• Linux Kernel
  • Kernel Components
  • Compiling a kernel
  • Patching a kernel
  • Customise, build and install a custom kernel and kernel modules
  • Manage/Query kernel and kernel modules at runtim
• System Startup
  • Customising system startup and boot processes
  • System recovery

Filesystem and Devices

• Operating the Linux filesystem
• Maintaining a Linux filesystem
• Creating and configuring filesystem options
• udev Device Management

Advanced Storage Device Administration

• Configuring RAID
• Adjusting Storage Device Access
• Logical Volume Manager

– Networking Configuration

• Basic networking configuration
• Advanced Network Configuration and Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting network issues
• Notify users on system-related issues

– System Maintenance

• Make and install programs from source
• Backup operations

– Domain Name Server

• Basic DNS server configuration
• Create and maintain DNS zones
• Securing a DNS server

– Web Services

• Implementing a web server
• Maintaining a web server
• Implementing a proxy server

– File Sharing

• SAMBA Server Configuration
• NFS Server Configuration

– Network Client Management

• DHCP configuration
• PAM authentication
• LDAP client usage

– E-Mail Services

• Using e-mail servers
• Managing Local E-Mail Delivery
• Managing Remote E-Mail Delivery

– System Security

• Configuring a router
• Securing FTP servers
• Secure shell (SSH)
• TCP Wrapper
• Security tasks

– Troubleshooting

• Identifying boot stages and troubleshooting bootloaders
• General troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting system resources
• Troubleshooting environment configurations