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Linux Administration Certification Training

CertOcean's Linux Administration Certification training is a live, instructor-led online course. You learn in 17 live sessions (42 hours in total) with an expert instructor, work through 14 curriculum modules with hands-on assignments and keep lifetime access to the class recordings.

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  • 14 modules224 topics
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Course overview

About the Linux Administration Certification training

The Linux Administration Certification Training course helps the
candidate grow more in this field and sharpen their minds about being
Linux Administrator and professionals. Being a professional in Linux
administration training, a person can run various applications and
prepare himself to perform different functions. Linux professionals can
maintain the administration when it comes to security and can create a
network configuration.Why should a candidate take this course?Linux runs most of the world's servers and cloud workloads, so Linux administration remains a core IT skill.The following are the Multinational companies which use Linux all across the world:* IBM* Wikipedia* New York Stock Exchange* Twitter* Google* NASA* Linux administrators are well paid.

This course includes

  • Instructors LED Sessions42 Hours of Online Live Instructor-Led Classes. Weekend Class : 14 sessions of 3 hours each
  • AssignmentsEach class will be followed by practical assignments which will aggregate to minimum 25 hours.
  • Lifetime AccessYou get lifetime access to Learning Management System (LMS) where presentations, quizzes, installation guide & class recordings are there.
  • 24/7 Expert SupportWe have 24x7 online support team to resolve all your technical queries, through ticket based tracking system, for the lifetime.
  • ForumWe have a community forum for all our customers that further facilitates learning through peer interaction and knowledge sharing.
  • CertificationTowards the end of the course, you will be working on a project. CertOcean certifies you as a Linux Admin Expert based on the project.

What you'll learn in this course

  • Install Linux and manage packages and processes
  • Work with important files, directories, utilities and system services
  • Manage users, groups and file system security
  • Set up disk quotas and advanced file system management
  • Configure servers such as Samba, mail and MariaDB
  • Write shell scripts and apply SELinux and network security

All Information About the Course

The Linux administration certification training course gives a detailed knowledge of concepts, key
components, and other things to become a Linux Professional this course. Whether it's the security or the
administration, the Linux administration certification training course covers it all.

Which candidates can opt for the Linux administration training course?

Any candidate interested in learning and knowing more about Linux or aiming to be a Linux Professional as a career growth can take this CertOcean's Linux administration certification training course.

What are the objectives of the Linux administration certification training course?

* Installation and Initialisation
* Package management & Process monitoring
* Services, Utilities, Important Files and Directories
* System services
* User Administration
* File System Security and Management
* Advanced File System Management
* Server Configurations
* Shell Scripting and Kerberos
* Configuring SMB Service, SMTP service, and Virtualization
* Advanced Security and Networking Concepts
* Database Configuration
* IPv6 configuration, Kickstart Installation.

Are any special skills needed before opting for this Linux administration training course?

There are no compulsion skills needed before opting for this Linux administration course, but a candidateknowing the IT world or even the basics of Information technology is beneficial

Are there any requirements regarding the system? If yes, which are they?

If the candidate has a Linux/ Cent Operating system, it will help the further course. But minimum, we need 3
GB RAM as the system requirement. With the help of a Virtual machine, candidates can install Linux on their
Windows OS.

How will I execute Practicals?

Installation and configuration are topics you will learn in the Linux administration training course; we will
provide the installation guide.

Curriculum

Linux Administration Certification course syllabus

14 modules · 224 topics · 42 hours of live training

Installation and Initialization 21 topics

Learning objective: Under this chapter, the candidate will learn about the basics and Key components of

  • Linux administration and structure. Guidance for installing the Centos7 Operating system initialization and some fundamentals to get started with it.
  • Introduction
  • Linux architecture
  • Kernel
  • GRUB (Modify the system Boot Loader)
  • CLI (Access a shell prompt and issue commands with correct syntax. Use input and output redirection.
  • Delete, copy and move files and directories
  • Basic Commands
  • Man Pages
  • Annie's quizzes
  • Q and A
  • Installation
  • Boot process
  • System initialization
  • GUI
  • Create and Edit text files
  • Introduction to Bash Shell
  • Editors
  • Boot system into different targets automatically and manually.
  • LAB
  • Quick Recap
Package Management and Process Monitoring 26 topics

Learning objective: Topics on essential networking tools needed.

