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TestOut Linux Pro – English 4.2.x

LESSON PLAN

Modified 2017-07-21

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Table of Contents

0.0 Introduction Section 0.1: Introduction ................................................................................................... 4

1.0 Using Linux Section 1.1: The Shell ....................................................................................................... 5 Section 1.2: Linux Help ..................................................................................................... 6 Section 1.3: Text Editors ................................................................................................... 7 Section 1.4: Aliases ........................................................................................................... 8 Section 1.5: Environment Variables .................................................................................. 9 Section 1.6: Shell Configuration Files ............................................................................. 10 Section 1.7: Redirection Files ......................................................................................... 11 Section 1.8: Directories ................................................................................................... 12 Section 1.9: Files ............................................................................................................. 13 Section 1.10: Links .......................................................................................................... 14 Section 1.11: Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)....................................................... 15 Section 1.12: Locating and Searching Files .................................................................... 16

2.0 Installation and Localization Section 2.1: Linux System Design .................................................................................. 17 Section 2.2: Linux Installation ......................................................................................... 18 Section 2.3: Localization ................................................................................................. 19

3.0 Boot and Shutdown Section 3.1: Linux Boot Process ..................................................................................... 20 Section 3.2: Bootloaders ................................................................................................. 21 Section 3.3: systemd ....................................................................................................... 22 Section 3.4: System Services ......................................................................................... 23 Section 3.5: System Shutdown ....................................................................................... 24

4.0 User Interfaces and Desktops Section 4.1: X Window System ....................................................................................... 25 Section 4.2: Display Managers ....................................................................................... 26 Section 4.3: Accessibility ................................................................................................. 27

5.0 Software Installation Section 5.1: Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) ............................................................. 28 Section 5.2: Alternate IP Addressing .............................................................................. 29 Section 5.3: DHCP Server Configuration ........................................................................ 30 Section 5.4: Shared Libraries .......................................................................................... 31

6.0 Users and Groups Section 6.1: User and Group Overview ........................................................................... 32 Section 6.2: User Management ....................................................................................... 33 Section 6.3: Group Management .................................................................................... 34

7.0 Disk and File System Management Section 7.1: MBR Disk Partitions .................................................................................... 35 Section 7.2: GUID Partitions ........................................................................................... 36 Section 7.3: Logical Volume Manager ............................................................................ 37 Section 7.4: File Systems ................................................................................................ 38 Section 7.5: Mounting File Systems ................................................................................ 39 Section 7.6: File System Maintenance ............................................................................ 40 Section 7.7: Disk Quotas ................................................................................................. 41 Section 7.8: Ownership ................................................................................................... 42 Section 7.9: Permissions ................................................................................................. 43

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Section 7.10: umask ........................................................................................................ 44 Section 7.11: Special Permissions .................................................................................. 45 Section 7.12: Archive and Backup .................................................................................. 46

8.0 Hardware Installation Section 8.1: Device Drivers ............................................................................................. 47 Section 8.2: Kernel Module Management ....................................................................... 48 Section 8.3: Hotplug and Coldplug Devices .................................................................... 49

9.0 Processes and System Services Section 9.1: Processes ................................................................................................... 50 Section 9.2: Process Management ................................................................................. 51 Section 9.3: Task Management ...................................................................................... 52 Section 9.4: Print Management ....................................................................................... 53 Section 9.5: System Time Configuration ......................................................................... 54 Section 9.6: Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) .......................................................................... 55 Section 9.7: Structured Query Language (SQL) ............................................................. 56

10.0 System Monitoring Section 10.1: System Logging ........................................................................................ 57 Section 10.2: Scripting .................................................................................................... 58 Section 10.3: Text Stream Processing ............................................................................ 59

11.0 Networking Section 11.1: IPv4 Overview ........................................................................................... 60 Section 11.2: Network Interface Configuration ................................................................ 61 Section 11.3: IPv6 Overview ........................................................................................... 62 Section 11.4: Routing Configuration ............................................................................... 63 Section 11.5: Hostname and DNS Configuration ............................................................ 64 Section 11.6: Network Troubleshooting .......................................................................... 65

12.0 Security Section 12.1: Root Usage ............................................................................................... 66 Section 12.2: User Security and Restriction .................................................................... 67 Section 12.3: Login Blocking ........................................................................................... 68 Section 12.4: Network Security ....................................................................................... 69 Section 12.5: xinetd Super Daemon ............................................................................... 70 Section 12.6: OpenSSH .................................................................................................. 71 Section 12.7: SSH Port Tunneling .................................................................................. 72 Section 12.8: Public Key Authentication ......................................................................... 73 Section 12.9: Gnu Privacy Guard .................................................................................... 74

TestOut Linux Pro Practice Exams TestOut Linux Pro Practice Exams ................................................................................. 75

Supplemental Material for LPIC-1/CompTIA Linux+ LPIC-1/CompTIA Linux+ Practice Exams ....................................................................... 76 B.1: Domain 1 Supplemental Material ............................................................................. 77 B.2: Domain 2 Supplemental Material ............................................................................. 78 B.3: Domain 4 Supplemental Material ............................................................................. 79 LPIC-1/CompTIA Linux+ LX0-104 Practice Exams ......................................................... 80 B.4: Domain 8 Supplemental Material ............................................................................. 81 B.5: Domain 10 Supplemental Material ........................................................................... 82

Appendices Appendix A: TestOut Linux Pro Exam Objectives ........................................................... 83 Appendix B: LX0-103 Exam Objectives .......................................................................... 86 Appendix C: LX0-104 Exam Objectives ......................................................................... 96 Appendix D: Approximate Time for the Course ............................................................. 106

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Section 0.1: Introduction

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Manage Linux files.

Lecture Focus Questions: • Why do many administrators choose to use a command line interface on a Linux

server?• What is a Linux distribution?• What makes Linux different from many other operating systems?

Video/Demo Time

0.1.1 Linux Operating System Introduction 15:53 0.1.2 Linux Implementations 13:12 0.1.3 Using the Simulator 11:19

40:24

Lab/Activity

0.1.4 Manage Linux Files

Total Time

About 45 minutes

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Section 1.1: The Shell

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Navigate through shells and execute shell commands.• Use the command history.• Use tab completion while executing a shell command.• Locate and edit shell configuration files.• Use exec to execute a command.• Execute common commands such as pwd, whoami, uname, su, and exit.

Lecture Focus Questions:

• What is a shell?• What are the basic differences between common shells?• What is the difference between how executable programs are run by a Linux

shell as compared to a DOS environment?• What is the difference between how a Linux shell recognizes the path to

executable programs compared to how a DOS environment recognizes the path?• What common commands are used to navigate through shells?• What types of items can Tab be used to complete once you start typing the

entities' name?• What does the tilde symbol (~) in the prompt indicate?

Linux Pro Objectives

• 1.0 Command Lineo Use command-line utilities to get help with Linux commands.o Configure and use Linux shell environments.

Video/Demo Time

1.1.1 Shell Overview 6:43 1.1.3 Shell Commands 15:56 1.1.4 Using Shell Commands 7:23 1.1.5 Working with the Linux Shell 11:02

Total Video Time 41:04

Fact Sheets

1.1.2 Shell Facts 1.1.6 Linux Shell Command Facts

Number of Exam Questions

7 questions

Total Time

About 58 minutes

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Section 1.2: Linux Help

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Access documentation about a specified command.• Search for information about a command.• Use on-screen help to display the syntax and available options of a command.


• What are the differences between the man utility and info utility?• What types of files are stored in the /usr/share/man directory?• How can you access on-screen help for each command?

Video/Demo Time

1.2.1 Linux Help Resources 11:56 1.2.2 Accessing Help Resources 11:24


Lab/Activity

1.2.4 Get Help 1 1.2.5 Get Help 2 1.2.6 Get Help 3

Fact Sheets

1.2.3 Help Facts


5 questions

Total Time

About 48 minutes

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Section 1.3: Text Editors

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Navigate a text file using vi.• Open and edit an existing text file using the vi editor.• Create a new file using vim.


• Why is it important to know how to run a text editor on a Linux system?• What are the four different modes available in vim, and how can you tell the

current mode?• Which vi mode would you use to overwrite existing text?

Linux Pro Objectives:

• 1.0 Command Lineo View the contents of text files.o Use the vi editor to create and edit text files.

Video/Demo Time

1.3.1 Text Editors 13:45 1.3.2 Using vi 10:52


Lab Activity

1.3.4 Create a New File 1.3.5 Modify an Existing File

Fact Sheets

1.3.3 vi Facts


14 questions

Total Time

About 54 minutes

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Section 1.4: Aliases

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Display a list of the currently defined aliases on the system. • Create a custom command using an alias. • Create a single alias that includes multiple commands. • Remove an alias.


• What is the purpose of an alias? • When would it be important to make an alias persistent?

Video/Demo Time

1.4.1 Aliases 4:45 1.4.2 Using Aliases 7:57


Fact Sheets

1.4.3 Alias Facts


5 questions

Total Time

About 23 minutes

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Section 1.5: Environment Variables

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Display the value of currently set environment variables.• Set the value of an environment variable.


• What is the role of environment variables?• What is the standard syntax for environment variable identifiers?• How do you preserve the current values of the PATH environment variable when

adding a new value to it?• How do you make a new value assigned to an environment variable persistent

across all shell sessions?


• 1.0 Command Lineo Manage environment variables from the command line.

Video/Demo Time

1.5.1 Environment Variables 10:18 1.5.2 Managing Environment Variables 12:10


Fact Sheets

1.5.3 Environment Variable Facts

Lab/Activity

1.5.4 View Environment Variables


13 questions

Total Time

About 45 minutes

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Section 1.6: Shell Configuration Files

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Locate and edit shell configuration files.


• What is a shell configuration file? • In what order do configuration scripts execute? • What is the difference between a login shell and a non-login shell? • What does the su -l command do?

Video/Demo Time

1.6.1 Shell Configuration Files 8:32 1.6.2 Viewing Shell Configuration Files 8:29


Fact Sheets

1.6.3 Shell Configuration Facts


5 questions

Total Time

About 27 minutes

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Section 1.7: Redirection Files

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Redirect the standard output from the screen to a file.• Redirect and append new content to an existing file.• Redirect a standard error from a command to a file.• Redirect the standard input to a command.• Pipe the output of a command to the input of another command.• Use the pipe command to search a file for specified text.• Use the pipe command to create a text stream.


• What is the difference between redirection and piping?• When might you choose to redirect the input of a command?• What are the three default file descriptors that Linux uses to classify information

for a command?• How can you overcome the 128 KB shell command size restriction?


• 3.0 File System Managemento Create, copy, move, and delete directories in the file system.o Create, copy, move, and delete files in the file system.

Video/Demo Time

1.7.1 Redirection 9:59 1.7.2 Piping 6:18 1.7.3 Using Redirection 6:43 1.7.4 Using Piping 4:05 1.7.6 Command Substitution 6:40


Fact Sheets

1.7.5 Redirection and Piping Facts 1.7.7 Command Substitution Facts


10 questions

Total Time

About 54 minutes

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Section 1.8: Directories

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Navigate directories using the cd command. • Display the current working directory using the pwd command. • Display a list of the contents of a directory including hidden files. • Create a new directory using the mkdir command. • Delete an empty directory and also a directory with existing files. • Copy the entire directory including files and subdirectories to a new location. • Move directories to a new location using the mv command.


