• Configure GRUB2, view system information, and work with Linux devices.
• Create and manage users, groups, passwords, and command history.
• Partition disks and manage XFS, EXT4, Btrfs, and swap.
• Configure network settings, SSH, firewalld, and system logging.
• Manage virtual machines and automate system tasks.
• Create and manage Podman containers and storage volumes.

Course Contents – DAY 1

Course Introduction

• Administration and Course Materials
• Course Structure and Agenda
• Delegate and Trainer Introductions

Session 1: BOOT CONFIGURATION AND DEVICES

• GRUB2 configuration
• System information
• Viewing Linux devices
• The /etc/sysconfig directory
• The /proc and /sys filesystems
• Systemd Control Groups
• Exercise

Session 2: MANAGING USERS AND GROUPS

• Creating, modifying and deleting user accounts
• Creating and modifying Linux groups
• Managing Linux passwords and hashing methods
• Managing users with Cockpit
• Configuring and retaining command history
• Exercise

Session 3: MANAGING FILESYSTEMS

• Viewing block devices
• Partitioning devices with gdisk and parted
• Filesystem comparison
• Creating XFS and EXT4 filesystems
• Mounting filesystems temporarily and permanently
• Configuring filesystem labels and UUIDs
• Exercise

Course Contents – DAY 2

Session 4: FURTHER FILESYSTEM OPERATIONS

• EXT and XFS filesystem maintenance
• Creating and extending Btrfs filesystems
• Creating and managing swap files and partitions
• Exercise

Session 5: ENHANCED FILE SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES

• Extended permissions
• Extended file attributes
• Creating and modifying Access Control Lists (ACLs)
• SELinux overview
• Viewing SELinux denials
• Exercise

Session 6: LOGICAL VOLUMES

• NFS overview
• Configuring an NFS server and client
• Configuring AutoFS - The Automounter
• Samba overview
• Configuring a Samba server and client
• Configuring SELinux for Samba
• Exercise

Course Contents – DAY 3

Session 7: SOFTWARE PACKAGE MANAGEMENT

• Querying installed and uninstalled packages with RPM
• Verifying packages and finding documentation
• The DNF package manager
• Further DNF options and history
• Further DNF options and history
• Exercise

Session 8: LINUX NETWORKING

• Configuring the system hostname
• Configuring IPv4 dynamic and static networking
• Configuring IPv6 addresses
• Capturing and analysing network packets
• Creating Wireshark filters
• Exercise

Session 9: NETWORK SERVICES

• Configuring a secure NTP and PTP client
• NTP vs PTP
• Configuring an SSH server and client
• Configuring public/private key authentication
• X11 forwarding
• Viewing firewalld services
• Configuring firewalld services and ports
• Exercise

Session 10: LINUX LOGGING

• Viewing Linux log files
• Configuring local and remote logging
• Managing log rotation
• Viewing and configuring the system journal
• Exercise

Course Contents – DAY 4

Session 11: BUILDING A VIRTUAL MACHINE

• Virtualisation concepts
• Checking for supported hardware
• Installing a virtual system
• Managing virtual systems via the command line or GUI
• Exercise

Session 12: AUTOMATING TASKS

• Using at to manage one-off tasks and scripts
• Managing tasks with cron
• Managing system crontab files
• Restricting access to at and cron
• Configuring tasks with anacron
• Exercise

Session 13: MANAGING PROCESSES AND UNITS

• Time-sharing
• Anatomy of a process
• Monitoring processes via the command line and top
• Killing processes
• Creating systemd service, timer and mount units
• Exercise

Session 14: LOCALISATION

• Localisation overview
• Viewing locale variables
• Setting the locale and keymap
• Configuring the system and user time zones
• Converting character sets and encoding
• Exercise

Course Contents – DAY 5

Session 15: BACKUP AND RESTORE

• Creating and extracting archived files
• Local and remote copying tools
• Compression utilities
• Viewing compressed files
• Cloning disks and partitions
• Exercise

Session 16: LINUX CONTAINERS

• Containers overview
• Containers vs Virtualization
• Docker overview
• Creating and managing Podman containers
• Attaching storage volumes
• Committing changes and exporting container images
• Exercise

Session 17: INSTALLING LINUX

• Downloading Oracle Linux
• The installation process
• Software selection and disk partitioning
• Configuring networking and users
• Logging in

5 days

Certification: Oracle Linux 8 System Administrator certification, exam 1Z0-106

Duration: 90 minutes

Format: Multiple-choice

• Configure GRUB2 and explore Linux system information and devices.
• Create and manage Linux user accounts, groups, and passwords.
• Partition storage devices and configure XFS and EXT4 filesystems.
• Perform filesystem maintenance and manage Btrfs and swap.
• Configure ACLs and explore SELinux denials.
• Configure NFS, AutoFS, and Samba.
• Manage software packages with RPM and DNF.
• Configure IPv4, IPv6, SSH, firewalld, and network packet analysis.
• Configure local and remote logging and manage the system journal.
• Install and manage virtual machines.
• Schedule automated tasks using at, cron, and anacron.
• Monitor processes and create systemd service, timer, and mount units.
• Perform backup, archive, compression, and disk-cloning tasks.
• Create and manage Podman containers and storage volumes.
• Install Oracle Linux and configure networking and users.

• Novice Linux System Administrators
• DevOps teams
• Managers
• Systems support personnel

• Good knowledge of the Oracle Linux operating system in an enterprise environment, at the level covered in the Linux Introduction course.
• Alternatively, relevant experience of UNIX or Linux servers, preferably within an enterprise environment.
• Knowledge of Linux Shell Programming at the level covered in the Linux Shell Programming course is beneficial.