CompTIA Linux+ - LQLINUX+
Target Audience
Linux system administrators with 6 months to 1 year's practical
Linux experience
Lesson 1: Installing SUSE Linux
Lesson Objectives
- identify important milestones in the development of Linux.
- recognize the basic features of SUSE Linux.
- determine which software and hardware to install to meet
customer requirements of a SUSE Linux installation.
- select the most appropriate installation method in a given
scenario.
- establish requirements to determine installation methods in
given scenarios.
- partition a hard disk in a given scenario.
- configure the boot loader in a given scenario.
- configure video, sound, and other multimedia devices during a
basic SUSE Linux installation.
- configure the X window system in a given scenario.
- perform a basic SUSE Linux installation.
Lesson 2: Command-Line Management in SUSE
Linux
Lesson Objectives
- use CLI commands to create, modify, and link files and
directories.
- use basic shell scripts.
- use basic CLI commands to perform tasks with files,
directories, and shell scripts.
- use advanced CLI commands to modify permissions and
ownership.
- execute content and directory searches and basic text and file
manipulation in given scenarios.
- set environment variables in given scenarios.
- use advanced commands in SUSE Linux.
Lesson 3: Configuring a SUSE Linux Network
Lesson Objectives
- identify the features of networks.
- configure network protocols in given scenarios.
- implement basic networking configuration tasks in a given
scenario.
- configure basic network services in a given scenario.
- configure DNS and implement basic routing and subnetting.
- manage SUSE Linux mail queues in a given scenario.
- configure network services, set up a DNS server, and manage
mail queues in a given scenario.
- administer a SUSE Linux environment using remote management
tools.
- use commands to monitor and troubleshoot a network in a given
scenario.
- manage a SUSE Linux network in given scenarios.
Lesson 4: Managing System Processes in SUSE
Linux
Lesson Objectives
- manage, configure, and repair SUSE Linux packages.
- start and stop packages and manage runlevels in given
scenarios.
- manage packages and runlevels and start and stop services.
- administer SUSE Linux processes in given scenarios.
- schedule jobs and set process permissions in given
scenarios.
- manage SUSE Linux processes.
Lesson 5: Managing Users, Groups, and Storage in SUSE
Linux
Lesson Objectives
- recognize the features of a multiuser Linux environment and
perform basic user and group administration with YaST.
- administer user and group accounts in a given scenario.
- implement an appropriate security configuration in a given
scenario.
- control access to a SUSE Linux system.
- manage users and groups and control access to SUSE Linux in a
given scenario.
- recognize how to configure mass storage devices and RAID.
- manage local storage devices and filesystems.
- administer filesystems in SUSE Linux.
- implement backups and restores using recordable media.
- execute storage management tasks in SUSE Linux.
Lesson 6: SUSE Linux Security
Lesson Objectives
- identify security vulnerabilities within Linux services.
- detect signs of intrusion.
- detect vulnerabilities and signs of intrusion in a SUSE Linux
network.
- implement basic IP tables and chains in a given scenario.
- configure user-level security in a given scenario.
- implement security measures in given scenarios to protect a
system from intrusion.
Lesson 7: SUSE Linux Hardware and
Documentation
Lesson Objectives
- use SUSE Linux tools to diagnose hardware problems in a given
scenario.
- configure peripherals, removable hardware, and power management
in given scenarios.
- configure printing in a given scenario.
- diagnose problems with hardware and configure peripherals in
given scenarios.
- determine a system performance baseline and access help in a
given scenario.
- configure log files so you can use them to troubleshoot errors
in given scenarios.
- create written procedures for system configuration.
- establish a performance baseline, configure log files to use
them for troubleshooting, and create procedures for documenting
installations.