Linux Administration

Use the in-demand Linux skills you learn in this course to get promoted or start a new career as a Linux System Admin.

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.6

- By the end of this course you will understand the fundamentals of the Linux system administration and be able to apply that knowledge in a practical and useful manner.

What you'll learn

By the end of this course you will understand the fundamentals of the Linux system administration and be able to apply that knowledge in a practical and useful manner.

* Requirements

* A basic understanding of the Linux operating system. Please consider taking "Learn Linux in 5 Days" before taking this course.

Description

JOIN THE OTHER 50,000 SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY MASTERED THE LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM WITH ONE OF MY TOP RATED COURSES!

If you want to learn Linux system administration and supercharge your career, read on.

Hello. My name is Jason Cannon and I'm the author of Linux for Beginners, the founder of the Linux Training Academy, and an instructor to thousands of satisfied students. I started my IT career in the late 1990's as a Unix and Linux System Engineer and I'll be sharing my real-world Linux experience with you throughout this course.

By the end of this course you will fully understand the most important and fundamental concepts of Linux server administration. More importantly, you will be able to put those concepts to use in practical real-world situations. You'll be able to configure, maintain, and support a variety of Linux systems. You can even use the skills you learned to become a Linux System Engineer or Linux System Administrator.

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Here is what you will learn by taking this Linux Administration course:

  • How the the boot process works on Linux servers and what you can do to control it.
  • The various types of messages generated by a Linux system, where they're stored, and how to automatically prevent them from filling up your disks.
  • Disk management, partitioning, and file system creation.
  • Logical Volume Manager (LVM) - extending disk space without downtime, migrating data from one storage to another, and more.
  • Managing Linux users and groups.
  • Exactly how permissions work and how to decipher the most cryptic Linux permissions with ease.
  • Networking concepts that apply to system administration and specifically how to configure Linux network interfaces.
  • How to use the nano, vi, and emacs editors.
  • How to schedule and automate jobs using cron.
  • How to switch users and run processes as others.
  • How to configure sudo.
  • How to find and install software.
  • Managing process and jobs.
  • Linux shell scripting
  • Unconditional Udemy 30 day money-back guarantee - that's my personal promise of your success!

What you learn in course applies to any Linux environment including Ubuntu, Debian, Kali Linux, Linux Mint, RedHat, CentOS, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Slackware, and more.

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Free Bonus #1 - Video Demonstrations from my Command Line Kung-Fu book.

In this series of videos I'll be sharing with you some of my favorite Linux command line tricks. These tips will make your life easier at the command line, speed up your work flow, and make you feel like a certified Linux command line Ninja! If you want to see the pages of Command Line Kung-Fu come to life, then you have to watch these videos!

Free Bonus #2 - PDFs of All the Material Covered

As an added bonus for enrolling in this Linux Administration video training course, you'll receive access to all the slides used in the lessons. You can download them and refer to them when you want to jog your memory or double-check your work.

Enroll now and start learning the skills you need to level up your career!

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone with a desire to learn about Linux or Linux system administration.
  • People that have Linux experience, but would like to learn about the Linux command line interface.
  • Existing Linux users that want to become power users.
  • People that need Linux knowledge for a personal or business project like hosting a website on a Linux server.
  • Professionals that need to learn Linux to become more effective at work. Helpdesk staff, application support engineers, and application developers that are required to use, manage, or support the Linux operating system.
  • People thinking about a career as a Linux system administrator or engineer.
  • Researchers, college professors, and college students that will be using Linux servers to conduct research or complete course work.

Course content

16 sections • 73 lectures

Course Overview Preview 01:10

In this lesson you will be given an overview of the "Learn Linux Administration" course.

The Linux Boot Process Preview 08:35

In this lesson you will learn about Linux boot and startup processes.  Topics covered include:

  • BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)

  • MBR (Master Boot Record)

  • LILO (Linux Loader)

  • GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader)

  • initrd (Initial RAM Disk)

  • Linux Kernel

  • Init

  • Runlevels

  • Systemd

  • dmesg

  • /boot

  • systemctl


The Linux Boot Process - Demo Preview 06:57

This is a demonstration of the Linux Boot Process.

System Logging Preview 08:38

Linux logs and Linux log files, explained.

The Linux Boot Process

Disk Management - Part I Preview 06:50

In this lesson you will learn about Linux disk management.

