Level 1

Level 2

PART 1: INSTALLING LINUX AS A SERVER

Chapter 1: Introduction to Linux

­        -­ Operating Systems

­        -­ The Linux Operating System

­        -­ The History of Linux 

­        -­ Linux Distributions

­        -­ Common Uses of Linux

PART 3: INTRANET SERVICES

Chapter 15: Network Configuration

-­ Basic Networking Configuration

­        -­ Advanced Network Configuration and Troubleshooting

Chapter 2: Installing Linux

­        -­ Design hard disk layout

­        -­ Install a boot manager

Chapter 16: Core System Services

­        -­ Configuring and Using the xinetd Process

­        -­ Enabling and Disabling Services

Chapter 3: Installing Software

­        -­ Make and Install Programs from Source

­        -­ Manage Shared Libraries

­        -­ Use Debian Package Management

­        -­ Use Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)

Chapter 17: Network File Systems (NFS)

­        -­ Install and Configuring NFS

­        -­ NFS Server Security

PART 2: SINGLE HOST ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 4: The Command Line

 Process Text Streams Using Filters

­        -­ Perform Basic File Management

­       -­  Use Streams, Pipes, and Redirects

­        -­ Create, Monitor, and Kill Processes

­        -­ Modify Process Execution Priorities

­        -­ Search Text Files Using Regular Expressions

­        -­ Perform Basic File Editing Operations Using vi

­        -­ Other Common Text Editors

Chapter 18: Samba

­        -­ Understand the Mechanics of SMB

­        -­ Install Samba

­        -­ Perform Samba Administration

­        -­ Administer Samba with SWAT

­        -­ Share with redhat-config-samba

­        -­ Use smbclient

­        -­ Mount with smbmount

Chapter 5: Devices, Linux Filesystems, and the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

­        -­ Create partitions and filesystems

­        -­ Maintain the integrity of filesystems

­        -­ Control Filesystem Mounting and Unmounting

­        -­ Use File Permissions to Control Access to Files

­        -­ Manage file ownership

­        -­ Managing disk quota

­        -­ Create and Change Hard and Symbolic Links

­        -­ Find system files and place files in the correct location

Chapter 19: LDAP

­       -­  Install and Configuring OpenLdap

­        -­ OpenLdap Server Security

Chapter 6: The X Window System

­       -­  Install and Configure X11

­        -­ Setup a Display Manager

­        -­ Install and Customize a Window Manager Environment

Chapter 20: DHCP

­        -­ Install and Configuring DHCP Server

­        -­ Using DHCP Clients

Chapter 7: Boot, Initialization, Shutdown, and Runlevels

­        -­ Boot the System

­        -­ Change Runlevels and Shut Down or Reboot System

Chapter 21: The Secure Shell (SSH)

­        -­ Installation and Configuration openssh

­        -­ Generating and Using Keys

­        -­ ssh-agent

Chapter 8: Shells, Scripting, Programming, and Compiling

­        -­ Customize and Use the Shell Environment

­        -­ Customize or Write Simple Scripts

PART 4: INTERNET SERVICES AND SECURITY

Chapter 22: Setting Up Domain Name System (DNS)

­        -­ Understanding Domain Name System

­        -­ Installing DNS Server

­        -­ Configure DNS on Linux

­        -­ Primary Master Name Server

­        -­ Secondary Slave Name Server

­        -­ Caching-Only Name Server

Chapter 9: Administrative Tasks

­        -­ Manage Users and Group Accounts and Related System Files

­        -­ Tune the User Environment and System Environment Variables

­        -­ Configure and Use System Log Files to Meet Administrative and Security Needs

­        -­ Automate System Administration Tasks by Scheduling Jobs to Run in the Future

­        -­ Maintain System Time

Chapter 23: FTP

­        -­ Set Up vsftp

­        -­ Configure vsftpd

­        -­ Securing FTP Servers

Chapter 10: Linux Kernel

­        -­ Manage/Query Kernel and Kernel Modules at Runtime

­        -­ Reconfigure, Build, and Install a Custom Kernel and Kernel Modules

­        -­ Kernel Components

­        -­ Compiling a Kernel

­        -­ Patching a Kernel

­        -­ Customizing a Kernel

Chapter 24: Setting Up Your Web Server Using Apache

­        -­ Implementing a Web Server

­        -­ Installing Apache

­        -­ Configuring Apache

Chapter 11: System Startup

­        -­ Customizing System Startup and Boot Processes

­        -­ System Recovery

Chapter 25: Setting Up Squid Proxy Server

­        -­ Understanding Squid Proxy Server

­        -­ Installing Squid Proxy Server

­        -­ Configure Squid Proxy Server

Chapter 12: Filesystem

­        -­ Operating the Linux Filesystem

­        -­ Maintaining a Linux Filesystem

­        -­ Creating and Configuring  Filesystem Options

Chapter 26: Setting up Mail Server

­        -­ Understanding Mail Server (SMTP & POP3)

­        -­ Installing Mail Server

­        -­ Configure SMTP Gateway Mail Server

­        -­ Configure POP3 & IMAP

Chapter 13: Hardware

­        -­ Configuring RAID

­        -­ Adding New Hardware

­        -­ Software and Kernel Configuration

Chapter 27: Configuring the Linux Firewall: IPTables & Shorewall.

­        -­ Introduction

­        -­ Iptables(Netfilter)

­        -­ Building Firewall (Shorewall)

­        -­ Firewall Log monitor

Chapter 14: Troubleshooting

­        -­ Creating Recovery Disks

­        -­ Identifying Boot Stages

­        -­ Troubleshooting Bootloaders

­        -­ General Troubleshooting

­        -­ Troubleshooting System Resources

­        -­ Troubleshooting Environment Configurations

Chapter 28:  Security

­        -­ Perform Security Administration Tasks

­        -­ Set Up Host Security

­        -­ Set Up User-level Security

Chapter 29:  IDS

­           -­ Understanding Snort

­         -­ Installing Snort Server

­         -­ Configure Snort Server