• What is the shortcut to move directly to the home directory when using the cd command?

• What is the difference in function between the rm command and the rmdir command?


• 3.0 File System Management o View information about directories and files in the file system. o Create, copy, move, and delete directories in the file system.

Video/Demo Time

1.8.1 Directory Navigation 8:43 1.8.2 Navigating Directories 10:04 1.8.3 Directory Management 9:27 1.8.4 Managing Directories 6:20


Lab/Activity

1.8.6 Find the Working Directory 1.8.7 View Directory Information 1.8.8 Find a Hidden Directory 1.8.9 Create Directories 1.8.10 Delete Directories

Fact Sheets

1.8.5 Directory Management Facts


7 questions

Total Time

About 72 minutes

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Section 1.9: Files

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Create and view files from the command line. • Use cat, less, head, and tail to view the contents of a text file. • Delete and move files from one directory to another. • Delete an existing directory including all subdirectories and files.


• How can you display only the first few lines of a file? • Why is it more common to use the tail command than the head command? • How can you use the tail command to monitor a specified file when

troubleshooting the system? • What is the difference between the cp and mv commands?


• 3.0 File System Management o View information about directories and files in the file system. o Create, copy, move, and delete files in the file system.

Video/Demo Time

1.9.1 Commands for Viewing Files 8:43 1.9.2 File Management 10:29 1.9.3 Viewing File Contents 7:58 1.9.4 Managing Files 11:02


Lab/Activity

1.9.6 View the Contents of a File 1.9.7 View a List of Available Shells 1.9.8 Delete Files 1.9.9 Move Files 1.9.10 Delete Files and Directories

Fact Sheets

1.9.5 File Management Facts


8 questions

Total Time

About 76 minutes

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Section 1.10: Links

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Determine where a link points to. • Create a hard link to share access to data. • Create a symbolic link to a specified directory.


• What is the difference between a hard link and a symbolic link? • How can you identify a symbolic link when using the ls -l command? • Which type of link is similar to shortcuts in Windows? • Which command can you use to create links?


• 3.0 File System Management o Create and manage hard and symbolic link files.

Video/Demo Time

1.10.1 Links 6:09 1.10.2 Creating Links 9:36


Lab/Activity

1.10.4 Create a Hard Link 1.10.5 Create a Symbolic Link

Fact Sheets

1.10.3 Link Facts


6 questions

Total Time

About 37 minutes

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Section 1.11: Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Determine the correct location for files under the FHS.


• What are the benefits to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)? • What should you be aware of when saving files in the /tmp directory? • Which directory is specified by Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) to hold

temporarily mounted file systems? • What is the difference between /root with the root of the file system (/)?


• 3.0 File System Management o Use the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard.

Video/Demo Time

1.11.1 Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) 12:55 Total Video Time 12:55

Fact Sheets

1.11.2 Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) Facts


7 questions

Total Time

About 25 minutes

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Section 1.12: Locating and Searching Files

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Determine the location of a command and view detailed information about it.


• What is the advantage of using the locate command over the find command? What are the disadvantages?

• When would you use the which command to locate a file? • Which command can you use to locate a file? • Which command can you use to locate and get information about a command? • What does it mean when a command is hashed? • How can you discover the category of a command? • What commands can you use to search for text within files?

Video/Demo Time

1.12.1 File Location Utilities 10:35 1.12.2 Finding Linux Commands 8:35 1.12.3 Finding Files 9:35 1.12.5 Content Search Utilities 9:13 1.12.6 Finding File Content 6:40


Fact Sheets

1.12.4 File Search Facts 1.12.7 Content Search Facts


15 questions

Total Time

About 70 minutes

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Section 2.1: Linux System Design

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Design and gather information to plan a Linux installation.


• Why is it important to create a detailed plan prior to deploying a Linux installation?

• What elements should you consider when performing a needs assessment? • What factors should you consider when selecting a Linux distribution? • How can you ensure that specific hardware is compatible with the Linux

distribution you have selected? • Why must the /etc, /bin, /sbin, /lib, and /dev directories all be on the same

partition? • Which user account is automatically created when Linux is installed? • What type of installation sources are available for Linux?

Video/Demo Time

2.1.1 System Design Part 1 9:00 2.1.2 System Design Part 2 12:56


Fact Sheets

2.1.3 System Design Facts (5min)


6 questions

Total Time

About 33 minutes

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Section 2.2: Linux Installation

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Install a Linux operating system.


• What might you have to do to ensure that the system will boot from the correct installation media?

• Under what conditions should you select the UTC for the system time? • How can you create more than four partitions on a Linux system? • What are the characteristics of a secure password? • What is the purpose of the bootloader?

Video/Demo Time

2.2.1 Linux Installation 12:02 2.2.2 Installing Linux 12:29


Fact Sheets

2.2.3 Linux Installation Facts (5 min)


7 questions

Total Time

About 37 minutes

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Section 2.3: Localization

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Localize a system with the appropriate country, monetary and language-specific

settings.


• Why is it important to configure locale settings? • What type of elements can be configured using the locale settings? • What is the syntax of the locale settings? • Which environment variable overrides all other locale settings?

Video/Demo Time

2.3.1 Locale Settings 11:22 2.3.2 Configuring Locale Settings 6:06


Fact Sheets

2.3.3 Localization Facts


5 questions

Total Time

About 27 minutes

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Section 3.1: Linux Boot Process

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Direct the system through the boot process.


• What are the three general stages for the boot process? • When is the initramfs image loaded into memory? • What is the default initial program? • Which component mounts the root partition? • What is the process ID of the initial program? • Where is the primary boot loader located?

Video/Demo Time

3.1.1 Linux Boot Process 10:20


Fact Sheets

3.1.2 Linux Boot Process Facts


7 questions

Total Time

About 22 minutes

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Section 3.2: Bootloaders

Summary

Students will learn how to:

• Set the GRUB timeout.

• Configure dual boot.


• What is the path to the GRUB2 configuration file?

• How do you change the default operating system when using GRUB2?

• Which setting displays the available operating systems during system boot up?

• What is the syntax used to identify operating systems in the GRUB menu?


• 4.0 Boot Configuration o Manage bootloader configurations.

Video/Demo Time

3.2.1 GRUB2 Bootloader 15:04 3.2.2 Using GRUB2 5:42


Lab/Activity

3.2.4 Set the GRUB Timeout 3.2.5 Configure Dual Boot

Fact Sheets

3.2.3 GRUB2 Bootloader Facts


9 questions

Total Time

About 45 minutes

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Section 3.3: systemd

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Change the current boot target. • Set the default boot target.


• What is a boot target? • The runlevel5.target file is equivalent to which target unit? • What do the systemctl set-default graphical.target commands do? • How does the multi-user.target file differ from the graphical.target file? • Which command is used to manage boot targets?


• 4.0 Boot Configuration o View and manage runlevels or boot targets for system services. o Set the default system runlevel or boot target.

Video/Demo Time

3.3.1 systemd Boot Targets 9:11 3.3.2 Managing Boot Targets 9:03


Lab/Activity

3.3.3 Change the Current Target 3.3.4 Set the Default Boot Target

Fact Sheets

3.3.5 Boot Target Facts


9 questions

Total Time

About 42 minutes

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Section 3.4: System Services

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Manage system services. • Enable system services at boot.


• What is the role of the systemctl command? • How does systemctl enable service.service differ from systemctl is-enabled

service.service? • What does masking a daemon do? • Which command starts a daemon?


• 5.0 Process Management o Start, stop, and restart system services.

Video/Demo Time

3.4.1 System Services 10:20 3.4.2 Managing System Services 7:10


Lab/Activity

3.4.3 Manage System Services 3.4.4 Enable System Services at Boot

Fact Sheets

3.4.5 System Service Facts


7 questions

Total Time

About 40 minutes

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Section 3.5: System Shutdown

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Use the shutdown, halt, and init commands at the shell prompt to properly

shutdown or reboot the system.


• What happens when you run init 0 at the shell? • How would you send a message to all users on the system without shutting down

the system? • Which commands shut the system down immediately? • What command will reboot the system after 15 minutes? • What is the purpose of the /etc/shutdown.allow? • How can you terminate the shutdown process after it is already running?


• 1.0 Command Line o Shut down and restart the system.

• 5.0 Process Management o Start, stop, and restart system services.

Video/Demo Time

3.5.1 System Shutdown 7:42 3.5.2 Shutting Down the System 6:04 3.5.3 Using wall to Message Users 3:17


Lab/Activity

3.5.5 Shut Down Immediately 3.5.6 Shut Down with Notification 3.5.7 Shut Down and Reboot

Fact Sheets

3.5.4 Shutdown Facts


6 questions

Total Time

About 43 minutes

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Section 4.1: X Window System

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure the X server settings.


• What three components make up the X Windows System? What is the additional optional component?

• What are the two popular desktop managers? • Which utilities can you use to configure XFree86 X server? • How can you launch a desktop manager if the system does not have a graphical

interface enabled?

Video/Demo Time

4.1.1 X Window System 7:48 Total Video Time 7:48

Fact Sheets

4.1.2 X Window System Facts


10 questions

Total Time

About 23 minutes

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Section 4.2: Display Managers

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure the LightDM Display Manager.


• What is the function of a display manager? • What is a greeter? • What are the three main display manager types? • In which LightDM configuration file would you create an override file to change

how the greeter functions?

Video/Demo Time

4.2.1 Display Managers 7:31 4.2.2 Configuring the LightDM Display Manager 6:32


Fact Sheets

4.2.3 LightDM Configuration Facts


3 questions

Total Time

About 22 minutes

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Section 4.3: Accessibility

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure the Assistive Technologies options for people with impairments. • Use the GOK onscreen keyboard to send characters to an application. • Configure Orca for use by visually impaired users. • Configure High Contrast Large Desktop Themes for visually impaired users.


• What types of disabilities does the accessibility option support? • Which accessibility option can be set to assist users who have trouble pressing

multiple keys at the same time? • What feature can you use to compensate for a user who has Parkinson's disease

and accidentally presses a single key multiple times? • What accessibility options are available for the visually impaired user? • Which types of alternative input methods are supported by GOK?

Video/Demo Time

4.3.1 Accessibility 6:05 4.3.2 Configuring Accessibility Settings 5:52


Fact Sheets

4.3.3 Accessibility Facts


11 questions

Total Time

About 28 minutes

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Section 5.1: Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Use rpm to test dependencies before installing a package. • Install a package using the rpm -ihv options to install and view the progress of

the installation. • Uninstall a package using rpm. • Determine if a package has been installed.


• What is the role of a package manager? • How does the RPM naming convention help you to quickly select a package with

a specific version? • How would you check the authenticity of a package? • What sources are available for obtaining packages? • What utility will extract files from an RPM package without installing the

package? • How would you verify that a package has been installed?


• 6.0 Package Management o Install, remove, and update packages with the RPM command.

