Description

3 credit/unit hours – Three hours of lecture weekly; one term

This course provides students with the fundamental concepts of system administration using the Linux operating system. The course is designed to help students prepare for professional careers in the information and communication technology (ICT) field. It also helps prepare individuals seeking to pass the Computing Technology Industry Association’s (CompTIA) Linux+ certification exam (XK0-005).

Updated: November 6, 2022

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

  • Customize and utilize both GUI (Graphical User Interface) and CLI (Command Line Interface);
  • Set general and advance permissions on files and directories;
  • Use filename generation standards and best practices;
  • Use pipes and redirection along with input output helper commands;
  • Control processes locally and remotely via the network;
  • Manage user accounts and groups;
  • Maintain system time and logging;
  • Manage server services (e.g., SMTP);
  • Manage printers and printing;
  • Work with shells, manage data, and implement basic shell scripts;
  • Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs;
  • Customize basic and advanced networking and software management;
  • Utilize command line search, utilities, file system management, and configuration management tools;
  • Install and configure a workstation (including X) and connect it to a LAN;
  • Work with Internet protocols;
  • Setup host security; and
  • Secure data using encryption

Main Topics

Lesson 1: Introducing Linux

Lesson 2: Administering Users and Groups

Lesson 3: Configuring Permissions

Lesson 4: Implementing File Management

Lesson 5: Authoring Text Files

Lesson 6: Managing Software

Lesson 7: Administering Storage

Lesson 8: Managing Devices, Processes, Memory, and the Kernel

Lesson 9: Managing Services

Lesson 10: Configuring Network Settings

Lesson 11: Configuring Network Security

Lesson 12: Managing Linux Security

Lesson 13: Implementing Simple Scripts

Lesson 14: Using Infrastructure as Code

Lesson 15: Managing Containers in Linux

Lesson 16: Installing Linux