  • Package management, including installing, removing software along with updating the software.
  • CMD's for monitoring and processing the system.
  • Shutting down and rebooting the system
  • Installing and removing software
  • RPM verification
  • Using Yum
  • Configuring local repositories
  • The properties of a process
  • Killing processes and sending signals to a process
  • Monitor them
  • Adjust process priority
  • Statically or dynamically configure the networking and hostname resolution.
  • LAB
  • Quick Recap
  • Securing a single-user mode (SU login)
  • RPM Package Manager
  • RPM queries
  • About YUM
  • Searching packages/files
  • What process are?
  • Parent processes and child processes
  • How to start processes
  • Identify CPU/ Memory intensive processes
  • Start/stop/check the status of network services
  • Annie's quizzes
  • Q and A
Important Files, Directories, and Utilities 14 topics

Learning objective: Manage services, essential files, directories, along configurations. Also will be knowing about essential data utilities that process the data.

  • Control Services and Daemons
  • Dev and proc directories
  • Awk
  • Use grep and regular emotions and expressions to analyze text.
  • Dump restore
  • Annie's quizzes
  • Q and A
  • Stop and start and configure services to start automatic at boot.
  • System documentation under usr/share/doc
  • Sed
  • Archive, compress, pack and unpack and uncompress files using tar, star, gzip, and dzip2.
  • Locate and interpret log files
  • LAB
  • Quick recap
System Services 13 topics

Learning objective: By the end of this chapter, the candidate will be knowing about the configuration of NTP services, how the schedule jobs work along with secure communication and copying of various files. Also, the X windows system.

  • Network time protocol
  • Cron, Controlling access to cron
  • Daily Cron Jobs
  • Schedule tasks using at
  • LAB
  • X windows
  • SSH: Secure Shell (remote access system using ssh, SCP, passwordless SSH,
  • Configure key-based authentication for SSH
  • Quick Recap
  • System Crontab file
  • Anacron scheduler
  • Annie's quizzes
  • Q and A
User Administration 23 topics

Learning objective: Under this chapter, you will learn about the administration of Linux users to become a Linux Professional. The candidate will also gain guidance on adding a new user account, modifying the

  • existing account, deleting the current version, and discussions regarding the network users and permission regarding files strategies.
  • Adding a new user account
  • Group Administration
  • Switching accounts
  • Network users
  • SUID and SGID Executable
  • The sticky bit
  • Modify/ Delete the existing user account
  • Changing file ownership
  • Permissions on directories
  • Changing permissions
  • Annie's quizzes
  • Q and A
  • User Private Groups
  • Password aging policies
  • Sudo access
  • Authentication configuration
  • SGID directories
  • Changing file group ownership
  • How permissions are applied
  • Access control lists
  • LAB
  • Quick recap
File System Security and Management 17 topics

Learning objective: Under this chapter, the candidate will learn about idle system management, including mounting and unmounting and automatic strategies and ways. The candidate will gain detailed knowledge of file system security and an in-depth discussion about applying for permissions.

  • Device Recognition
  • Making file systems
  • File systems and types
  • tune2fs
  • Mounting file systems with Mount
  • Handling Swap files along with Partitions
  • NFS share for Group collaboration
  • Use Kerberos to control access to NFS network shares
  • Annie's quizzes
  • Q and A
  • Disk Partitioning
  • Managing partitions
  • Labels
  • Unmounting file systems
  • NFS server and NFS client
  • Mounting NFS file systems
  • Quick Recap
Advanced File System Management 28 topics

Learning objective: To explain the creation of the Quota system and repetition of Quota systems to

  • candidates under this system.
  • Select file types, Symbolic links (ln -s), Inodes and directory entries
  • Hard links
  • Preserving links while copying and archiving
  • Configuring the Quota System
  • Setting Quotas for Users
  • Reporting Quota Status
  • What is Logical Volume Manager (LVM)?
  • Creating Logical Volumes
  • Resizing Logical Volumes, Network Interfaces
  • IPv4 Addresses
  • Dynamic IPv4 Configuration
  • Static IPv4 Configuration
  • Device Aliases
  • Routing Table
  • Default Gateway
  • Verify IP Connectivity
  • Defining the Local Host Name
  • Local Resolver
  • Remote Resolvers
  • Verify DNS Connectivity
  • Network Tools
  • NFS server and NFS Client
  • NFS share for group collaboration
  • Annie’s Quizzes
  • LAB
  • Q & A
  • Quick Recap.
Server Configurations 16 topics

Learning objective: Along with store logs and analysis, the candidates will learn about the two different

