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Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI)

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This instructor led Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI) training course is designed to teach the advanced administration, security, networking and performance tasks required on a Linux Enterprise system. <br><br>Targeted to closely follow the official LPI curriculum (generic Linux), this course together with the Linux System Administration course will enable the...

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Last updated : 23/07/2026
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Duration:

40.00 hours

32.5 CPD hours

Overview:

This instructor led Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI) training course is designed to teach the advanced administration, security, networking and performance tasks required on a Linux Enterprise system.

Targeted to closely follow the official LPI curriculum (generic Linux), this course together with the Linux System Administration course will enable the delegate to work towards achieving the LPIC-2 qualification.

Description:

The delegate will have knowledge in all, and practise in some, of the following:

- Perform administrative tasks via supplied tools (YaST) and the command line
- Advanced network configuration
- Network troubleshooting
- Configuring network services LDAP, DNS and DHCP
- Sharing Window and Linux resources with SAMBA
- Sharing Linux network resources with NFS
- Configuring FTP and NFS
- Configuring network services APACHE and SQUID
- Managing the Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
- Managing software RAID
- Centralised storage with iSCSI
- Monitoring disk status and reliability with smartd
- Firewall configuration
- Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
- Kernel installation and compilation
- Compiling software from source
- System performance monitoring
- Hardware configuration with hotplug and udev

Course Outline:

Course Contents - DAY 1

Course Introduction

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

Session 1: ADVANCED NETWORK CONFIGURATION & TROUBLESHOOTING

- Configuring the network card (ip link, ip addr)
- Network scripts
- Configuring routing (ip route)
- Network troubleshooting and related tools (ethereal, tcpdump, ping, traceroute, netstat, arp, nmap, nc)
- Exercise
[Session 2: APACHE, SQUID AND NGINX

- Apache main configuration files
- Apache server and access configuration
- Configuring secure Apache (https)
- Configuring IP address-based virtual hosts
- Configuring name-based virtual hosts
- Configuring Apache for user-based content
- Configuring the Squid proxy server
- Configuring client browsers
- Squid security settings
- Nginx Proxy and Reverse Proxy
- Exercise
Session 3: NFS NETWORK SERVICES

- NFS operation and associated daemons
- Configuring an NFS server
- Investigating the portmapper
- Configuring an NFS client
- Mounting NFS filesystems at boot
- Using the automounter to access NFS mounts on demand
- Configuring AutoFS direct and indirect mounts
- Creating AutoFS units
- Exercise
Session 4: SAMBA

- The SAMBA configuration file (smb.conf)
- Testing the SAMBA configuration file (testparm)
- Configuring SAMBA users
- Starting SAMBA
- Testing SAMBA (smbclient, smbstatus)
- Managing Windows filesystems (smbmount, nmblookup)
- Accessing Windows shares
- Exercise
Day - 2

Session 5: THE DOMAIN NAME SERVER

- DNS operation
- Types of DNS Servers
- Domain Name Space
- Setting up a DNS server
- Server configuration files (named.conf and databases)
- DNS resource record formats
- Starting and managing the DNS Server (rcnamed, rndc)
- Testing the DNS Server (host, dig, nslookup)
- DNS Client set up (resolv.conf)
- Exercise
Session 6: DHCP

- Configuring DHCP
- The dhcpd.conf configuration file
- DNS entries
- Client address entries
- Address leases
- Exercise
Session 7: FTP

- Configuring a VSFTPD server
- Configuring FTP
- Configuring Pure-FTPd
- Configuring ProFTPd
- Active vs Passive mode
- vsftpd.conf configuration file
- Anonymous access
- Restricting access to the user's login directory
- FTP logfile
- Exercise
Session 8: CENTRALISED STORAGE WITH ISCSI

- Definition and benefits of iSCSI
- Configuring an iSCSI target and initiator
- Configuring iSCSI via YaST
- Exercise
DAY 3

Session 9: FILESYSTEM TOOLS AND DISK MONITORING

- Converting Ext filesystems to Btrfs
- Checking and repairing Btrfs filesystems
- Creating Btrfs subvolumes and snapshots
- Performing full and incremental backups of XFS filesystems
- Querying the backup repository
- Restoring XFS filesystems
- The ZFS filesystem
- Configuring smartd
- Disk monitoring with smartctl
- Exercise
Session 10: RAID

- RAID overview
- Raw devices and partitions
- Creating and managing a RAID device
- Creating and mounting a file system within RAID
- Hot swapping failed drives
- Exercise
Session 11: LOGICAL VOLUME MANAGEMENT (LVM)

