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Advanced Linux Server Administration

Course Overview

The Advanced Linux Server Administration course focuses on enterprise-level Linux administration, server hardening, networking services, storage management, automation, and high availability.

What you will learn?

Module 1: Advanced User & Permission Management
Advanced File Permissions
Access Control Lists (ACL)
Special Permissions (SUID, SGID, Sticky Bit)
User Environment Configuration
PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)
Password Policies & Account Locking

Module 2: Advanced Package & Repository Management
YUM/DNF Repository Configuration
Local Repository Setup
RPM Management
GPG Key Verification
Kernel Management & Updates

Module 3: Advanced Process & Service Management
Systemd Deep Dive
Custom Service Creation
Process Priorities (nice & renice)
Job Scheduling (cron & at)
Log Management (rsyslog, journalctl)

Module 4: Advanced Networking & Security
Network Interface Configuration (CLI)
Bonding & Teaming (Concept)
SSH Hardening
Firewall Configuration (firewalld / iptables)
SELinux Concepts & Configuration
TCP Wrappers
Fail2ban (Concept)

Module 5: Web & Application Server Configuration
Apache Advanced Configuration
Virtual Hosting
Nginx Basics
SSL Configuration
Log Analyse
Performance Tuning Basics

Module 6: Storage & Logical Volume Management (LVM)
Physical Volumes
Volume Groups
Logical Volumes
Extending & Reducing LVM
Snapshot Creation
RAID Concepts
Disk Quotas

Module 7: Network Services Configuration
DNS Server (Bind – Basic Setup)
DHCP Server Configuration
NFS Server
Samba Server
FTP Server Advanced Setup

Module 8: Backup & Disaster Recovery
Rsync Backup
Tar & Cron Automation
Backup Strategies
System Recovery Concepts

Module 9: Virtualization & Container Basics
KVM Overview
Creating Virtual Machines
Introduction to Containers
Docker Basics
Container Deployment

Module 10: Shell Scripting & Automation
Bash Scripting Basics
Variables & Conditions
Loops
Automation Scripts
User Creation Script
Backup Automation Script

This program is designed for:

– Linux Administrators
– System Engineers
– Network Engineers
– DevOps Aspirants
– Cloud Support Engineers
– Professionals preparing for RHCSA / RHCE

Enterprise Lab Environment

Students will configure:
– Apache Web Server with Virtual Hosts
– Secure SSH Access
– LVM with Extended Storage
– NFS & Samba File Sharing
– DNS & DHCP Server
– Cron-based Automated Backup
– Docker Container Deployment

Enterprise Lab Environment

Students will configure:
– Apache Web Server with Virtual Hosts
– Secure SSH Access
– LVM with Extended Storage
– NFS & Samba File Sharing
– DNS & DHCP Server
– Cron-based Automated Backup
-Docker Container Deployment

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, students will be able to:
✅ Manage enterprise Linux environments
✅ Configure and secure Linux servers
✅ Implement LVM and storage solutions
✅ Deploy web and network services
✅ Configure firewall and SELinux policies
✅ Automate tasks using shell scripting
✅ Perform backup and disaster recovery
✅ Deploy containers and virtual machines

Career Opportunities

Linux System Administrator
Senior Linux Engineer
DevOps Engineer (Entry Level)
Cloud Support Engineer
Infrastructure Engineer
Site Reliability Engineer (Junior)