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21+ Hours of Video Instruction
Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) Complete Video Course, 2nd Edition has 21 hours of comprehensive video training for you to have everything you need to study for—and pass—the LFCS exam.
Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) Complete Video Course, 2nd Edition has 21 hours of comprehensive video training on the LFCS exam. You get more than 10 hours of Linux basics in Linux Fundamentals LiveLessons along with a full review of all Linux Foundation LFCS topics. Coverage includes advanced system administration, security, storage management, SSH services, and virtualization. This thorough and engaging training provides whiteboard concept teaching, live CLI work, screencast teaching, hands-on labs, command reviews, and a practice exam so you have everything you need to study for—and pass—the LFCS exam.
To offer this course in the way that is most efficient for you, the contents have been developed to build upon your existing knowledge of Linux. You will start with Linux Fundamentals LiveLessons, a full video course on Linux basics, concepts, practices, and theories so you can get the foundational knowledge you need. You will then dive into the core part of the LFCS exam—including Advanced System Administration—and managing storage, security, SSH services, and virtualization. Each lesson ends with a lab for you to practice the skills learned in each lesson. These labs also act as training for the hands-on LFCS exam. After Sander presents you with the lab task, you have the opportunity to walk through it yourself. And the end of each lesson is the Lab Solution, where Sander walks through the correct way to complete the lab were you taking the real exam. A full practice exam is also provided so you can fully prepare for the exam. The practice exam sets up scenarios that you will solve and also provides video solutions so you can check your work against the author’s. This is an invaluable part of the study experience.
This accessible self-paced video training solution provides learners with more than 21 hours of personal visual instruction from an expert trainer with more than 20 years of practical Linux teaching experience. Through the use of topic-focused instructional videos you will gain an in-depth understanding of all topics on the Linux Foundation LFCS exam, as well as a deeper understanding of Linux. The combination of video and labs is a unique offering that gives you a full toolkit to learn and excel on your exam.
Topics include:
Linux Fundamentals:
Module 1: Essential Commands
Module 2: User and Group Management and Permissions
Module 3: Operating Running Systems
LFCS:
Module 1: Advanced System Administration
Module 2: Managing Security Features
Module 3: Storage Management
Module 4: Managing SSH Services
Module 5: Managing Virtualization
About the Instructor
Sander van Vugt has been teaching Linux classes since 1995 and has written more than 60 books about different Linux-related topics.
Sander is a Linux Foundation Certified Instructor and has deep knowledge and understanding of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, as well as other Linux distributions. He has been teaching Linux since 1994. He is also a regular speaker on major Linux conferences all over the world.
Skill Level
- Beginning to Intermediate
Learn
- Key concepts for all the objectives on the Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) exam
- Real-life Linux administration tasks
Who Should Take This Course
- Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) certification candidates
- Anyone interested in learning about Linux from the ground up
- Junior system administrators who want to deepen their skills
- Administrators currently administering UNIX systems and developers who write software for Linux
- Devops Engineers that want to build their Linux skills
Course Requirements
The ideal target student wants to learn Linux from the ground up, and carry through to the LFCS exam. They will start with the Linux Fundamentals portion of the course, and then get into the details for LFCS exam prep.
Lesson descriptions
Linux Fundamentals:
Module 1, “Essential Commands,” will cover the essentials of Linux, starting with the installation of the ubuntu and CentOS distributions. Then, it will go into the essential tools, file management tools, and working with text files.
Module 2, “User and Group Management and Permissions,” covers user and group management as well as storage management essentials. It goes into the details of the different required parts for setting up users and groups, the management of them, and some more advanced features. The basic read write and execute permissions, as well as how to apply them will be explained. And then the more in-depth permissions, SUID, SGID, sticky bit, and umask will be covered. Lastly, partitions and file systems and how to mount filesystems onto specific directories will be explored in Lesson 9.
Module 3, “Operating Running Systems,” covers the day-to-day Linux management tasks. It starts with an explanation of networking and managing system time. Then, services and processes, including the different utilities that are used, will be detailed. Software managers, how to manage software packages, task scheduling, and reading log files will also be covered.
