multiple IP Addresses
* DHCP/BOOTP
* Global Network Parameters
* Default Route
* Static Routes
* Name Resolution
* DNS Client Configuration
* DNS Utilities
* Network Diagnostics
* Hands-on Lab: Static Network Settings

UNIT 6 - RPM and Kickstart

* The RPM Way
* RPM Package Manager
* Installing and Removing Software
* Updating a Kernel RPM
* RPM Queries
* RPM Verification
* Other RPM Utilities and Features
* Automatic Dependency
* Resolution
* Remote Administration
* Network Installation Server

UNIT 7 - User Administration

* User Policy Considerations
* The User Account Database - /etc/passwd
* Adding a New User Account
* User Private Groups
* Group Administration
* Modifying/Deleting Accounts
* Password Aging Policies
* Login Shell Scripts
* Non Login Shell Scripts
* Switching Accounts
* sudo
* Network Users
* Authentication Configuration
* NIS Client Configuration
* LDAP Client Configuration
* File Ownership
* Linux File Permissions
* SUID / SGID Executables
* The Sticky Bit
* The Setgid Access Mode
* Default File Permissions
* Access Control Lists (ACLs)
* Hands-on Lab: User and Group Administration

UNIT 8 - Printing and Administration Tools

* CUPS: Common Unix Printing System
* Controlling Access to cron
* System crontab Files
* System Logging
* syslog Configuration
* Tape Drives
* Using tar/star
* Using dump/restore
* Using cpio
* Remote Backups
* Other Backup Software
* Hands-on Lab: Printing and Admin Tools

UNIT 9 - The X Window System

* XOrg: The X11 Server
* XOrg Server Design
* XOrg Server Configuration
* XOrg Modularity
* Server and Client Relationship
* Configuration Utilities
* Remote X Sessions
* Hands-on Lab: The X Window System

UNIT 10 - Advanced Filesystem Management

* Software RAID Configuration
* Software RAID Recovery
* Converting LVM1 to LVM2
* Creating Logical Volumes
* Resizing Logical Volumes
* The Linux Quota System
* Hands-on Lab: Logical Volumes, RAID and Quotas

UNIT 11 - Troubleshooting

* Basic Guidelines
* Troubleshooting X
* Troubleshooting Networking
* Order of the Boot Process
* Filesystem Corruption
* Filesystem Recovery
* Recovery Run-levels
* Rescue Environment
* Hands-on Lab: System Rescue and Troubleshooting

THIRD MODULE
(Linux Networking and Security Administration) Course Content


Unit 1: Introduction to System Services
* Service Management
* Types of Services
* Fault Analysis
* Hands-on lab: Introduction to System Services

Unit 2: Securing Networks

* Packet Filtering Capabilities
* Netfilter Architecture
* Chain Operations
* Connection Tracking
* Network Address Translation (NAT)
* Hands-on lab: Securing Networks

Unit 3: Organizing Networked Systems

* DNS Basics
* Internet DNS Hierarchy
* Name Server Hierarchy
* Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND)
* Chrooted BIND
* rndc
* Zone Files
* Delegating Subdomains
* BIND Syntax Utilities
* Advanced BIND features
* Configuring the DHCP server
* Hands-on lab: Organizing Networked Systems

Unit 4: Network File Sharing Services

* Configuring NFS services
* Configuring FTP services
* Samba Services
* Hands-on lab: Network File Sharing Services

Unit 5: Electronic Mail Services

* Operational Overview
* Security and "Anti-Spam" Features
* sendmail Configuration with the m4 Macro Language
* sendmail Client Configuration
* Debugging sendmail
* Postfix
* Configuring postfix
* Additional postfix Configuration
* Hands-on lab: Electronic Mail Services

Unit 6: The HTTP Service

* Apache Features
* Apache Server Configuration
* Virtual Hosts
* Apache Namespace Configuration
* Using .htaccess Files
* CGI
* Apache Encrypted Web Server
* Squid Web Proxy Cache
* Hands-on lab: The HTTP Service

Unit 7: Security Concerns and Policy

* Definitions of Security
* Basic Network Security
* Diagnostic Utilities
* Remote Service Detection
* Security Policy
* Response Strategies and Resources
* Hands-on lab: Security Concerns and Policy

Unit 8: Authentication Services

* Authentication and Account Basics
* PAM Operation
* Core PAM Modules
* Authentication Modules
* Password Security
* Authentication Troubleshooting
* NIS Server Configuration
* NIS Client Configuration
* NIS Troubleshooting
* Hands-on lab: Authentication Services

Unit 9: System Monitoring

* Introduction to System Monitoring
* File System Analysis
* System Log Files
* syslogd and klogd configuration
* Log File Analysis
* Monitoring and Limiting Processes
* System Activity Reporting
* Hands-on lab: System Monitoring

Unit 10: Securing Services

* System V Startup Control
* Securing the Service
* tcp_wrappers Configuration
* xinetd Access Control
* Advanced Security Options
* Hands-on lab: Securing Services

Unit 11: Securing Data

* The Need For Encryption
* Cryptographic Building Blocks
* Symmetric Encryption
* Asymmetric Encryption
* Public Key Infrastructures
* Digital Certificates
* Generating Digital Certificates
* OpenSSH Overview
* OpenSSH Authentication
* The OpenSSH server and clients
* Protecting Your Keys
* Hands-on lab: Securing Data





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