Video/Demo Time

5.1.1 Red Hat Package Manager 11:01

5.1.2 RPM Package Management 12:36

5.1.3 Managing RPM Packages 12:36 Total Video Time 36:13

Lab/Activity

5.1.4 Install an RPM Package 5.1.5 Remove an RPM Package 5.1.6 Update an RPM Package

Fact Sheets

5.1.7 RPM Facts


15 questions

Total Time

About 71 minutes

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Section 5.2: Online Package Installation

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Use DNF to install an RPM package. • Use DNF to remove an RPM package.


• What is the role of a package manager? • What sources are available for obtaining packages? • What utility will extract files from an RPM package without installing the

package? • How would you verify that a package has been installed? • What is the main configuration file for the YUM package?


• 6.0 Package Management o Install, remove, and update RPM packages with DNF.

Video/Demo Time

5.2.1 Yellowdog Updater, Modified (YUM) 9:49 5.2.2 Installing Packages with YUM 4:02 5.2.3 Installing Packages with Dandified YUM (DNF) 6:15


Lab/Activity

5.2.5 Use DNF to Install an RPM Package 5.2.6 Use DNF to Remove an RPM Package

Fact Sheets

5.2.4 YUM and DNF Facts


15 questions

Total Time

About 50 minutes

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Section 5.3: Debian Package Manager (dpkg)

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Install and uninstall a new package using the dpkg command. • Use the apt-cache command to view information about installed packages. • Download and install a package using the apt-get command.


• When would you use Debian packages instead of RPM packages? • How can you identify a Debian package from an RPM package? • Which dpkg option prevents a package from being installed if a newer version of

the package already exists on the computer? • Which command would you use to display all of the package's dependencies? • Which command for Debian is similar to the YUM tool for RPM packages?

Video/Demo Time

5.3.1 Debian Package Manager (dpkg) 7:46

5.3.2 Advanced Packaging Tool (apt-get) 5:38

5.3.3 Managing Debian Packages 9:30


Fact Sheets

5.3.4 Debian Package Management Facts


15 questions

Total Time

About 43 minutes

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Section 5.4: Shared Libraries

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Identify a daemon's required shared libraries. • Recognize a broken library link.


• What is the purpose of a shared library? • What is the difference between a dynamic shared library and a static shared

library? • What does it mean if a library file name contains .so in the name? • Which command would you use to identify library dependencies? • What are the management complications for shared libraries? • Which file contains a cached list of dynamic shared libraries? • What are the methods to configure additional dynamic libraries on a Linux

system?

Video/Demo Time

5.4.1 Shared Libraries 12:31 5.4.2 Managing Shared Libraries 3:46


Fact Sheets

5.4.3 Shared Libraries Facts


11 questions

Total Time

About 32 minutes

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Section 6.1: User and Group Overview

Summary

Students will learn how to: • View the user account information in the /etc/passwd file. • View the group membership information in the /etc/group file.


• Which file stores user accounts? • Which file contains the passwords for each user account? • What are the differences between standard user accounts and system user

accounts? • What is the default primary group for each user? • How can you determine if a user account is locked?

Video/Demo Time

6.1.1 Linux User Overview 15:39 6.1.2 Linux Group Overview 7:06 6.1.3 User and Group File Review 13:25


Lab/Activity

6.1.5 View User Account Information 6.1.6 View Group Membership Information

Fact Sheets

6.1.4 User and Group Facts


10 questions

Total Time

About 61 minutes

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Section 6.2: User Management

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Create, rename, lock and unlock a user account. • Change a user's password. • Rename or remove a user account.


• Which directory contains configuration file templates that are copied into a new user's home directory?

• When using useradd to create a new user account, what type of default values create the user account?

• How can you view all the default values in the /etc/default/useradd file? • What is the purpose of the /etc/login.defs file? • How would you create a user using useradd without using the default values in

/etc/default/useradd file? • At the shell prompt, how do you create a password for a user? • What does it mean if a user account is locked? • Which command deletes a user and their home directory at the same time?


• 7.0 User and Group Management o Create and manage user accounts. o Manage user passwords. o Manage user access.

Video/Demo Time

6.2.1 User and Password Management 13:28 6.2.2 Managing Users 10:09 6.2.3 Managing User Passwords 6:29


Lab/Activity

6.2.5 Create a User Account 6.2.6 Rename a User Account 6.2.7 Delete a User 6.2.8 Change a Password 6.2.9 Change a User’s Password 6.2.10 Lock and Unlock User Accounts

Fact Sheets

6.2.4 User Management Facts


15 questions

Total Time

About 80 minutes

34


Section 6.3: Group Management

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Create groups and define the group ID. • Change secondary group membership for specific user accounts. • Enable a group password.


• Which usermod option changes the secondary group membership? • Which command removes all secondary group memberships for specific user

accounts? • How can you display the primary and secondary group membership for a single

user? • Which groupmod option changes the name of a group?


• 7.0 User and Group Management o Create and manage groups. o Create and manage user accounts. o Manage user passwords. o Manage user access.

Video/Demo Time

6.3.1 Group Management 6:37 6.3.2 Managing Groups 7:48


Lab/Activity

6.3.4 Rename and Create Groups 6.3.5 Add Users to a Group 6.3.6 Add a User to Additional Groups 6.3.7 Delete a Group and Users 6.3.8 Remove a User from a Group 6.3.9 Remove a User from All Groups

Fact Sheets

6.3.3 Group Management Facts


7 questions

Total Time

About 56 minutes

35


Section 7.1: MBR Disk Partitions

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Use fdisk to view the partition information on the system.


• Why is it important to plan disk partitioning before installing Linux? • What is the difference between a primary and an extended partition? • What utility do you use to manage disk partitions? • Linux allows a maximum of only four primary partitions on a single hard disk

drive. What can you do to get around this limitation? • What does /dev/sda3 device file name identify? • In which directory are the device file names stored?


• 2.0 Storage Device Management o Create and manage hard disk partitions. o Create and manage disk file systems.

Video/Demo Time

7.1.1 MBR Disk Partitions 13:34 7.1.2 Managing MBR Partitions 10:34 7.1.3 Viewing MBR Partitions 3:59


Lab/Activity

7.1.6 View the MBR Partition Table

Fact Sheets

7.1.4 MBR Partition Management Facts 7.1.5 Device Naming Facts


11 questions

Total Time

About 54 minutes

36


Section 7.2: GUID Partitions

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Manage GUID partitions.


• What utility do you use to manage disk partitions? • Which command allows you to back up and restore a disk's partition table? • How many partitions does GPT allow on a storage device? • Why should you carefully plan your partition changes before using parted?


• 2.0 Storage Device Management o Create and manage hard disk partitions. o Create and manage disk file systems.

Video/Demo Time

7.2.1 GUID Partitions 10:59 7.2.2 Managing GUID Partitions 10:07


Fact Sheets

7.2.3 GUID Partition Management Facts


5 questions

Total Time

About 31 minutes

37


Section 7.3: Logical Volume Manager

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Use LVM. • Create physical volumes. • Define volume groups. • Define logical groups.


• After you create your logical volume what should you do? • What should you do before running vgreduce? • Which command will extends the size of a logical volume? • What is the difference between pvcreate and lvcreate?


• 2.0 Storage Device Management o Create and manage hard disk partitions. o Create and manage disk file systems. o Mount and unmount devices in the file system.

Video/Demo Time

7.3.1 Logical Volume Manager (LVM) 13:31 7.3.2 Using LVM 7:49


Fact Sheets

7.3.3 LVM Facts


8 questions

Total Time

About 34 minutes

38


Section 7.4: File Systems

Summary

• Format a hard disk with a specified file system. • Create and activate a new swap partition.


• How would you make mkfs automatically calculate the size of the data blocks for the file system?

• What command can you use to create the ReiserFS file system type? • How would you create and activate a swap partition? • Which file systems provide journaling? • What is the difference between the ext3 and ext4 file system types


• 2.0 Storage Device Management o Create and manage swap partitions.

Video/Demo Time

7.4.1 Linux File System Types 13:54 7.4.2 File System Creation 10:50 7.4.3 Swap Area Management 7:39 7.4.4 Creating a File System 7:28


Lab/Activity

7.4.6 Format a Hard Disk with ext3 7.4.7 Format a Hard Disk with ext4 7.4.8 Create a Swap Area

Fact Sheets

7.4.5 File System Management Facts


9 questions

Total Time

About 69 minutes

39


Section 7.5: Mounting File Systems

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Mount a volume to a specified directory with a specified file system. • Unmount a volume. • Mount a DVD drive to a specified directory.


• How can proxy ARP settings appear as routing problems? Which directory contains mount points specifically for external storage devices?

• What do you need to do to make a USB drive accessible? • What happens if you mount a volume to a directory that already contains data? • How can you verify that a volume is mounted correctly? • Which commands can you use to view the devices that are currently mounted? • How can you prevent users from mounting an optical media drive?


• 2.0 Storage Device Management o Mount and unmount devices in the file system.

Video/Demo Time

7.5.1 File System Mounting 13:53 7.5.2 Mounting a File System 12:30


Lab/Activity

7.5.4 Mount a Volume 7.5.5 Unmount a Volume 7.5.6 Mount a DVD Drive

Fact Sheets

7.5.3 File System Mounting Facts


15 questions

Total Time

About 61 minutes

40


Section 7.6: File System Maintenance

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Use the df and du commands check disk usage. • Use the lsof and fuser commands to monitor the file system. • Use the fsck command to check and repair the file system


• Which utility allows you to view the space available on all mounted file systems? • What kinds of information can the lsof utility provide? • What action must you perform before using the fsck utility? • Which utility converts ext2 file systems to ext3 file systems?


• 3.0 File System Management o View disk space usage statistics.

Video/Demo Time

7.6.1 File System Mounting 15:48 7.6.2 Maintaining File Systems 11:37


Lab/Activity

7.6.4 Determine the Amount of Free Disk Space 7.6.5 Determine the Directory Size

Fact Sheets

7.6.3 File System Maintenance Facts


12 questions

Total Time

About 54 minutes

41


Section 7.7: Disk Quotas

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Scan the file system and create quota files. • Enable quotas on the file system. • Create a quota and set the block and inode quotas. • Generate a quota report.


• What is the difference between a soft and hard block limit? • What is the difference between block quotas and inode quotas? • What tool do you use to create the aquota.user and aquota.group files in the

file system? • How would you generate a quota report to display how much space is used by

users on the system?


• 3.0 File System Management o Implement disk quotas.

Video/Demo Time

7.7.1 Disk Quotas 8:58 7.7.2 Managing Quotas 11:22


Lab/Activity

7.7.4 Find the User Quota 7.7.5 Generate a Quota Report 7.7.6 Turn Quotas On 7.7.7 Turn Quotas Off 7.7.8 Edit Quotas 1 7.7.9 Edit Quotas 2

Fact Sheets

7.7.3 Quota Facts


9 questions

Total Time

About 64 minutes

42


Section 7.8: Ownership

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Use the chown command to change file ownership. • View and change the group ownership of a file. • Change directory ownership.