  • types of Apache and DNS configurations.
  • Configure BIND to function as a caching-only DNS server
  • Configure a caching-only name server to forward DNS queries
  • Troubleshoot DNS client issues
  • Configuring BIND options
  • Configuring directory location for zone files
  • Apache Overview, Apache Server Configuration
  • Virtual Hosts
  • Apache Access Configuration
  • Deploy a basic CGI application
  • Configure TLS security
  • Configure private directories
  • Analyze and store logs
  • Annie’s Quizzes
  • LAB
  • Q & A
Shell Scripting and Kerberos Authentication 10 topics

Learning objective: The candidate will be learning how to write shell scripts and configuring the Kerberos

  • system.
  • Shell Scripting basics
  • Loops
  • Shell variables
  • Arrays
  • writing scripts
  • Kerberos authentication Annie’s Quizzes
  • LAB
  • Q & A
  • Quick Recap.
Samba and Mail Services Virtualization 11 topics

Learning objective: Shortly, the Samba service is known as SMB service, mail service is known as SMTP and also will gain knowledge about Linux Virtualization.

  • Configure SMB to provide network share to clients
  • Configure mail server to forward all emails to Central mail server
  • Introduction to KVM Virtualization
  • Virtual Machine installation
  • Configuring Virtual Machines
  • Install centos systems as virtual guests
  • Administer systems to launch virtual machines at boot
  • Annie’s Quizzes
  • LAB
  • Q & A
  • Quick Recap.
Advanced Security and Networking Concepts 22 topics

Learning objective: The candidates will come over new and advanced topics such as SElinux, Linux

  • Containers, Aggregations, IPTables, and Bridging.
  • SELinux Overview
  • SELinux Tools
  • SELinux Contexts
  • SELinux Booleans
  • Use SELinux port labeling to enable services to use non-standard ports
  • Diagnose and address SELinux policy violations
  • Configure firewall settings
  • N/W port-security
  • Route IP traffic and create static routes
  • Boot level security (GRUB)
  • Security need for TCP wrappers
  • Configure aggregated links between two systems
  • Use firewall and associated mechanisms such as rich rules
  • zones and custom rules
  • To implement packet filtering and configure network address translation (NAT)
  • Use /proc/sys and system to modify and set kernel runtime parameters
  • Linux Containers
  • Annie’s Quizzes
  • LAB
  • Q & A
  • Quick Recap
Database Configuration 9 topics

Learning objective: By the end of this module, the candidate will know what MariaDB installation is and

  • how to restore operations. They will gain the skill of performing the backup.
  • Install MariaDB
  • Schema Creation and Writing Queries
  • backup & restore operations
  • Configure a system as either an initiator that persistently mounts an iSCSI target or an iSCSI target
  • Annie’s Quizzes
  • LAB
  • Q & A
  • Quick Recap.
IPv6 Configuration, KickStart Configuration 7 topics

Learning objective: Using various services, the candidate will learn about installing KickStart configurations and IPv6 configuration.

  • Ipv6 configuration
  • kickstart installation using NFS
  • HTTP services
  • Setting Grub Password
  • Setting the root password for single-user mode from the Grub page
  • Configure systems to mount file systems at boot by Universally Unique ID (UUID) or label
  • List, create, delete partitions on GPT and MBR disks.
Project - Prepare for the RHCE Exam 7 topics

Learning objective: The candidate will come over some of the day-to-day tasks you will come across as a

  • Linux Professional.
  • Include questions from all the topics covered so far
  • New troubleshooting scenarios
  • Writing Scripts for given use cases.
  • Project for Certification
  • Q & A
  • Quick Recap.

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How much does the Linux Administration Certification course cost?

The Linux Administration Certification training costs $349, down from the regular $389 (you save 10%). It is a one-time payment in US dollars, and you can pay securely by card or PayPal.

How long is the Linux Administration Certification course, and when does it start?

The course runs for 42 hours of live, instructor-led online training across 17 sessions. Weekend and weekday batches are available, and the next batch starts on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

What if I miss the class?

You have to options either to see the class recordings or to attend the next live batch. You will not miss it.

Before opting for the Linux administration certification training course, can I take any demo session from CertOcean institute online?

We believe in quality, so we take fewer students in a batch as we think it is essential to maintain standards.
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What if I still have queries?

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Will I get a certificate after the Linux Administration Certification training?

Yes. You receive a CertOcean certificate of completion when you finish the training.

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