Linux System Administration

Build confident command-line and administration skills: files, users, permissions, services, networking and troubleshooting.

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About this course

Linux runs most of the cloud. This course develops the practical administration skills that every cloud, DevOps and infrastructure role relies on, starting from the very first command.

What you will learn

Work efficiently on the command line
Manage files, users, groups and permissions
Install software and manage services
Configure basic networking and remote access
Diagnose common system problems using logs and tools

Curriculum

01Getting startedFinding your way around.
- The shell and the file system
- Essential commands
- Getting help
02Files and textWorking with content.
- Copying, moving and finding files
- The vi editor
- Wildcards and pipes
03Users and permissionsControlling access.
- Users and groups
- File and directory permissions
- sudo
04Software and servicesKeeping systems running.
- Package management
- systemd services
- Scheduling tasks
05Networking and storageConnecting and storing.
- Network configuration
- SSH
- Disks and file systems
06TroubleshootingFinding and fixing problems.
- System logs
- Process and resource monitoring

Prerequisites

Basic computer skills
No previous Linux experience required

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