• Which user accounts can change file ownership? • Which utility will display ownership information for files and directories? • What are the two different methods you can use to change group ownership of a

file?


• 8.0 User Access Management o Manage directory and file ownership for users and groups.

Video/Demo Time

7.8.1 Ownership 7:11 7.8.2 Managing Ownership 7:28


Lab/Activity

7.8.4 View Ownership Information 7.8.5 Change File Ownership 7.8.6 Change Group Ownership for a File 7.8.7 Change Directory Ownership

Fact Sheets

7.8.3 File Ownership Facts


4 questions

Total Time

About 44 minutes

43


Section 7.9: Permissions

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Manage permissions by setting the needed file and directory permissions.


• What is the 'mode of a file'? • Which user accounts can change the mode of a file? • What permissions does 764 represent when identifying permissions numerically? • What does the first dash represent in -rwxrw-r--? • What are the default permissions for files and directories?


• 8.0 User Access Management o Manage directory and file ownership for users and groups.

Video/Demo Time

7.9.1 Permissions 16:59 7.9.2 Managing File Permissions 10:50 7.9.3 Managing Directory Permissions 7:28


Lab/Activity

7.9.5 Set Directory Permissions 7.9.6 Add File Permissions 7.9.7 Set File Permissions 7.9.8 Enable Directory Browsing

Fact Sheets

7.9.4 Permission Facts


5 questions

Total Time

About 65 minutes

44


Section 7.10: umask

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Change the umask settings to control access.


• What is the function of umask? What does the umask value represent? • In which file should you set the umask value to make it persistent?


• 8.0 User Access Management o Configure umask values.

Video/Demo Time

7.10.1 umask 8:40 7.10.2 Using umask 8:13


Lab/Activity

7.10.4 Change the umask

Fact Sheets

7.10.3 umask Facts


4 questions

Total Time

About 31 minutes

45


Section 7.11: Special Permissions

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Set or remove special permissions.


• On which types of files should you configure the SUID and SGID bits? • What is the purpose for setting the sticky bit? • Which special permissions would be set using chmod 6421?


• 8.0 User Access Management o Use special permissions.

Video/Demo Time

7.11.1 Ownership 7:29 7.11.2 Assigning Special File Permissions 10:55


Lab/Activity

7.11.4 Set the SUID Bit 7.11.5 Remove SUID and SGID Permissions

Fact Sheets

7.11.3 Special Permission Facts


8 questions

Total Time

About 41 minutes

46


Section 7.12: Archive and Backup

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Use tar to create a compressed tar file. • Use tar to extract files from a tar file. • Use cpio to create an archive file and extract files from the cpio file. • Use dd to copy information from records.


• What type of file would the file marketing.tar.gz represent? • Which tar command option decompresses a file? • Which utilities can decompress a file with a .bz2 extension? • When would you use the dd command over the cp command to copy

information?


• 3.0 File System Management o Create and manage archive files.

Video/Demo Time

7.12.1 File Archives 11:01 7.12.2 Using tar 7:17 7.12.6 cpio and dd 14:36 7.12.7 Using cpio and dd 10:12


Lab/Activity

7.12.3 Create a Compressed tar File 7.12.4 Extract from tar Files

Fact Sheets

7.12.5 Archive Facts 7.12.8 cpio and dd Facts


9 questions

Total Time

About 72 minutes

47


Section 8.1: Device Drivers

Summary

Students will learn how to: • View hardware information by viewing the contents of the /proc and /sys

directories. • View hardware information using the lsusb, hwinfo and lspci utilities Lecture

Focus Questions:

• How are device drivers implemented on a Linux system? • Why are some device drivers not compiled into the kernel? • Which directories contain information about the hardware that is installed on the

computer? • How would you use the hwinfo utility to display information about all the

hardware in the computer? • Which extension identifies a kernel module? • What type of information is stored in /proc/cmdline? • Which utility will display information about the PCI devices on the system?


• 5.0 Process Management o Manage kernel modules.

Video/Demo Time

8.1.1 Device Drivers 7:21 8.1.2 System Hardware Information 9:03 8.1.3 Viewing Hardware Information 12:24


Lab/Activity

8.1.5 View /proc Information

Fact Sheets

8.1.4 Device Driver Facts


10 questions

Total Time

About 49 minutes

48


Section 8.2: Kernel Module Management

Summary

Students will learn how to: • View a list of currently loaded modules using lsmod. • Create a list of module dependencies using depmod. • Use modprobe to load a kernel module. • Remove a module using rmmod.


• Which commands can you use to view modules that are currently loaded? • How would you generate a list of module dependencies? • What is the advantage of using modprobe over insmod to load a module into

the kernel?


• 5.0 Process Management o Manage kernel modules.

Video/Demo Time

8.2.1 Kernel Module Management 11:57 8.2.2 Managing Kernel Modules 6:00


Lab/Activity

8.2.4 Insert a Module into the Kernel 8.2.5 Remove a Module from the Kernel

Fact Sheets

8.2.3 Kernel Module Management Facts


5 questions

Total Time

About 38 minutes

49


Section 8.3: Hotplug and Coldplug Devices

Summary

Students will learn how to: • View the rules file in /udev/rules. • Modify and save a rule.


• What is the difference between a hotplug and a coldplug device? • Which types of devices are usually coldplug devices? • What is the function of the sysfs virtual file? Where is sysfs located? • How does the system recognize when a device is added or removed? • Which utility dynamically creates device files as devices are added to the

system?

Video/Demo Time

8.3.1 Hotplug and Coldplug Devices 10:13 Total Video Time 10:13

Fact Sheets

8.3.2 Hotplug and Coldplug Device Facts


5 questions

Total Time

About 20 minutes

50


Section 9.1: Processes

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Use top to monitor Linux processes. • Use ps to troubleshoot a Linux system.


• Which types of files can create processes on a Linux system? • What is the difference between user process and daemon processes? • How are system processes usually identified? • Which process is always assigned the same process ID number? • What is the major difference between how top and ps display system

processes?


• 5.0 Process Management o Monitor and manage running processes.

Video/Demo Time

9.1.1 Linux Processes 10:55 9.1.2 Process Heredity 9:36 9.1.4 Process Display 12:31 9.1.5 Viewing Process Information with top 5:14 9.1.6 Viewing Process Information with ps 8:29 9.1.7 Viewing Process Information with pgrep 3:03


Lab/Activity

9.1.9 View Process Information

Fact Sheets

9.1.3 Process Facts 9.1.8 Process Display Facts


7 questions

Total Time

About 72 minutes

51


Section 9.2: Process Management

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Switch a process between the foreground and background. • Set and change the priority of a process. • Terminate a process using either kill or killall. • Scan and kill zombie processes on the system.


• What is the difference between a process running in the foreground and a process running in the background?

• Which commands can be used to move processes between the foreground and the background?

• How can you change the priority of a process? • What is the range for nice values? • What number would be the highest priority for a nice value? • Which termination signal is sent by the Ctrl+c key combination?


• 5.0 Process Management o Monitor and manage running processes.

Video/Demo Time

9.2.1 Process Management 6:44 9.2.2 Switching Foreground and Background Processes 5:44 9.2.3 Process Prioritization 10:10 9.2.4 Prioritization Processes 7:02 9.2.6 Process Termination 13:43 9.2.7 Terminating Processes 7:22


Lab/Activity

9.2.9 Stop a Zombie Process

Fact Sheets

9.2.5 Process Management Facts 9.2.8 Process Termination Facts


15 questions

Total Time

About 81 minutes

52


Section 9.3: Task Management

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Verify that the atd daemon is running. • Schedule a job to run in the future using the at command. • View a list of pending jobs using the atq command. • Remove a pending job using the atrm command. • Use anacron.


• Which script controls the at daemon? • Which files control access to the at command? • What is the main difference between using at and cron to schedule a job? • Which files control access to the cron command? • Where is the system wide crontab file located? • How can you edit personal crontab files?

Video/Demo Time

9.3.1 at Task Scheduling 11:33 9.3.2 Scheduling Tasks with at 4:36 9.3.4 cron Task Scheduling 12:55 9.3.5 Scheduing Tasks with cron 9:11 9.3.7 Using anacron 6:37


Fact Sheets

9.3.3 at Facts 9.3.6 cron Facts 9.3.8 anacron Facts


15 questions

Total Time

About 75 minutes

53


Section 9.4: Print Management

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Verify CUPS is installed and running. • Configure the CUPS daemon parameters to provide network printing on a Linux

system. • Enable the printer to allow printer sharing. • Use lp commands to manage print jobs at the shell prompt.


• What is the function of the cupsd daemon on the server? • How can you access the web-based administration tool for the CUPS server? • What is the file used to configure CUPS? • Which commands can you use to remove print jobs from the queue? • Which command is necessary to activate a printer queue? • How can you display all the printer queues on the system?


• 9.0 Network and Print Configuration Management o Configure and manage print jobs.

Video/Demo Time

9.4.1 Common Unix Print System (CUPS) Operation 8:37 9.4.2 CUPS Installation and Configuration 10:23 9.4.3 Configuring a CUPS Printer 10:42 9.4.5 Print Management Commands 9:47 9.4.6 Managing Print Jobs 7:50


Lab/Activity

9.4.8 Print a File 9.4.9 Remove a Print Job

Fact Sheets

9.4.4 CUPS Facts 9.4.7 Printer Management Facts


15 questions

Total Time

About 82 minutes

54


Section 9.5: System Time Configuration

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Change time zone settings and make them permanent. • Setting the hardware clock. • Create a time synchronization solution using public NTP time providers.


• What is the difference between a hybrid cloud and a community cloud?

• What is the difference between IaaS and PaaS?

• What two implementations are available for SaaS?

• What services does cloud computing provide?

• Which cloud computing model allows the client to run software without purchasing servers, data center space, or network equipment?

Video/Demo Time

9.5.1 Time Zone Settings 11:16 9.5.2 Configuring Time Zone Settings 3:50 9.5.4 Time Maintenance 8:18 9.5.5 Managing System Time 8:22 9.5.7 Network Time Protocol (NTP) 15:06 9.5.8 Synchronizing Time with NTP 11:34


Fact Sheets

9.5.3 Time Zone Facts 9.5.6 Time Maintenance Facts 9.5.9 NTP Facts


14 questions

Total Time

About 87 minutes

55


Section 9.6: Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Manage mail.


• What is the role and function of a Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)? • Which are the most common types of MTAs on a Linux system? • How do you read mail for local user accounts from the command line? • Why would you configure an alias for the MTA running on a local system? • Which file do you use to configure forwarding of email messages?

Video/Demo Time

9.6.1 MTA Overview 10:59 9.6.2 Managing Mail 7:51


Fact Sheets

9.6.3 MTA Facts


11 questions

Total Time

About 35 minutes

56


Section 9.7: Structured Query Language (SQL)

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Manipulate SQL data.

Lecture Focus Questions

• What is a database? • What is the difference between a table record and an attribute? • Which SQL command would you use to view the data in a database? • When would you combine the SELECT and SORT BY commands?

