Linux 27Hours

What You will Learn
This online training course provides a general overview of the Linux operating system. Topics include partitioning and the boot process, basic system configuration, file management, and text stream processing. The online training course also covers user management, group management, and file permissions. Administrative tasks covered in this online training course include basic job scheduling utilities, as well as system backup strategies and strategies for system documentation and user support.

Partitions and the Boot Process


. Identify the types of partitions that exist on a Linux system 
· Explain the capabilities of the disk formatting utilities fips and fdisk
· Describe the Linux boot process
· Safely shut down a Linux system · Create primary partitions, swap partitions, and extended partitions with fdisk
· Describe the function of LILO
· Safely shut down a Linux system
· Identify and describe the contents of the /etc/inittab file

File Management


. View man page documentation for Linux commands 
· Navigate through the directory structure
· List directory contents
· View file contents  · Create, copy, move, and delete files and directories
· Search file content
· Compress and uncompress files

GNU and Linux Commands


. Define a shell
· Explain how commands entered at the Linux command line are interpreted
· Customize user and environment variables · Describe and view the history file
· List running processes, modify process priority, and stop processes 
· List and control jobs

File System Maintenance


. Mount and unmount file systems
· Identify and describe the files controlling filesystem configuration
· Verify filesystem integrity · Perform disk maintenance
· Manage disk quotas
· Create hard and symbolic links to files
· Locate important system files

Users and Groups


. Describe the purpose of the root account
· Create and delete user accounts · Manage user passwords
· Create, modify, and delete user groups 

Text Streams


. Use the sed command to filter text 
· Use the sort utility
· Cut and paste text · Divide files using pr and split 
· Direct output using pipes, tee, and xargs

Permissions


. Change the owner and group associated with a file
· Define read, write, and execute permissions as applied to files and directories
· Change permissions using symbols · Change permissions using numbers 
· Change the default permissions set for newly created files and directories

Administration and Documentation

. Schedule and manage jobs using the at command
· Schedule jobs using the batch command
· Schedule and manage jobs using cron
. Configure and manage system logging
· Document a Linux system
· Identify key documentation resources

Backup and Restore

. Create a backup and restoration strategy based on business requirements 
· Plan for backup storage and retention 
· Create a backup using the tar utility · Differentiate between full backups, partial backups, incremental backups, and copies
· Restore a backup that was created using the tar utility
· Create and restore backups using cpio