LFCS:
In Module 1,”Advanced System Administration,” will provide an introduction in bash shell scripting, and an overview of some of the essential local system security settings. This module also includes how to configure networking, on both Red Hat and Ubuntu Linux. Advanced features of the systemd service manager, configuration of logging, basic kernel management, and the Linux boot procedure are also covered.
Module 2, “Managing Security Features,” is all about Linux security. It has two lessons, the first of which explains how to manage Linux firewalling. In the second, SELinux and Apparmor, two important features that allow you to set up an overall Linux security solution are covered.
Module 3, “Storage Management,” explains how to work with partitions, logical volumes, software RAID, and also how to put file systems on top of that. It discusses how to automate mounting file systems using fstab or systemd mounts, as well as how to automatically mount file systems. The last lesson in this module is about user quota, which allows you the limiting of disk space available to specific users.
Module 4, Managing SHH Services,” is about service configuration, and it provides a basic introduction to some of the most important services found on Linux. It has no less than eight lessons explaining how to set up basic configurations for SSH, Web, and FTP services. This covers setting up DNS and the NFS, and CIFS file sharing services. In the final three lessons there is an introduction to working with databases, e-mail handling, and web proxy configuration.
Module 5, “Managing Virtualization,” explains how to work with KVM Virtual machines, as well as Linux containers that are based on LXC or Docker. It also contains a sample exam, which verifies the skills required to pass the LFCS exam.
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Table of contents
- Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) Video Collection
- Linux Fundamentals
- Module 1: Essential Commands
- Lesson 1: Installing Linux
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Lesson 2: Using Essential Tools
- Learning objectives
- 2.1 Logging in to Linux
- 2.2 Using the Seven Essential Linux Command Line Tools
- 2.3 Getting Help with man
- 2.4 Finding Which man Page to Use
- 2.5 Using pinfo
- 2.6 Using Other Systems for Getting Help
- 2.7 Lesson 2 Command Review
- Lesson 2 Lab: Using Essential Tools
- Lesson 2 Lab Solution Using Essential Tools
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Lesson 3: Essential File Management Tools
- Learning objectives
- 3.1 Understanding the Linux File System Hierarchy
- 3.2 Listing Files with ls
- 3.3 Using Wildcards
- 3.4 Copying Files with cp
- 3.5 Working with Directories
- 3.6 Using Absolute and Relative Paths
- 3.7 Moving Files with mv
- 3.8 Removing Files with rm
- 3.9 Understanding Hard and Symbolic Links
- 3.10 Managing Hard and Symbolic Links
- 3.11 Finding Files with find
- 3.12 Using Advanced find Options
- 3.13 Archiving Files with tar
- 3.14 Managing File Compression
- 3.15 Lesson 3 Command Review
- Lesson 3 Lab: Using Essential File Management Tools
- Lesson 3 Lab Solution: Using Essential File Management Tools
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Lesson 4: Working with Text Files
- Learning objectives
- 4.1 Understanding vi
- 4.2 Creating Text Files with vi
- 4.3 Browsing Text Files with more and less
- 4.4 Using head and tail to See File Start and End
- 4.5 Displaying File Contents with cat and tac
- 4.6 Working with grep
- 4.7 Understanding Regular Expressions
- 4.8 Using Regular Expressions with grep
- 4.9 Using Common Text Processing Utilities
- 4.10 Lesson 4 Command Review
- Lesson 4 Lab: Working with Text Files
- Lesson 4 Lab Solution Working with Text Files
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Lesson 5: Connecting to a Server
- Learning objectives
- 5.1 Understanding the Root User
- 5.2 Using su
- 5.3 Using sudo
- 5.4 Creating a Simple sudo Configuration
