Africa College of Technology

Linux Engineer

Categories: Linux
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About Course

LPIC-2 is the second level of certification within LPI’s professional certification program, which consists of multiple levels. The LPIC-2 certification confirms the candidate’s ability to administer mixed networks of small to medium size. To obtain the LPIC-2 certification, the candidate must hold an active LPIC-1 certification, although the LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 exams can be taken in any order.

During this course, students will acquire knowledge and skills related to planning, implementation, consistency, security, and troubleshooting of small mixed networks (Microsoft and Linux). The course covers various aspects, including:

– LAN server administration involving Samba, NFS, DNS, DHCP, and client management
– Internet Gateway setup encompassing firewall, VPN, SSH, web cache/proxy, and mail services
– Internet Server management, which includes web server and reverse proxy, as well as FTP server

Additionally, students will learn how to provide guidance to management regarding automation and purchasing decisions.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Module 1: System Start-up & Advanced System Management
  • - Customizing the startup and boot processes of the system
  • - Notifying users about system-related issues
  • - System recovery techniques
  • - Compilation and installation of programs from source
  • Module 2: Linux Kernel Configuration
  • - Understanding kernel components
  • - Managing kernel and kernel modules
  • - Compiling a kernel
  • - Kernel and module management and querying
  • - Kernel patching
  • - Runtime module operations
  • - Customization, building, and installation of a custom kernel
  • Module 3: Basic Filesystem Management
  • - Operating the Linux filesystem with various options
  • - Filesystem maintenance
  • - Udev device management
  • - Creation and configuration of filesystems
  • Module 4: Advanced Disk Management
  • - Configuring RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
  • - Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
  • - Adjusting storage device access
  • - Backup operations
  • Module 5: Networking Configuration
  • - Basic networking configuration
  • - Troubleshooting network issues
  • - Advanced network configuration and troubleshooting
  • Module 6: DNS Server Configuration
  • - Basic DNS server configuration
  • - Securing a DNS server
  • - Creation and maintenance of DNS zones
  • Module 7: Advanced Network Configuration
  • - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) configuration
  • - Router configuration
  • - Usage of LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) client
  • - Secure Shell (SSH) configuration
  • Module 8: Configuring File Servers
  • - SAMBA (SMB/CIFS) server configuration
  • - Securing FTP servers
  • - NFS (Network File System) server configuration
  • Module 9: Configuring Web and E-mail Servers
  • - Implementation of a web server
  • - Usage of e-mail servers
  • - Maintenance of a web server
  • - Managing local e-mail delivery
  • - Implementation of a proxy server
  • - Managing remote e-mail delivery
  • Module 10: Security
  • - PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) authentication
  • - Security tasks
  • - TCP Wrapper configuration
  • Module 11: System Troubleshooting I: Boot and Kernel Problems
  • - Troubleshooting techniques
  • - Identifying boot stages and resolving related issues
  • - General system troubleshooting
  • Module 12: System Troubleshooting II: System Resources and the User Environment
  • - Troubleshooting environment-related issues
  • - Troubleshooting system resource problems
  • - Configuration troubleshooting

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