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Linux Administration

A hands-on, practical guide to mastering Linux command-line operations, user permissions, file systems, process management, shell scripting, and server administration.

4 Weeks Verified certificate

What you'll learn

  • Command Line & File Navigation: Master shell navigation, file manipulation, advanced file permissions (chmod/chown/ACLs), and text processing utilities (grep, awk, sed).
  • User & Group Management: Create, configure, and secure user accounts, password policies, group privileges, and sudoers configuration files.
  • Storage & File System Management: Manage disk partitions, format file systems, configure Logical Volume Manager (LVM), and mount persistent storage volumes.
  • Process & Service Administration: Monitor system performance resources, manage active processes, configure systemd services, and automate tasks using Cron jobs.
  • Networking & System Security: Configure network interfaces, manage firewalls (UFW/firewalld), set up SSH secure remote access, and apply Linux security hardening best practices.

Course content

The full curriculum is being finalised. Contact us for the syllabus.

About this course

Gain deep proficiency in managing, configuring, and maintaining Linux-based operating systems—the backbone of modern cloud infrastructure, web servers, and enterprise systems. This course takes you from basic command-line navigation to advanced server administration. You will learn how to manage file hierarchies, configure user and group permissions, handle disk partitioning and logical volume management (LVM), and control system services using systemd. Furthermore, you will master shell scripting for administrative automation, package management, log analysis, and system security hardening.

Tools you'll use

Ubuntu ServerRHELCentOSBash ShellsystemdSSHLVMUFWCronVimGitAPT/YUM package managers

Learn anywhere

Phone, tablet or laptop. Pick up exactly where you left off.

Hands-on practice

Quizzes, coding exercises and projects marked by instructors.

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