AMI APPEXAcademy of Professional ExcellenceNear NIPA Chowrangi,Gulshan-e-Iqbal,
KarachiFor RegistrationContact: Mr. Amjad (021)4969290,
0345-6016828                        Trainer 0307-2851504Email:
rhce_training@... Duration for 1 Module:  30 Days.Charges per
module: Rs. 4,500/-Total Package for 3 Modules: 13,500/-.Class Timing:
EveryEvery Sunday on 1200 - 1500 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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