Video/Demo Time

9.7.1 SQL Data Management 11:08 9.7.2 Manipulating SQL Data 13:50


Fact Sheets

9.7.3 SQL Facts


9 questions

Total Time

About 39 minutes

57


Section 10.1: System Logging

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure journald. • View log files.


• What is the role of the syslog daemon? • What is the function of logrotate utility? • Which commands can be used to view text-based log files? • Which command will show all failed login attempts on the system?

Video/Demo Time

10.1.1 Linux Log Files 9:36 10.1.3 journald Logging 5:46 10.1.4 Configuring journald 8:28 10.1.6 Viewing Log Files 10:00


Fact Sheets

10.1.2 Log File Facts 10.1.5 journald Logging Facts 10.1.7 Log File Display Facts


13 questions

Total Time

About 62 minutes

58


Section 10.2: Scripting

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Create a simple script to echo text on the screen and run a command. • Use variables within scripts. • Create a script using control structures. • Use functions.


• What lines are required within a shell script? • How can you comment out lines in a shell script? • Why do you need to assign the execute permission to a script? • Which methods can you use to run a script from the command line? • Which command do you use to obtain user input during the execution of a script? • Why might you need to use the declare command in a script? • Under which conditions would you use an until loop in place of a while loop? • How should you end the script containing the if, then, else control structure?

Video/Demo Time

10.2.1 Scripting Overview 8:48 10.2.2 Script Executing 9:56 10.2.3 Creating Simple Scripts 11:07 10.2.4 Using Variables within Scripts 7:12 10.2.6 Script Control Structures 16:54 10.2.7 Creating Script Control Structures 9:03 10.2.9 Using Functions 9:26

Total Video Time 1:12:26

Fact Sheets

10.2.5 Simple Script Facts 10.2.8 Control Structure Facts 10.2.10 Function Facts


15 questions

Total Time

About 102 minutes

59


Section 10.3: Text Stream Processing

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Use text stream processing to manipulate text using commands that filter and

modify the output.


• How can text stream processing be used to modify the output of text? • Which command would you use to remove characters from lines of text in a text

stream? • How could you format files with long lines to display properly on the monitor? • Which command would you use to format a text file for printing? • Which commands replace a tab character with a specified number of spaces and

vice versa? • How can you display a text stream with numbers preceding each line?

Video/Demo Time

10.3.1 Text Stream Processing 16:20

10.3.2 awk and sed 8:38

10.3.3 Processing Text Streams 10:59


Fact Sheets

10.3.4 Text Stream Processing Facts


15 questions

Total Time

About 56 minutes

60


Section 11.1: IPv4 Overview


• What is the function of the IP protocol? • What is the difference between a connectionless and a connection-oriented

protocol? • What is the main role of the ICMP protocol? • What is the difference between a private and public IP address? • How does the subnet mask identify the network address and network node? • Which file lists all network services and their ports on the Linux system?

Video/Demo Time

11.1.1 IP Protocols 14:38 11.1.3 IPv4 Addressing 15:37 11.1.4 Subnet Masks 12:24 11.1.5 Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM) 8:38

11.1.7 Common Ports 10:18


Fact Sheets

11.1.2 IP Protocol Facts 11.1.6 IPv4 Addressing Facts 11.1.8 IP Port Facts


15 questions

Total Time

About 92 minutes

61


Section 11.2: Network Interface Configuration

Summary

Students will learn how to:

• View information about the current network interfaces.

• Use the interface configuration file to manually assign a static address for the network interface.

• Disable and enable a network interface.


• What is the advantage of using dynamic addressing over static addressing? • Where is the interface configuration file located on the system? • How can you view the current status of the network interfaces from the shell

prompt? • What utilities can disable and enable the network interfaces?


• 9.0 Network and Print Configuration Management o Enable or disable network interfaces.

Video/Demo Time

11.2.1 Network Interface Naming 7:57 11.2.2 Address Configuration 11:53 11.2.3 Viewing and Managing IPv4 Addresses 9:31 11.2.4 Configuring DHCP and Static Addressing 4:57


Lab/Activity

11.2.7 Start a NIC 11.2.8 Stop a NIC

Fact Sheets

11.2.5 Addressing Method Facts 11.2.6 Network Configuration Facts


8 questions

Total Time

About 62 minutes

62


Section 11.3: IPv6 Overview


• What is the difference between stateful and stateless DHCPv6? • What are the two parts of a 128-bit address? • How do static full and static partial assignments differ? • What process is used to configure the IPv6 address for each interface? • What is a unique local address?

Video/Demo Time

11.3.1 IPv6 Addressing 13:58 11.3.3 Configuring IPv6 Addresses 9:34


Fact Sheets

11.3.2 IPv6 Facts 11.3.4 IPv6 Configuration Facts


7 questions

Total Time

About 41 minutes

63


Section 11.4: Routing Configuration

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure the default route.


• What is the role of a router? • What file contains the complete routing table on the system? • How would you make the default gateway persistent? • Which command sets the default route on the system?

Video/Demo Time

11.4.1 Routing Configuration 13:58 11.4.2 Configuring the Default Route 7:36


Fact Sheets

11.4.3 Routing Facts


7 questions

Total Time

About 34 minutes

64


Section 11.5: Hostname and DNS Configuration

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure DNS settings. • Test name resolution.


• When configuring the DNS, what is the purpose for having multiple name servers?

• Which file provides the system with domain names mapped to IP addresses? • What function does the /etc/nsswitch.conf file provide? • What are the advantages of using a DNS server for name resolution?

Video/Demo Time

11.5.1 Hostname and DNS Configuration 12:19 11.5.2 Configuring DNS Settings 11:27 11.5.3 Testing Name Resolution 8:31


Fact Sheets

11.5.4 Name Resolution Facts


12 questions

Total Time

About 49 minutes

65


Section 11.6: Network Troubleshooting

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Use network troubleshooting tools.


• Why is it important to completely identify the source of a problem before starting to fix it?

• What are good sources to research when creating a hypothesis and determining a resolution?

• After you fix the problem what actions should you still complete? • How can you verify the connectivity of hosts within a network? • Which utilities send name resolution requests? Which utility will provide the most

information about the hostname or IP address?

Video/Demo Time

11.6.1 Troubleshooting Methodology 7:03 11.6.3 Using Network Troubleshooting Tools 13:06


Fact Sheets

11.6.2 Troubleshooting Methodology Facts 11.6.4 Troubleshooting Tool Facts


15 questions

Total Time

About 45 minutes

66


Section 12.1: Root Usage

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Use su to switch to another user. • Configure sudo to allow a specific user to complete specific commands with

privileged access.


• Which utility should you use to launch the /etc/sudoers file? • What is the syntax for the /etc/sudoers file? • How can you use su to execute a command without switching into another login

console? • Which su option will switch to another user and include the user's environment

variables? • How does the command prompt appear for a standard user account versus the

root user account?

Video/Demo Time

12.1.1 The root User 10:06 12.1.2 Using su 3:53 12.1.3 Configuring sudo 10:44


Lab/Activity

12.1.5 Switch Users 12.1.6 Log Out of the System

Fact Sheets

12.1.4 root User Facts


6 questions

Total Time

About 46 minutes

67


Section 12.2: User Security and Restriction

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure user password aging limits. • Configure the user login restrictions in the /etc/security/limits.conf file. • Set limits for programs launched from the shell prompt.


• What are the characteristics of a secure or strong password? • Which chage option sets the minimum number of days a user must keep a

password? • What type of resources are affected by the ulimit utility? • When would you need to configure the /etc/security/limits.conf file? • What is the syntax of the /etc/security/limits.conf file? • What does file auditing allow you to do?


• 7.0 User and Group Management o Create and manage groups. o Create and manage user accounts. o Manage user passwords. o Manage user access.

Video/Demo Time

12.2.1 User Security 12:53 12.2.2 User Restrictions 7:37 12.2.3 Configuring User Security and Restrictions 7:51 12.2.4 Monitoring User Logins 7:28 12.2.6 Auditing Files 4:02


Fact Sheets

12.2.5 User Security Facts 12.2.7 File Auditing Facts


10 questions

Total Time

About 60 minutes

68


Section 12.3: Login Blocking

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Disable logins.


• Which command displays all active users on the Linux system? • Which utility should you use to remove active users? • Which file configures login blocking? • How can you display a message to users when logins are blocked? • Which PAM module file configures login blocking?

Video/Demo Time

12.3.1 Login Blocking 6:18 12.3.2 Disabling Login 5:25


Fact Sheets

12.3.3 Login Blocking Facts


5 questions

Total Time

About 22 minutes

69


Section 12.4: Network Security

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Remove unnecessary services. • Scan for open ports on Linux.


• What is a socket? • Which utility will scan for all listening and non-listening sockets? • Which utility will identify open ports on the Linux system? • Which commands should you use to disable unneeded services?

Video/Demo Time

12.4.1 Network Security 14:44 12.4.2 Removing Unneeded Services and Scanning Ports 10:27


Fact Sheets

12.4.3 Network Security Facts


6 questions

Total Time

About 36 minutes

70


Section 12.5: xinetd Super Daemon

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure xinetd and TCP wrappers.


• When should you use TCP wrappers? • Which types of files are stored in the /etc/xinetd.d directory? • Which files configure the xinetd daemon? • When should you use the /etc/host.allow or /etc/host.deny files? • Which utility confirms the TCP wrapper configuration?

Video/Demo Time

12.5.1 xinetd and TCP Wrappers 12:49 12.5.2 Configuring xinetd and TCP Wrappers 11:15


Fact Sheets

12.5.3 xinetd and TCP Wrapper Facts


12 questions

Total Time

About 41 minutes

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Section 12.6: OpenSSH

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure OpenSSH.


• What are the differences between symmetric and asymmetric encryption? • When would you use the Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange encryption standard? • Which encryption standards are supported by SSH1 versus SSH2? • Where does a client store public keys it has received from SSH servers? • Which keys are sent to the client when establishing an SSH session? • Which file should you edit to configure the SSH daemon on the server? • Which file overrides the client's SSH configuration on a per-user basis? • What ssh command would you use to log in to a server, execute a command,

and return to the local system's shell prompt?

Video/Demo Time

12.6.1 OpenSSH 12:19 12.6.4 OpenSSH Configuration 12:13 12.6.5 Configuring Open SSH 13:52


Fact Sheets

12.6.2 Encryption Facts 12.6.3 OpenSSH Facts 12:6:6 Open SSH Configuration Facts


10 questions

Total Time

About 63 minutes

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Section 12.7: SSH Port Tunneling

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure SSH port tunneling.


• What is the benefit to tunneling traffic through an SSH connection? • Which file on the server configures SSH port tunneling? • Which ssh command should you use to tunnel X server traffic? • How can you send unencrypted X server traffic between a client and server?

Video/Demo Time

12.7.1 SSH Port Tunneling 4:47 12.7.2 Configuring SSH Port Tunneling 4:47


Fact Sheets

12.7.3 SSH Port Tunneling Facts


5 questions

Total Time

About 20 minutes

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Section 12.8: Public Key Authentication

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure public key authentication between two systems.