- Logical Volume Management Overview
- Viewing LVM information
- Configuring LVM
- Creating striped logical volumes
- Resizing Logical Volumes
- Logical Volume Snapshots
- The role of the Device Mapper
- Configuring the lvm.conf file
- Exercise
Session 12: DIRECTORY SERVICES

- Structure of an LDAP Tree
- Configuring 389 Directory Services
- Managing Directory Server Users
- Testing the Directory Server
- Configuring the Client
- Legacy LDAP Commands
- Secure LDAPS with Directory Server
- Exercise
DAY 4

Session 13: COMPILING SOFTWARE FROM SOURCE

- Installing programs from source
- Compiling Open Source Software
- Installing the compiled software
- Managing shared libraries
- Compiling from SRC (source) RPM packages
- Exercise
Session 14: SYSTEM MONITORING & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

- System performance monitoring
- Collecting system performance information
- Monitoring memory usage
- Measuring virtual memory
- Measuring I/O performance
- Performance Guidelines
- Performance monitoring tools
- Capacity planning
- Exercise
Session 15: FIREWALL CONFIGURATION

- Basic packets and routing
- Netfilter (iptables)
- Packet filtering (iptables, chains, rule targets, connection tracking)
- Saving and restoring firewall settings
- Network address translation (NAT)
- Exercise
Session 16: SYSTEM SECURITY

- Reporting security alerts
- Applying security related patches
- Installing and configuring a Host Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)
- Installing and configuring fail2ban
- Exercise
DAY 5

Session 17: PLUGGABLE AUTHENTICATION MODULES (PAM)

- Main PAM configuration files
- Configuration file formats
- Controlling user access using the configuration files
- Configuring pam_listfile
- Controlling time-based access with PAM
- Controlling limits with PAM
- Exercise
Session 18: POSTFIX

- Configuring a Postfix server
- Postfix TLS configuration
- Configuring Dovecot
- Managing email delivery
- Filtering emails
- Exercise
Session 19: THE LINUX KERNEL

- Kernel naming conventions
- Monolithic and Modular kernel design
- Listing modules
- Kernel module configuration
- Kernel tuning
- The GRUB2 Bootloader
- Installing an alternate Kernel
- Exercise
Session 20: HARDWARE CONFIGURATION

- Hotplug system
- Devices and Interfaces
- sysfs filesystem and persistent names
- Device initialisation and interface configuration
- Hotplug and Coldplug
- UDEV system
- Exercise

Available Delivery Options for Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI)

Live Instructor Led Classroom Online (Live Online)
Traditional Instructor Led Classroom training (TILT/ILT)
Delivery at your offices in United Kingdom
Private dedicated course for your staff

What certification does Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI) prepare you for?

The Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI) course helps prepare you for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) certification path.

How many CPD hours does Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI) provide?

The 5 day Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI) course gives you up to 32.5 CPD hours/structured learning hours.

Who is the correct audience for Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI)?

The Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI) training course is suitable for Linux System Administrators who need to acquire advanced administration knowledge of the key administrative, networking and security tasks required on Linux within the Enterprise.

An ideal course for delegates who will be working in an environment using several different Linux distributions and therefore knowledge of skills common to all the different Linux distributions is required. For the purpose of practical exercises, SUSE Linux will be used.

Delegates who wish to work towards achieving the Linux Engineer LPIC-2 certification will find this course a good basis for LPIC-2: 201-450 and 202-450 exams.

The appendixes also include other related topics that would be useful reading for delegates preparing for certification.

Note: Should the delegate only require knowledge of Red Hat Linux then they should instead consider attending our range of Red Hat Linux Administration courses.

Do you provide training for Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI)?

Yes, we provide corporate training, dedicated training and closed classes for Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI). This can take place anywhere in United Kingdom including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh or live online.

What is the duration of Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI)?

The Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI) training takes place over 5 day(s), with each day lasting approximately 40.00 hours including breaks.

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Why are Nexus Human the best provider for Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI)?

Nexus Human are recognised as one of the best training companies. Our trainers have won awards including Small Firms Best Trainer, national training partner of the year for Ireland, and global top 30 instructor awards in 2012, 2019 and 2021.

Is there a discount code for Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI)?

Yes, the discount code PENPAL5 is currently available for Linux Advanced System Administration (LPI) training. Only one discount code can be used per booking.

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To mitigate the risk we include training insurance for each delegate enrolled on our public schedule, they are welcome to sit on the same Public class within 6 months at no charge, if the case arises.