Disk Management - Part II - Creating partitions with fdisk Preview 04:54

In this lesson you will learn about Linux disk partitions and the commands to manage them.

Disk Management - Part III - File Systems Preview 08:51

In this lesson you will learn about Linux mounts, mount points, and commands to manage mounts such as mount and umount.

Disk Management

Introduction to the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) Preview 02:51

In this lesson you'll learn about the Linux Logical Volume Manager (LVM).

LVM: Layers of Abstraction Preview 02:06

Creating Physical Volumes (PVs), Volume Groups (VGs), and Logical Volumes (LVs) Preview 17:10

Learn how to create LVM Physical Volumes (PVs), Volume Groups (VGs),  and and Logical Volumes (LVs) in Linux.

You'll learn about the following commands:

  • lvmdiskscan

  • lsblk

  • fdisk

  • pvcreate

  • pvdisplay

  • vgcreate

  • vgdisplay

  • lvcreate

  • lvdisplay

  • mkfs

  • mount

Extending Volume Groups and Logical Volumes Preview 05:35

In this lesson you will learn how to extend logical volume groups, logical volumes, and filesystems.

Mirroring Logical Volumes Preview 05:24

In this lesson you will learn how to mirror logical volumes.

Removing Logical Volumes, Physical Volumes, and Volume Groups Preview 02:10

Learn how to remove and reduce logical volumes.

Migrating Data from One Storage Device to Another Preview 02:54

How to migrate LVM data to a new disk or storage device without losing data or taking downtime.


Logical Volume Manager - Summary Preview 01:20

Managing Users and Groups, Part One Preview 11:38

Managing Users and Groups, Part Two Preview 07:50

Switching Users, Running Commands as Others, and sudo Preview 08:10

User Management

TCP/IP Networking for Linux System Administrators Preview 08:40

Networking - DNS and hostnames Preview 10:06

Networking - DHCP, Dynamic and Static Addressing Preview 08:57

Network Troubleshooting, Part I Preview 06:39

Network Troubleshooting, Part II Preview 07:03

Networking

Processes and Job Control Preview 11:53

Scheduling Jobs with Cron Preview 05:57

Review Preview 00:27

Processes and Jobs

File and Directory Permissions, Part One Preview 11:14

File and Directory Permissions, Part Two Preview 09:17

This is part two of the Linux file permissions lesson.  In this lesson you will learn about:

  • Symbolic permissions

  • Numeric and octal permissions

  • File versus directory permissions

  • Changing permissions

  • Working with groups

  • File creation mask

Special Permission Modes, Part I Preview 07:56

Special Permission Modes, Part II Preview 03:04

Permissions

Installing Software on RPM Based Linux Distros: RedHat, CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky Preview 20:42

Installing Software on Debian Based Linux Distros: Debian, Ubuntu, Kali Linux Preview 12:28

Viewing Files and the Nano Editor Preview 05:16

The vi editor Preview 09:58

Vi Cheat Sheet Preview 1 page

Emacs Preview 05:40

Emacs Cheat Sheet Preview 1 page

Graphical Editors Preview 04:22

Shell Scripting, Part One Preview 08:38

Shell Scripting, Part Two Preview 07:11

Scripting

Conclusion - Congratulations and Thank You! Preview 01:10

Installing NGINX, MySQL, PHP and WordPress on an Ubuntu system. Preview 29:02

Tab completion Preview 04:50

Repeat as Root Preview 02:04

Rerun a command starting with a string Preview 02:54

Reuse arguments Preview 02:58

Strip out comments and blank lines Preview 02:09

Reuse the last item from the previous command Preview 02:47

Booting Preview 17 pages

System Logging Preview 21 pages

Disk Management Preview 33 pages

Networking Preview 29 pages

Network Troubleshooting Preview 15 pages

TCP/IP Networking Preview 11 pages

Processes and Job Control Preview 13 pages

Cron Preview 12 pages

Permissions Preview 24 pages

Managing Users and Groups Preview 38 pages

Vi Preview 18 pages

Switching Users and the sudo Command Preview 15 pages

Shell Scripting Preview 46 pages

Nano Preview 9 pages

Emacs Preview 14 pages

Graphical Editors Preview 5 pages

Additional Slides Preview 00:05

Bonus Lecture Preview 01:00

The contents of this lecture are so secret I'm not even allowed to describe it! Open, if you dare.