• What is an MD5 checksum, and how is it used in public key authentication? • Which file configures the server to accept public key authentication? • Which keys are generated by the ssh-keygen command when using the -t rsa

option? • Which utility should you use to copy encryption keys between Linux systems? • When is the ~/authorized_keys file used? • How can you configure a client to automatically provide the private key

passphrase when establishing an SSH session?

Video/Demo Time

12.8.1 Public Key Authentication 9:25 12.8.2 Configuring Public Key Authentication 10:00


Fact Sheets

12.8.3 Public Key Authentication Facts


5 questions

Total Time

About 29 minutes

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Section 12.9: Gnu Privacy Guard

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure GnuPG. • Revoke certificates.


• What is the benefit of using Gnu Privacy Guard (GnuPG)? • Which command should you use to determine if GnuPG is installed on the Linux

system? • Which gpg option will digitally sign a file? • How can you display all the GnuPG keys on the key ring?

Video/Demo Time

12.9.1 GnuPG 12:23 12.9.2 Configuring GnuPG 10:49 12.9.3 Revoking Certificates 4:47


Fact Sheets

12.9.4 GnuPG Facts


5 questions

Total Time

About 38 minutes

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TestOut Linux Pro Practice Exams

Summary

This section provides information to help prepare students to take the TestOut Linux Pro certification exam. Students will also have the opportunity of testing their mastery of the concepts presented in this course to reaffirm that they are ready for the certification exam. For example, all questions that apply to Objective 1.0: Command Line are grouped together and presented in practice exam Linux Pro Objective 1: Command Line. The following practice exams are available:

Linux Pro Practice Exams

• Linux Pro Objective 1: Command Line (8 simulation questions)

• Linux Pro Objective 2: Storage Device Management (9 simulation questions)

• Linux Pro Objective 3: File System Management (18 simulation questions)

• Linux Pro Objective 4: Boot Configuration (3 simulation questions)

• Linux Pro Objective 5: Process Management (12 simulation questions)

• Linux Pro Objective 6: Package Management (5 simulation questions)

• Linux Pro Objective 7: User and Group Management (14 simulation questions)

• TestOut Linux Pro Objective 8: User Access Management (13 simulation questions)

• TestOut Linux Pro Objective 9: Network and Print Configuration Management (6 simulation questions)

• TestOut Linux Pro Certification Practice Exam (50 simulation questions) The questions in the Linux Pro practice exams above are simulations that are used to evaluate the student’s ability to perform required tasks. These individual questions will take longer for the students to perform than the individual questions in the Network+ practice exams below.

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LPIC-1/CompTIA Linux+ LX0-103 Practice Exams

This section provides practice questions that are similar to what you will find on the CompTIA Linux+ Certification Exam 1 LX0-103 (powered by LPI).

This is the first of two exams that you must pass to achieve the Linux+ certification from CompTIA. As you know, it is important to prepare for an exam by studying the material, practicing the skills, and committing the new concepts to memory. You can use the instruction and tests in this course to help you prepare more efficiently.

In this section, you will find practice quizzes for each of the four domains covered by LX0-103 exam. At the end of this section is a practice exam that is typical of the LX0-103 exam. This practice exam provides you with a specified number of questions and a time limit similar to the official CompTIA exam.

• Domain 1: System Architecture (73 questions) • Domain 2: Linux Installation and Package Management (125 questions) • Domain 3: GNU and Unix Commands (130 questions) • Domain 4: Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (78

questions) • LPIC-1/CompTIA Linux+ LX0-103 Practice Exam (60 questions)

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B.1: Domain 1 Supplemental Material for LPIC-1/CompTIA Linux+

Summary

Students will learn how to: • Identify the current runlevel and change it as required by your system

circumstances. • Change the default runlevel. • Supply kernel options at boot time to customize how the system boots.


• Which file affects the default runlevels? • Why would you set the runlevel to 1? • What is the difference in functionality between a runlevel 1 and runlevel 3? • Which runlevel reboots the system, and which runlevel shuts the system down? • What commands can be used to change the runlevel? • How can you enter kernel options during the system boot up? • How can you identify the current and previous runlevels?

Video/Demo Time

B.1.1 Runlevels 8:22 B.1.2 Managing Runlevels 6:39 B.1.4 Using Kernel Options at Boot 6:10 B.1.6 init Scripts 17:21 B.1.7 Using init Scripts 19:41 B.1.9 Upstart and system 13:52


Fact Sheets

B.1.3 Runlevel Facts B.1.5 Kernel Option Facts B.1.8 init Script Facts B.1.10 Upstart Facts


14 questions

Total Time

About 106 minutes

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Summary

Students will learn how to: • View the grub configuration file and gather pertinent information about the

system. • Configure the GRUB configuration file to boot as required by your setup.


• What is the path to the GRUB configuration file? • How do you change the default operating system when using GRUB? • Which setting displays the available operating systems during system boot up? • What is the syntax used to identify the root file system for each operating system

in the GRUB menu? • How can you require authentication for the options in the GRUB menu?

Video/Demo Time

B.2.1 GRUB Legacy 9:29 B.2.2 Using GRUB Legacy 10:28


Fact Sheets

B.1.3 GRUB Legacy Facts


12 questions

Total Time

About 37 minutes

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Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure the X server settings.


• What is the function of the module section in the xorg.conf or XF86Config file? • What types of information do you need to gather before configuring the X server?

Video/Demo Time

B.3.1 X Window System Configuration 19:24 B.3.2 Configuring X Window System 7:56


Fact Sheets

B.3.3 X Server Configuration Facts B.3.4 Desktop Environment Configuration Facts


10 questions

Total Time

About 47 minutes

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LPIC-1/CompTIA Linux+ LX0-104 Practice Exams

This section provides practice questions that are similar to what you will find on the CompTIA Linux+ Certification Exam 2 LX0-104 (powered by LPI).

This is the second of two exams that you must pass to achieve the Linux+ certification from CompTIA. As you know, it is important to prepare for an exam by studying the material, practicing the skills, and committing the new concepts to memory. You can use the instruction and tests in this course to help you prepare more efficiently.

In this section, you will find practice quizzes for each of the six domains covered by LX0-104 exam. At the end of this section is a practice exam that is typical of the LX0-104 exam. This practice exam provides you with a specified number of questions and a time limit similar to the official CompTIA exam.

• Domain 5: Shells, Scripting and Data Management (45 questions) • Domain 6: User Interfaces and Desktops (34 questions) • Domain 7: Administrative Tasks (59 questions) • Domain 8: Essential System Services (65 questions) • Domain 9: Networking Fundamentals (85 questions) • Domain 10: Security (78 questions) • LPI/CompTIA Linux+ LX0-104 Practice Exam (60 Questions)

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Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure a syslog daemon to log to a remote host.


• What is the role of the syslog daemon? • Why is it a good idea to send log messages to a remote server? • Which actions are necessary to configure a server to receive messages from a

client? • What is the syntax for the entries in the /etc/syslog.conf file? • How can you send messages to a virtual console? • What is the function of the logrotate utility? • Where are the entries for the logrotate configuration file stored? • What commands can be used to view text-based log files? • What command will show all failed login attempts on the system?

Video/Demo Time

B.4.1 syslog 14:28 B.4.2 Configuring Remote Logging 8:29 B.4.4 logrotate 7:11


Fact Sheets

B.4.3 Log File Facts B.4.5 logrotate Facts


10 questions

Total Time

About 50 minutes

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Summary

Students will learn how to: • Configure the superdaemon, xinetd, to manage network and Internet services.


• Why is xinetd called a super daemon? • Which types of files are stored in the /etc/xinetd.d directory? • Which file configures the xinetd daemon? • How do you configure the inetd daemon?

Video/Demo Time

B.5.1 inetd 7:02 Total Video Time 7:02

Fact Sheets

B.5.2 inetd Facts


9 questions

Total Time

About 21 minutes

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Appendix A: TestOut Linux Pro Exam Objectives

The TestOut Linux Pro course covers the following Linux Pro objectives:

Objective # Exam Objective Module.Section

1.0

1.0 Command Line

• Use command-line utilities to get help with Linux commands.

• View the contents of text files.

• Manage environment variables from the command line.

• Configure and use Linux shell environments.

• Use the vi editor to create and edit text files. • Shut down and restart the system.

1.1, 1.3, 1.5 3.5

2.0

2.0 Storage Device Management

• Create and manage hard disk partitions.

• Create and manage disk file systems.

• Mount and unmount devices in the file system. • Create and manage swap partitions.

7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

3.0

3.0 File System Management

• View information about directories and files in the file system.

• Use the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard.

• Create, copy, move, and delete directories in the file system.

• Create, copy, move, and delete files in the file system.

• Create and manage hard and symbolic link files.

• View disk space usage statistics.

• Implement disk quotas. • Create and manage archive files.

1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11

7.6, 7.7, 7.12

4.0

4.0 Boot Configuration

• Manage bootloader configurations.

• View and manage runlevels or boot targets for system services.

• Set the default system runlevel or boot target.

3.2, 3.3

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Objective # Exam Objective Module.Section

5.0

5.0 Process Management Start, stop, and restart system services. View and manage runlevels for system

services.

3.4, 3.5 8.1, 8.2 9.1, 9.2

6.0

6.0 Package Management Install, remove, and update packages with the

RPM command. Install, remove, and update RPM packages

with DNF.

5.1, 5.2

7.0

7.0 User and Group Management Create and manage groups. Create and manage user accounts. Manage user passwords. Manage user access.

6.2, 6.3 12.2

8.0

8.0 User Access Management Manage directory and file ownership for users

and groups. Manage directory and file permissions for

users and groups. Configure umask values. Use special permissions.

7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 7.11

9.0

9.0 Network and Print Configuration Management Enable or disable network interfaces. Configure and manage print jobs.

9.4, 11.2

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Appendix B: Linux LX0-103 Exam Objectives

The Linux+ Powered by LPI Exam: LX0-103 exam covers the following topics.

# LX0-103 Exam Objectives Module.Section

101 System Architecture

101.1 Determine and configure hardware settings.

Enable and disable integrated peripherals. Configure systems with or without external peripherals

such as keyboards. Differentiate between the various types of mass

storage devices. Know the differences between coldplug and hotplug

devices. Determine hardware resources for devices. Tools and utilities to list various hardware information

(e.g. lsusb, lspci, etc.). Tools and utilities to manipulate USB devices. Conceptual understanding of sysfs, udev, dbus. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms,

and utilities:

o /sys o /proc o /dev o modprobe o lsmod o lspci o lsusb

8.1 8.2 8.3

101.2 Boot the system.

Provide common commands to the boot loader and options to the kernel at boot time.

Demonstrate knowledge of the boot sequence from BIOS to boot completion.

Understanding of SysVinit and systemd. Awareness of Upstart. Check boot events in the log file. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities:

3.1 3.3

86


o dmesg o BIOS o bootloader o kernel o initramfs o init o SysVinit o System

101.3 Change runlevels / boot targets and shutdown or reboot system.

Set the default runlevel or boot target. Change between runlevels / boot targets including

single user mode. Shutdown and reboot from the command line. Alert users before switching runlevels / boot targets or

other major system events. Properly terminate processes. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities: o /etc/inittab o shutdown o init o /etc/init.d o telinit o system o systemctl o /etc/systemd/ o /usr/lib/system/ o wall

3.3 3.4 3.5

102 Linux Installation and Package Management

102.1 Design hard disk layout.

Allocate filesystems and swap space to separate partitions or disks.

