Fedora

Fedora Fundamentals

This course focuses on the fundamental tools and concepts of Fedora Linux. The course’s focus on proficient use of the command line benefits all skill levels. Beginners develop a solid foundation in Linux, while advanced users discover patterns and fill in gaps in their knowledge. The course material is designed to provide extensive hands-on experience. Topics include: basic file manipulation; basic and advanced filesystem features; I/O redirection and pipes; text manipulation and regular expressions; managing jobs and processes; vi, the standard Unix editor; automating tasks with shell scripts; managing software; secure remote administration; and more.

Key Objectives: During this course, you learn the following concepts and skills fundamental to understanding Fedora:

What is Linux?
Multi-user Concepts
The X Window System
The Linux Filesystem
Manipulating Files
Shell Basics
Archiving and Compression
Text Processing
Regular Expressions
Text Editing
Command Shells
Introduction to Shell Scripting
Process Management and Job Control
Managing Software
Messaging
Printing
The Secure Shell (SSH)
Mounting Filesystems & Managing Removable Media

Audience: This course is designed for those who have little or no experience with Linux and who are seeking a fundamental understanding of the Fedora Linux operating system.

Duration: 5 Days

Price: $2095.00

Enterprise Fedora System Administration

This course explores installation, configuration and maintenance of Fedora Linux systems. The course focuses on issues universal to every workstation and server. The course material is designed to provide extensive hands-on experience. Topics include: installation and configuration; the boot process; user and group administration; filesystem administration, including quotas, FACLs, RAID and LVM; task automation; client networking; SELinux; software management; log files; troubleshooting; and more.

Key Objectives: During this course, you learn the following concepts and skills:

Linux Hardware Discovery, Interaction, and Control
Boot Process and SysV Init
Software Maintenance
Filesystem Administration
LVM & RAID
Remote Storage Administration
User/Group Administration
Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
Security Administration
Process Administration
Basic Networking
Advanced Networking
The X Window System
Log File Administration
Monitoring & Troubleshooting
Pre-Installation Considerations
Installing Fedora
Xen Virtualization
Linux Kernel Compilation

Audience: Students should already be comfortable working in a Linux or Unix environment. Fundamentals such as the Linux filesystem, process management, and how to edit files will not be covered in class. An understanding of network concepts, and the TCP/IP protocol suite is helpful. These skills are taught in the “Fedora Fundamentals” course.

Duration: 5 Days

Price: $2095.00

Enterprise Fedora Networking Services

This is an expansive course that covers a wide range of network services useful to every organization. Special attention is paid to the concepts needed to implement these services securely, and to the trouble-shooting skills which will be necessary for real-world administration of these network services. Like all of our courses, the course material is designed to provide extensive hands-on experience. Topics include: Security with SELinux and Netfilter, DNS concepts and implementation with Bind; LDAP concepts and implementation using OpenLDAP; Web services with Apache; FTP with vsftpd; caching, filtering proxies with Squid; SMB/CIFS (Windows networking) with Samba; and e-mail concepts and implementation with Postfix combined with either Dovecot or Cyrus.

Key Objectives: During this course, you learn the following concepts and skills:

Securing Services
DNS Concepts
Configuring BIND
Creating DNS Hierarchies
Advanced BIND DNS Features
LDAP Concepts and Clients
OpenLDAP Servers
Using Apache
Apache Security
Apache Server-Side Scripting Administration
Implementing an FTP Server
The SQUID Proxy Server
Samba Concepts and Configuration
SMTP Theory
Postfix
Mail Services and Retrieval

Audience: Students should already be comfortable with basic Linux or Unix administration. Fundamentals such as the Linux filesystem, process management, and how to edit files will not be covered in class. A good understanding of network concepts, the TCP/IP protocol suite is also assumed. These skills are taught in the “Fedora Fundamentals” and “Enterprise Fedora System Administration” courses.

Duration: 5 Days

Price: $2095.00

As with all of our classes, this class can be tailored to suit your needs! Please contact us now to learn more about how SwitchDesk can empower you to get the most out of Ubuntu.

We can deliver this course to you:

On-site
On-line
At the SwitchDesk Learning Center