- 5.5 Working on Linux from Graphical Interface or Command Line
- 5.6 Using ssh to Connect to a Remote Server
- 5.7 Using ssh Keys
- 5.8 Lesson 5 Command Review
- Lesson 5 Lab: Connecting to a Server
- Lesson 5 Lab Solution Connecting to a Server
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Lesson 6: Working with the Bash Shell
- Learning objectives
- 6.1 Understanding the Shell and Other Core Linux Components
- 6.2 Using I/O Redirection and Piping
- 6.3 Working with history
- 6.4 Using Command Line Completion
- 6.5 Using Variables
- 6.6 Using Other Bash Features
- 6.7 Working with Bash Startup Files
- 6.8 Lesson 6 Command Review
- Lesson 6 Lab: Working with the Bash Shell
- Lesson 6 Lab Solution Working with the Bash Shell
- Module 2: User and Group Management and Permissions
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Lesson 7: User and Group Management
- Learning objectives
- 7.1 Understanding Users
- 7.2 Understanding File Ownership
- 7.3 Creating Users with useradd
- 7.4 Creating Groups with groupadd
- 7.5 Managing User and Group Properties
- 7.6 Configuring Defaults for New Users
- 7.7 Managing Password Properties
- 7.8 Understanding User and Group Configuration Files
- 7.09 Managing Current Sessions
- 7.10 Lesson 7 Command Review
- Lesson 7 Lab: Managing Users
- Lesson 7 Lab Solution Managing Users
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Lesson 8: Permissions Management
- Learning objectives
- 8.1 Understanding Basic Linux Permissions
- 8.2 Managing Basic Linux Permissions
- 8.3 Understanding Advanced Linux Permissions
- 8.4 Managing Advanced Linux Permissions
- 8.5 Managing umask
- 8.6 Lesson 8 Command Review
- Lesson 8 Lab: Managing Permissions
- Lesson 8 Lab Solution: Managing Permissions
- Lesson 9: Storage Management Essentials
- Module 3: Operating Running Systems
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Lesson 10: Managing Networking
- Learning objectives
- 10.1 Understanding IPv4 Basics
- 10.2 Understanding IPv6 Basics
- 10.3 Applying run-time Network Configuration
- 10.4 Understanding Network Device Naming
- 10.5 Managing Host Names
- 10.6 Managing Host Name Resolution
- 10.7 Using Common Network Tools
- 10.8 Lesson 10 Command Review
- Lesson 10 Lab: Managing Networking
- Lesson 10 Lab Solution Managing Networking
- Lesson 11: Managing Time
- Lesson 12: Working with Systemd
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Lesson 13: Process Management
- Learning objectives
- 13.1 Understanding Linux Processes and Jobs
- 13.2 Managing Interactive Shell Jobs
- 13.3 Monitoring Processes with top
- 13.4 Changing top Display Properties
- 13.5 Monitoring Process Properties with ps
- 13.6 Changing Process Priority
- 13.7 Managing Processes with kill
- 13.8 Lesson 13 Command Review
- Lesson 13 Lab: Managing Processes
- Lesson 13 Lab Solution Managing Processes
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Lesson 14: Managing Software
- Learning objectives
- 14.1 Installing Software from Source Packages
- 14.2 Understanding Software Packages
- 14.3 Managing Libraries
- 14.4 Understanding Repositories
- 14.5 Managing Packages with yum
- 14.6 Managing Packages with apt
- 14.7 Using rpm
- 14.8 Lesson 14 Command Review
- Lesson 14 Lab: Managing Software
- Lesson 14 Lab Solution Managing Software
- Lesson 15: Scheduling Tasks
- Lesson 16: Reading Log Files
- Linux Fundamentals
- Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)
- Module 1: Advanced System Administration
- Lesson 1: An Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting
- Lesson 2: Managing Local Security
- Lesson 3: Configuring Networking
- Lesson 4: Managing Advanced Systemd Features
- Lesson 5: Configuring Logging
- Lesson 6: Basic Kernel Management
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Lesson 7: Managing the Boot Procedure
- Learning objectives
- 7.1 Understanding the Linux Boot Procedure
- 7.2 Shutting Down a System
- 7.3 Configuring the GRUB2 Boot Loader
- 7.4 Troubleshooting Boot Issues
- 7.5 Working with a Rescue Disk
