Linux System Administration is a very important skill that IT professionals should possess. In this course you will learn how to install, configure, and administer a Linux Server using Ubuntu in a virtual environment (Virtualbox). In addition, you will learn how to set static ip address, transfer files between computers using SFTP, SCP protocol. You will, also, learn about package management in Ubuntu/Debian by installing and removing packages, remote management using SSH, and remote desktop VNC.
We will go into a quick introduction to BASH and perform the most common task in a Linux system eg: navigating filesystem, copy and move files and directories, and more advance topics like piping output. Moreover, you will learn how to manage storage devices and partition, securing the server using firewall UFW, manage users by adding new user and setting their password. Also, disabling the user account when the user is no longer in the company.
In the later parts of the course, we will go into more advance topics like sharing files over the network (SAMBA File Server), accessing files over the network from Windows 10 and Linux clients. How to map drives from Windows and mount remote shares from Linux. Installing a Print Server (CUPS), and installing the printer in Windows 10. Installation and provisioning of Web Server (Apache). We learn how to provide Domain Name Resolution DNS using BIND and test name resolution in the network. Install and configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server (DHCP) in order to automate the process of IP address management in the network. How to install and setup LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL and PHP). Install and setup VPN server for secure remote connection into the network.
Finally, you will learn about automating tasks in Linux by using BASH scripting, how to monitor and backup a Linux System. By the end of this course, you will have gained experience in how to administer a Linux Server and manage critical services in a mixed environment using Linux and Windows 10 clients.