Tailor the design to the intended use of the system. Ensure the /boot partition conforms to the hardware

architecture requirements for booting. Knowledge of basic features of LVM. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities: o / (root) filesystem o /var filesystem

2.1 2.2 7.1 7.3

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o /home filesystem o /boot filesystem o swap space o mount points o partitions

102.2 Install a boot manager.

Providing alternative boot locations and backup boot options.

Install and configure a boot loader such as GRUB Legacy.

Perform basic configuration changes for GRUB 2. Interact with the boot loader. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms,

and utilities o menu.lst, grub.cfg and grub.conf o grub-install o grub-mkconfig o MBR

3.2 7.1

102.3 Manage shared libraries.

Identify shared libraries. Identify the typical locations of system libraries. Load shared libraries. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities o ldd o ldconfig o /etc/ld.so.conf o LD_LIBRARY_PATH

5.4

102.4 Use Debian package management.

Install, upgrade and uninstall Debian binary packages. Find packages containing specific files or libraries

which may or may not be installed. Obtain package information like version, content,

dependencies, package integrity and installation status (whether or not the package is installed).

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:

o /etc/apt/sources.list o dpkg o dpkg-reconfigure

5.3

88


o apt-get o apt-cache o aptitude

102.5 Use RPM and YUM package management.

Install, re-install, upgrade and remove packages using RPM and YUM.

Obtain information on RPM packages such as version, status, dependencies, integrity and signatures.

Determine what files a package provides, as well as find which package a specific file comes from.


o rpm o rpm2cpio o /etc/yum.conf o /etc/yum.repos.d/ o yum o yumdownloader

5.1 5.2

103 GNU and Unix Commands

103.1 Work on the command line.

Use single shell commands and one line command sequences to perform basic tasks on the command line.

Use and modify the shell environment including defining, referencing and exporting environment variables.

Use and edit command history. Invoke commands inside and outside the defined path. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities: o bash o echo o env o export o pwd o set o unset o man o uname o history

1.1 1.2 1.3

89


o .bash_history

103.2 Process text streams using filters.

Send text files and output streams through text utility filters to modify the output using standard UNIX commands found in the GNU textutils package.


o cat o cut o expand o fmt o head o od o join o nl o paste o pr o sed o sort o split o tail o tr o unexpand o uniq o wc

10.3

103.3 Perform basic file management.

Copy, move and remove files and directories individually.

Copy multiple files and directories recursively. Remove files and directories recursively. Use simple and advanced wildcard specifications in

commands. Using find to locate and act on files based on type,

size, or time. Usage of tar, cpio, and dd. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities: o cp o find o mkdir o mv o ls

1.8 1.9

1.12

90


o rm o rmdir o touch o tar o cpio o dd o file o gzip o gunzip o bzip2 o xz o file globbing

103.4 Use streams, pipes and redirects.

Redirecting standard input, standard output and standard error.

Pipe the output of one command to the input of another command.

Use the output of one command as arguments to another command.

Send output to both stdout and a file. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities: o tee o xargs

1.7

103.5 Create, monitor and kill processes.

Run jobs in the foreground and background. Signal a program to continue running after logout. Monitor active processes. Select and sort processes for display. Send signals to processes. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities: o & o bg o fg o jobs o kill o nohup o ps o top o free o uptime

9.1 9.2

91


o pgrep o pkill o killall o screen

103.6 Modify process execution priorities.

Know the default priority of a job that is created. Run a program with higher or lower priority than the

default. Change the priority of a running process. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities: o nice o ps o renice o top

9.1 9.2

103.7 Search text files using regular expressions.

Create simple regular expressions containing several notational elements.

Use regular expression tools to perform searches through a filesystem or file content.


o grep o egrep o fgrep o sed o regex(7)

1.12

103.8 Perform basic file editing operations using vi.

Navigate a document using vi. Use basic vi modes. Insert, edit, delete, copy and find text. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities: o vi o /, ? o h,j,k,l o i, o, a o c, d, p, y, dd, yy o ZZ, :w!, :q!, :e!

1.3

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104 Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

104.1 Create partitions and filesystems.

Manage MBR partition tables Use various mkfs commands to create various

filesystems such as: o ext2/ext3/ext4 o XFS o VFAT

Awareness of ReiserFS and Btrfs Basic knowledge of gdisk and parted with GPT The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities: o fdisk o gdisk o parted o mkfs o mkswap

7.1 7.2 7.4

104.2 Maintain the integrity of filesystems.

Verify the integrity of filesystems. Monitor free space and inodes. Repair simple filesystem problems. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities: o du o df o fsck o e2fsck o mke2fs o debugfs o dumpe2fs o tune2fs o xfs tools (such as xfs_metadump and

xfs_info)

7.6

104.3 Control mounting and unmounting of filesystems.

Manually mount and unmount filesystems. Configure filesystem mounting on bootup. Configure user mountable removeable filesystems. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities: o /etc/fstab

7.5

93


o /media o mount o umount

104.4 Manage disk quotas.

Set up a disk quota for a filesystem. Edit, check and generate user quota reports. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities: o quota o edquota o repquota o quotaon

7.7

104.5 Manage file permissions and ownership.

Manage access permissions on regular and special files as well as directories.

Use access modes such as suid, sgid and the sticky bit to maintain security.

Know how to change the file creation mask. Use the group field to grant file access to group

members. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities: o chmod o umask o chown o chgrp

7.8 7.9

7.10 7.11

104.6 Create and change hard and symbolic links.

Create links. Identify hard and/or soft links. Copying versus linking files. Use links to support system administration tasks. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms

and utilities: o ln o ls

1.10

104.7 Find system files and place files in the correct location.

Understand the correct locations of files under the FHS.

Find files and commands on a Linux system.

1.11 1.12

94


Know the location and propose of important file and directories as defined in the FHS.


o find o locate o updatedb o whereis o which o type o /etc/updatedb.conf

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Appendix C: LX0-104 Exam Objectives

The Linux+ Powered by LPI Exam: LX0-104 exam covers the following topics.

# LX0-104 Exam Objectives Module.Section

105 Shells, Scripting and Data Management

105.1

Customize and use the shell environment.

Set environment variables (e.g. PATH) at login or when spawning a new shell.

Write BASH functions for frequently used sequences of commands.

Maintain skeleton directories for new user accounts.

Set command search path with the proper directory.

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms, and utilities:

o Source o /etc/bash.bashrc o /etc/profile o env o export o set o unset o ~/.bash_profile o ~/.bash_login o ~/.profile o ~/.bashrc o ~/.bash_logout o function o alias o lists

1.1 1.4 1.5 1.6

105.2

Customize or write simple scripts.

Use standard sh syntax (loops, tests). Use command substitution. Test return values for success or failure or other

information provided by a command. Perform conditional mailing to the superuser. Correctly select the script interpreter through the

shebang (#!) line. Manage the location, ownership, execution and

suid-rights of scripts.

10.2

96



o for o while o test o if o read o seq o exec

105.3

SQL data management.

Use of basic SQL commands. Perform basic data manipulation. The following is a partial list of the used files,

terms, and utilities: o insert o update o select o delete o from o where o group by o order by o join

9.7

106 User Interfaces and Desktops

106.1

Install and configure X11.

Verify that the video card and monitor are supported by an X server.

Awareness of the X font server. Basic understanding and knowledge of the X

Window configuration file. The following is a partial list of the used files,

terms, and utilities: o /etc/X11/xorg.conf o xhost o DISPLAY o xwininfo o xdpyinfo o X

2.1 2.2 7.1 7.3

106.2 Setup a display manager. 3.2 7.1

97


Basic configuration of LightDM Turn the display manager on or off. Change the display manager greeting. Awareness of XDM, KDM and GDM. The following is a partial list of the used files,

terms, and utilities: o lightdm o /etc/lightdm/

106.3

Accessibility

Basic knowledge of keyboard accessibility settings (AccessX).

Basic knowledge of visual settings and themes. Basic knowledge of assistive technology (ATs). The following is a partial list of the used files,

terms, and utilities: o Sticky/Repeat Keys o Slow/Bounce/Toggle Keys o Mouse Keys o High Contrast/Large Print Desktop

Themes o Screen Reader o Braille Display o Screen Magnifier o On-Screen Keyboard o Gestures (used at login, for example

gdm) o Orca o GOK o emacspeak

5.4

107 Administrative Tasks

107.1

Manage user and group accounts and related system files.

Add, modify and remove users and groups. Manage user/group info in password/group

databases. Create and manage special purpose and limited

accounts. The following is a partial list of the used files,

terms, and utilities: o /etc/passwd

6.1 6.2 6.3

98


o /etc/shadow o /etc/group o /etc/skel o chage o getent o groupadd o groupdel o groupmod o passwd o useradd o userdel o usermod

107.2

Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs.

Manage cron and at jobs. Configure user access to cron and at services. Configure anacron. The following is a partial list of the used files,

terms, and utilities: o /etc/cron.{d,daily,hourly,monthly,weekly} o /etc/at.deny o /etc/at.allow o /etc/crontab o /etc/cron.allow o /etc/cron.deny o /var/spool/cron/* o crontab o at o atq o atrm o anacron o /etc/anacrontab

9.3

107.3

Localization and internationalization.

Configure locale settings and environment variables.

Configure timezone settings and environment variables.


o /etc/timezone o /etc/localtime o /usr/share/zoneinfo

2.3 9.5

99


o Environment variables: ▪ LC_* ▪ LC_ALL ▪ LANG ▪ TZ

o /usr/bin/locale o tzselect o tzconfig o date o iconv o UTF-8 o ISO-8859 o ASCII o Unicode

108 Essential System Services

108.1

Maintain system time.

Set the system date and time. Set the hardware clock to the correct time in

UTC. Configure the correct timezone. Basic NTP configuration. Knowledge of using the pool.ntp.org service. Awareness of the ntpq command. The following is a partial list of the used files,

terms, and utilities: o /usr/share/zoneinfo o /etc/timezone o /etc/localtime o /etc/ntp.conf o date o hwclock o ntpd o ntpdate o pool.ntp.org

9.5

108.2

System logging

Configuration of the syslog daemon. Understanding of standard facilities, priorties and

actions. Configuration of logrotate. Awareness of rsyslog and syslog-ng.

10.1

100



o syslog.conf o syslogd o klogd o /var/log/ o logger o logrotate o /etc/logrotate.conf o /etc/logrotate.d/ o Journalctl o /etc/systemd/journald.conf o /var/log/journal/

108.3

Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) basics.

Create e-mail aliases. Configure e-mail forwarding. Knowledge of commonly available MTA

programs (postfix, sendmail, qmail, exim) (no configuration).


o ~/.forward o sendmail emulation layer commands o newaliases o mail o mailq o postfix o sendmail o exim o qmail

9.6

108.4

Manage printers and printing.