- 7.6 Lesson 7 Command Review
- Lesson 7 Lab: Managing the Boot Procedure
- Lesson 7 Lab Solution: Managing the Boot Procedure
- Module 2: Managing Security Features
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Lesson 8: Configuring a Firewall
- Learning objectives
- 8.1 Understanding Linux Firewalling
- 8.2 Configuring a Firewall with firewalld
- 8.3 Configuring a Firewall with ufw
- 8.4 Understanding iptables Basics
- 8.5 Configuring a Firewall with iptables
- 8.6 Lesson 8 Command Review
- Lesson 8 Lab: Configuring a Firewall
- Lesson 8 Lab Solution: Configuring a Firewall
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Lesson 9: Managing SELinux and AppArmor
- Learning objectives
- 9.1 Understanding the Need for Mandatory Access Control
- 9.2 SELinux versus AppArmor
- 9.3 Configuring AppArmor
- 9.4 Troubleshooting AppArmor
- 9.5 Configuring SELinux Mode
- 9.6 Working with SELinux Labels
- 9.7 Managing SELinux Booleans
- 9.8 Troubleshooting SELinux
- 9.9 Lesson 9 Command Review
- Lesson 9 Lab: Managing Mandatory Access Control
- Lesson 9 Lab Solution: Managing Mandatory Access Control
- Module 3: Storage Management
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Lesson 10: Managing Partitions
- Learning objectives
- 10.1 Understanding Disk Storage and Devices
- 10.2 Understanding MBR and GPT Partitions
- 10.3 Creating MBR Partitions
- 10.4 Creating MBR Extended and Logical Partitions
- 10.5 Managing GPT Partitions
- 10.6 Working with SSD
- 10.7 Adding a Swap Partition
- 10.8 Understanding Encrypted Partitions
- 10.9 Configuring Encrypted Partitions
- 10.10 Lesson 10 Command Review
- Lesson 10 Lab: Managing Partitions
- Lesson 10 Lab Solution: Managing Partitions
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Lesson 11: Managing File Systems and Mounts
- Learning objectives
- 11.1 Understanding Linux File Systems
- 11.2 Creating File Systems
- 11.3 Mounting File Systems through /etc/fstab
- 11.4 Using File System Label and UUID
- 11.5 Managing Systemd Mounts
- 11.6 Managing Systemd Automounts
- 11.7 Lesson 11 Command Review
- Lesson 11 Lab: Managing File Systems
- Lesson 11 Lab Solution: Managing File Systems
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Lesson 12: Managing LVM
- Learning objectives
- 12.1 Understanding LVM
- 12.2 Creating LVM Logical Volumes
- 12.3 Mounting LVM Volumes Persistently
- 12.4 Understanding LVM Resize Operations
- 12.5 Resizing LVM Logical Volumes
- 12.6 Understanding LVM Mirrors and Stripes
- 12.7 Configuring LVM Mirrors and Stripes
- 12.8 Understanding LVM Snapshots
- 12.9 Creating LVM Snapshots
- 12.10 Lesson 12 Command Review
- Lesson 12 Lab: Managing LVM Logical Volumes
- Lesson 12 Lab Solution: Managing LVM Logical Volumes
- Lesson 13: Managing Software RAID
- Lesson 14: Managing User Quota
- Module 4: Service Configuration
- Lesson 15: Managing SSH Services
- Lesson 16: Managing Web Services
- Lesson 17: Configuring FTP Services
- Lesson 18: Configuring a Basic DNS Server
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Lesson 19: Providing NFS and CIFS File Shares
- Learning objectives
- 19.1 Understanding Linux File Sharing Solutions
- 19.2 Configuring a Basic NFS Server
- 19.3 Persistently Mounting NFS Shares
- 19.4 Configuring a Basic Samba Server
- 19.5 Mounting Samba Shares
- 19.6 Lesson 19 Command Review
- Lesson 19 Lab: Managing Remote File Shares
- Lesson 19 Lab Solution: Managing Remote File Shares
- Lesson 20: Configuring a Database Server
- Lesson 21: Configuring Basic Email Handling
- Lesson 22: Configuring a Web Proxy
- Module 5: Managing Virtualization
- Lesson 23: Working with Virtual Machines
- Lesson 24: Working with Containers
- Lesson 25: Sample Exam
- Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)
- Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) Video Collection
Product information
- Title: Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2019
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 0135473381
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