LinuxCBT EL-6 Edition focuses on the RedHatпїЅ Enterprise 6 GNU/Linux operating system. LinuxCBT EL-6 Edition, is unparalleled in content. LinuxCBT EL-6 Edition prepares you or your organization for successfully deploying and managing business-critical RedHatпїЅ Enterprise 6-based solutions. Let LinuxCBT EL-6 Edition bolster your GNU/Linux administration skills. Installations - Shell Basics - Permissions - File Systems - Package Management Installations -Network - VNC - Kickstart Discuss features of RedHatпїЅ Enterprise Linux 6 Create HTTP installation source tree Explore installation options Install via HTTP - Text Mode Perform VNC Install Graphical installation Kickstart, automated installation Use Rescue Mode Explore Single-User Mode Discuss INIT - Upstart facilities Explore Requisite Shell Utilities 'pwd', 'touch', 'stat', 'ls', 'id' 'echo', 'cat' 'cp' - copy files 'mv' - move files throughout the file system 'tty' - Discuss terminals 'tar' - explore features and advantages of tarballs 'gzip', 'bzip2', 'zip' - Compress content 'md5sum', 'sha1sum', 'sha256sum', 'sha512sum' - checksums 'file' - discuss logic used to ascertain file type 'find' - single and multiple expressions and criteria Use 'w' commands 'ps' - explore process lists free & top - explore process management with top Process lines with: 'grep' Process fields with: 'awk' Explore 'sed' - streams processing Basics of: 'perl' User and group management concepts Permissions - Symlinks - Quotas - File System Management Explain Discretionary Access Controls (DAC) file system permissions Manipulate DAC permissions Create Symbolic links Implement file system quotas Use 'parted' and 'fdisk' to manipulate partitions FSTAB - explore File System Table Allocate swap storage Logical Volume Management (LVM) - Discuss concepts and applications Allocate partitions for usage with LVM Create Physical Volumes Create Volume Groups based on Physical Volumes Create Logical Volumes based on Volume Groups Mount and use LVM Volumes Resize LVM Volumes Generate RAID volumes Evaluate results RPM | YUM Package Management Query existing packages & file-based packages Identify offline and online package repositories Install packages Upgrade packages Remove packages Create YUM repositories Manage packages using YUM Configure redundant YUM repositories Explore Package Kit - GUI CRON - System Scheduler Explore Cron Implementation Explain scheduler Global and scope-based Cron options Schedules jobs to run & examine the output Configure individual Crontab entries Explore 'at' & 'batch' usage RSYSLOG and Logrotate Discuss rsyslog facilities & levels Configure TCP listener Log Cisco router events to rsyslog server Explore log rotation Network Utilities PING Use Telnet to test TCP ports Explore Netstat socket listings Use arp to enumerate layer-2 neighbors LFTP - basic usage, job control LFTP - mirror and reverse mirror content LFTP - batch, non-interactive, scripted mode Explore: 'wget', 'curl' & 'ssh' Network Interface Configuration Discuss concepts Identify key files & scripts Explore: IPv4 & IPv6 configuration Configure aliased interfaces Provision additional NIC Evaluate results Very Secure File Transfer Protocol Daemon (VSFTPD) Concepts & Applications Explore configuration directives Disable anonymous access Source connections to VSFTPD RSYNC Discuss features Synchronize inter-server content Evaluate Trivial File Transfer Protocol Daemon (TFTPD) Concepts & Applications Install and configure Archive Cisco router configuration Use 'tftp' client to move data Discuss caveats TELNETD Concepts & Applications Enable via XINETD Source connections to TELNETD NTPD Explain NTP hierarchy Configure time sources Synchronize internal resources via NTP Evaluate results Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPD) Configure exclusive broadcast domain Install and configure DHCPD Implement reservations Examine client configuration Evaluate results Domain Name System (DNS) - BIND Configure BIND as a caching-only DNS server Implement Master DNS Zones Configure Master/Slave Zones with peer Evaluate results of BIND configuration Configure IPv4 reverse support Configure IPv6 forward & reverse support Resolve queries - compare & contrast client resolvers Network File System (NFS) Implementation Implement NFS Server Export shares and discuss options Mount NFS exports on remote Linux Host Implement AutoFS Samba Implementation Implement Linux & Windows Integration via Samba Use key Samba clients Explore Samba Configuration files Install Samba Server support Configure Samba file sharing Configure Samba-Active Directory Integration with Winbind Evaluate results top Apache - MySQLпїЅ - PHP (LAMP) Apache Web Server Implementation Explore Apache configuration tree Peruse log configuration variables Configure IP-based Virtual Hosts Configure Name-based Virtual Hosts Implement Apache logging system per virtual host MySQLпїЅ Relational Database Management System Install MySQLпїЅ Relational Database Management System Secure access to MySQLпїЅ Explore MySQLпїЅ monitor shell-based interface Create sample MySQLпїЅ database Populate with data and execute queries Discuss key SQL DML Commands Evaluate results PHP Discuss features and benefits Install Apache | MySQL Support Write data-retrieval script Execute & debug Evaluate results top Security Implementation Techniques SELinux Intro Discuss Concepts & Applications Explore default configuration Identify key tools Expose SELinux subject | object labels Enable SELinux-restricted functions on key services Auto-relabel the file system Copy & Move data & evaluate ramifications Evaluate results NMAP - Reconnaisance and Risk Assessment Tool Discuss features & benefits Install via YUM Identifiy key NMAP configuration files Identify commonly used NMAP options/switches/parameters Perform service identification Perform local & remote service risk exposure scans IPTABLES - Firewall Concepts & Applications Explore default tables and chains Define and test INPUT chain rules Define and test OUTPUT chain rules Explain IPTABLES default chains/filters and policies Filter traffic based on Layers 3|4 Test connectivity Evaluate IPTables6 (IPv6) support Write IPv6 rules Archive | Restore firewall rules TCPDump Concepts & Applications Capture broad-based traffic Narrow scope with Berkeley Packet Filters (BPFs) Parse captured traffic Evaluate results Apache SSL Features & Benefits Explore default configuration Generate usage keys for virtual hosts Apply usage keys to virtual hosts & test configuration Use 'tcpdump' to intercept clear-text & encrypted traffic Compare and contrast capture results VSFTPD - SSL Features & Benefits Reference SSL|TLS usage keys Configure VSFTPD to support SSL|TLS exclusively Evaluate connectivity with: LFTP & FileZilla Liberate server configuration with hybrid approach Capture FTP clear-text & encrypted traffic with: 'tcpdump' Compare & contrast packet dumps Evaluate results Enhance Security Posture Rationalize consequences (pros|cons) of lean presence Discuss compliance benefits Use 'nmap' to identify superfluous services: local & remote perspectives Mitigate risk by reducing exposure Loopback candidate daemons Perform post-mitigation reconnaisance with 'nmap' Document baseline configuration Evaluate Results More Info_http://www.linuxcbt.com/products_linuxcbt_el-6_edition.php