GL275 - Enterprise Linux Networking Services

The GL275 is an expansive course that covers a wide range of network services useful to every organization. Special attention is paid to the concepts needed to implement these services securely, and to the trouble-shooting skills which will be necessary for real-world administration of these network services. Like all Guru Labs courses, the course material is designed to provide extensive hands-on experience. Topics include: Security with SELinux and Netfilter, DNS concepts and implementation with Bind; LDAP concepts and implementation using OpenLDAP; Web services with Apache; FTP with vsftpd; caching, filtering proxies with Squid; SMB/CIFS (Windows networking) with Samba; and e-mail concepts and implementation with Postfix combined with either Dovecot or Cyrus.

Prerequisites:

Students should already be comfortable with basic Linux or Unix administration. Fundamentals such as the Linux filesystem, process management, and how to edit files will not be covered in class. A good understanding of network concepts, the TCP/IP protocol suite is also assumed. These skills are taught in the GL120 "Linux Fundamentals" and GL250 "Enterprise Linux Systems Administration" courses.

Supported Distributions:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4
SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
Course Outline:
  1. SECURITY CONCEPTS
  2. SELINUX INTRODUCTION
  3. DNS Concepts
  4. Configuring BIND
  5. Creating DNS Hierarchies
  6. Securing BIND and DNS
  7. LDAP Concepts and Clients
  8. OpenLDAP Servers
  9. Using OpenLDAP
  10. Using Apache
  11. Virtual Hosting with Apache
  12. Apache Security
  13. Apache Server-Side Scripting Administration
  14. Implementing an FTP Server
  15. The Squid Proxy Server
  16. Samba Concepts and Configuration
  17. SMTP Theory
  18. Postfix
  19. MAIL SERVICES AND RETRIEVAL
  1. Sendmail
  2. INTERNETNEWS
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