Basic CUPS configuration (for local and remote printers).

Manage user print queues. Troubleshoot general printing problems. Add and remove jobs from configured printer

queues. The following is a partial list of the used files,

terms, and utilities: o CUPS configuration files, tools and

utilities o /etc/cups

9.4

101


o lpd legacy interface (lpr, lprm, lpq)

109 Networking Fundamentals

109.1 Fundamentals of Internet protocols.

Demonstrate an understanding network masks and CIDR notation.

Knowledge of the differences between private and public “dotted quad” IPAddresses.

Knowledge about common TCP and UDP ports (20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 53, 80, 110, 123, 139, 143, 161, 162, 389, 443, 465, 514, 636, 993, 995).

Knowledge about the differences and major features of UDP, TCP andICMP.

Knowledge of the major differences between IPv4 and IPv6.

Knowledge of the basic features of IPv6. The following is a partial list of the used files,

terms, and utilities: o /etc/services o IPv4, IPv6 o Subnetting o TCP, UDP, ICMP

11.1 11.3

109.2 Basic network configuration Manually and automatically configure network

interfaces. Basic TCP/IP host configuration. Setting a default route. The following is a partial list of the used files,

terms, and utilities: /etc/hostname /etc/hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf ifconfig ifup ifdown ip route ping

11.2 11.3 11.4 11.6

109.3 Basic network troubleshooting. Manually and automatically configure network

interfaces and routing tables to include adding, starting, stopping, restarting, deleting or reconfiguring network interfaces.

11.6

102


Change, view or configure the routing table and correct an improperly set default route manually.

Debug problems associated with the network configuration.


ifconfig ip ifup ifdown route host hostname dig netstat ping ping6 traceroute traceroute6 tracepath tracepath6 netcat

109.4 Configure client side DNS.

Query remote DNS servers. Configure local name resolution and use remote

DNS servers. Modify the order in which name resolution is

done. The following is a partial list of the used files,

terms, and utilities: o /etc/hosts o /etc/resolv.conf o /etc/nsswitch.conf o Host o Dig o getent

11.5

110 Security

110.1 Perform security administration tasks.

Audit a system to find files with the suid/sgid bit set.

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Set or change user passwords and password aging information.

Being able to use nmap and netstat to discover open ports on a system.

Set up limits on user logins, processes and memory usage.

Determine which users have logged in to the system or are currently logged in.

Basic sudo configuration and usage. The following is a partial list of the used files,

terms, and utilities: o find o passwd o fuser o lsof o nmap o chage o netstat o sudo o /etc/sudoers o su o usermod o ulimit o who, w, last

110.2 Setup host security.

Awareness of shadow passwords and how they work.

Turn off network services not in use. Understand the role of TCP wrappers. The following is a partial list of the used files,

terms, and utilities: o /etc/nologin o /etc/passwd o /etc/shadow o /etc/xinetd.d/* o /etc/xinetd.conf o /etc/inetd.d/* o /etc/inetd.conf o /etc/inittab o /etc/init.d/* o /etc/hosts.allow o /etc/hosts.deny

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110.3 Securing data with encryption.

Perform basic OpenSSH 2 client configuration and usage.

Understand the role of OpenSSH 2 server host keys.

Perform basic GnuPG configuration, usage, and revocation.

Understand SSH port tunnels (including X11 tunnels).


o ssh o ssh-keygen o ssh-agent o ssh-add o ~/.ssh/id_rsa and id_rsa.pub o ~/.ssh/id_dsa and id_dsa.pub o /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key and

ssh_host_rsa_key.pub o /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key and

ssh_host_dsa_key.pub o ~/.ssh/authorized_keys o /etc/ssh_known_hosts o gpg o ~/.gnupg/*

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Appendix D: Approximate Time for the Course

The total time for the LabSim for Linux Pro course is approximately 62 hours and 26 minutes. Time is calculated by adding the approximate time for each section which is calculated using the following elements:

• Video/demo times

• 5 minutes per Text Lesson

• Simulations (5 minutes assigned per simulation)

• Questions (1 minute per question) Additionally, there are approximately another 25 hours and 11 minutes of Certification Practice Test material at the end of the course. The breakdown for this course is as follows:

Module Sections Time Videos Labs Text Exams

0.0 Introduction

0.1 Introduction 45 40 5 0 0

Total 0:45 0:40 0:05 0:00 0:00

1.0 Using Linux Time Videos Labs Text Exams

1.1 The Shell 58 41 0 10 7

1.2 Linux Help 48 23 15 5 5

1.3 Text Editors 54 25 10 5 14

1.4 Aliases 23 13 0 5 5

1.5 Environment Variables 45 22 5 5 13

1.6 Shell Configuration Files 27 17 0 5 5

1.7 Redirection Files 54 34 0 10 10

1.8 Directories 72 35 25 5 7

1.9 Files 76 38 25 5 8

1.10 Links 37 16 10 5 6

1.11 Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) 25 13 0 5 7

1.12 Locating and Searching Files 70 45 0 10 15

Total 9:49 5:22 1:30 1:15 1:42

2.0 Installation and Localization

2.1 Linux System Design 33 22 0 5 6

2.2 Linux Installation 37 25 0 5 7

2.3 Localization 27 17 0 5 5

Total 1:37 1:04 0:00 0:15 0:18

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3.0 Boot and Shutdown

3.1 Linux Boot Process 22 10 0 5 7

3.2 Bootloaders 45 21 10 5 9

3.3 systemd 42 18 10 5 9

3.4 System Services 40 18 10 5 7

3.5 System Shutdown 43 17 15 5 6 Total 3:12 1:24 0:45 0:25 0:38

4.0 User Interfaces and Desktops

4.1 X Window System 23 8 0 5 10

4.2 Display Managers 22 14 0 5 3

4.3 Accessibility 28 12 0 5 11

Total 1:13 0:34 0:00 0:15 0:24

5.0 Software Installation Time Videos Labs Text Exams

5.1 Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) 71 36 15 5 15

5.2 Alternate IP Addressing 50 20 10 5 15

5.3 DHCP Server Configuration 43 23 0 5 15

5.4 Shared Libraries 32 16 0 5 11

Total 3:16 1:35 0:25 0:20 0:56

6.0 Users and Groups

6.1 User and Group Overview 61 36 10 5 10

6.2 User Management 80 30 30 5 15

6.3 Group Management 56 14 30 5 7

Total 3:17 1:20 1:10 0:15 0:32

7.0 Disk and File System Management Time Videos Labs Text Exams

7.1 MBR Disk Partitions 54 28 5 10 11

7.2 GUID Partitions 31 21 0 5 5

7.3 Logical Volume Manager 34 21 0 5 8

7.4 File Systems 69 40 15 5 9

7.5 Mounting File Systems 61 26 15 5 15

7.6 File System Maintenance 54 27 10 5 12

7.7 Disk Quotas 64 20 30 5 9

7.8 Ownership 44 15 20 5 4

7.9 Permissions 65 35 20 5 5

7.10 umask 31 17 5 5 4

7.11 Special Permissions 41 18 10 5 8

7.12 Archive and Backup 72 43 10 10 9

Total 10:20 5:11 2:20 1:10 1:39

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8.0 Hardware Installation

8.1 Device Drivers 49 29 5 5 10

8.2 Kernel Module Management 38 18 10 5 5

8.3 Firewall Design and Implementation 20 10 0 5 5

Total 1:47 0:57 0:15 0:15 0:20

9.0 Processes and System Services Time Videos Labs Text Exams

9.1 Processes 72 50 5 10 7

9.2 Process Management 81 51 5 10 15

9.3 Task Management 75 45 0 15 15

9.4 Print Management 82 47 10 10 15

9.5 System Time Configuration 87 58 0 15 14

9.6 Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) 35 19 0 5 11

9.7 Structured Query Language (SQL) 39 25 0 5 9

Total 7:51 4:55 0:20 1:10 1:26

10.0 System Monitoring

10.1 System Logging 62 34 0 15 13

10.2 Scripting 102 72 0 15 15

10.3 Text Stream Processing 56 36 0 5 15

Total 3:40 2:22 0:00 0:35 0:43

11.0 Networking Time Videos Labs Text Exams

11.1 IPv4 Overview 92 62 0 15 15

11.2 Network Interface Configuration 62 34 10 10 8

11.3 IPv6 Overview 41 24 0 10 7

11.4 Routing Configuration 34 22 0 5 7

11.5 Hostname and DNS Configuration 49 32 0 5 12

11.6 Network Troubleshooting 45 20 0 10 15

Total 5:23 3:14 0:10 0:55 1:04

12.0 Security

12.1 Root Usage 46 25 10 5 6

12.2 User Security and Restriction 60 40 0 10 10

12.3 Login Blocking 22 12 0 5 5

12.4 Network Security 36 25 0 5 6

12.5 xinetd Super Daemon 41 24 0 5 12

12.6 Open SSH 63 38 0 15 10

12.7 SSH Port Tunneling 20 10 0 5 5

12.8 Public Key Authentication 29 19 0 5 5

12.9 Gnu Privacy Guard (GnuPG) 38 28 0 5 5

Total 5:55 3:41 0:10 1:00 1:04

108



LPI-1/CompTIA Linux+ LX0-103 Supplemental Material

B.1 Domain 1 106 72 0 20 14

B.2 Domain 2 37 20 0 5 12

B.3 Domain 4 47 27 0 10 10

Total 3:10 1:59 0:00 0:35 0:36 LPI-1/CompTIA Linux+ LX0-103 Supplemental Material

B.4 Domain 8 50 30 0 10 10

B.5 Domain 10 21 7 0 5 9

Total 1:11 0:37 0:00 0:15 0:19

Total Course Time 62:27 34:55 7:10 8:40 11:42

Linux Pro Practice Exam Number of Questions Time

Objective 1: Command Line 8 0:40

Objective 2: Storage Device Management 9 0:45

Objective 3: File System Management 18 1:30

Objective 4: Boot Configuration 3 0:15

Objective 5: Process Management 12 1:00

Objective 6: Package Management 5 0:25

Objective 7: User and Group Management 14 1:10

Objective 8: User Access Management 13 1:05

Objective 9: Network and Print Configuration Management 6 0:30

Linux Pro Certification Practice Exam 50 2:00

Total 138 9:20

CompTIA Linux+ LX0-103 Practice Exams Number of Questions Time

Domain 1: System Architecture 73 73

Domain 2: Linux Installation and Package Management

125 125

Domain 3: GNU and Unix Commands 130 130

Domain 4: Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

78 78

LPI/CompTIA Linux+ LX0-103 Practice Exam 60 90

Total 466 8:16

CompTIA Linux+ LX0-104 Practice Exams Number of Questions Time

Domain 5: Shells, Scripting and Data Management 45 45

Domain 6: User Interfaces and Desktops 34 34

Domain 7: Administrative Tools 59 59

Domain 8: Essential System Services 65 65

Domain 9: Networking Fundamentals 85 85

Domain 10: Security 78 78

LPI/CompTIA Linux+ LX0-104 Practice Exam 60 90

Total 426 7:36

Total Practice Exam Time 1,030 25:12

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