In this course, you’ll learn how to manage, operate, configure and maintain systems and hardware within a Linux environment.

You’ll build knowledge on software operations, managing users, groups and services, as well as understanding Linux boot process concepts and kernel modules.

You’ll also learn how to:

• Troubleshoot and diagnose Linux issues, including system properties, user issues, application and hardware issues
• Apply security topics like as user/group permissions and ownership, access and authentication methods, Linux firewalls, and file backup, restoration and compression
• Demonstrate automation and scripting skills like BASH scripts and version control using GIT

Section 1: Hardware and System Configuration

• Explain Linux boot process concepts
• Given a scenario, install, configure, and monitor kernel modules
• Given a scenario, configure and verify network connection parameters
• Given a scenario, manage storage in a Linux environment
• Compare and contrast cloud and virtualisation concepts and technologies
• Given a scenario, configure localisation options

Section 2: Systems Operation and Maintenance

• Given a scenario, conduct software installations, configurations, updates, and removals
• Given a scenario, manage users and groups
• Given a scenario, create, modify, and redirect files
• Given a scenario, manage services
• Summarise and explain server roles
• Given a scenario, automate and schedule jobs
• Explain the use and operation of Linux devices
• Compare and contrast Linux graphical user interfaces

Section 3: Security

• Given a scenario, apply or acquire the appropriate user and/or group permissions and ownership
• Given a scenario, configure and implement appropriate access and authentication methods
• Summarise security best practices in a Linux environment
• Given a scenario, implement logging services
• Given a scenario, implement and configure Linux firewalls
• Given a scenario, backup, restore, and compress files

Section 4: Linux Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

• Given a scenario, analyse system properties and remediate accordingly
• Given a scenario, analyse system processes in order to optimise performance
• Given a scenario, analyse and troubleshoot user issues
• Given a scenario, analyse and troubleshoot application and hardware issues

Section 5: Automation and Scripting

• Given a scenario, deploy and execute basic BASH scripts
• Given a scenario, carry out version control using Git
• Summarise orchestration processes and concepts

• Linux administrator
• Network administrator
• Web administrator
• Technical support specialist
• Systems administrator

There are no formal prerequisites for this course.

However, CompTIA strongly recommend you have either CompTIA A+ or CompTIA Network+ certifications, or 9 to 12 months experience in configuring, monitoring and supporting servers running the Linux OS.