Linux System Administration Exam

Subject Matter Topics and Objectives

Topic:  Installation

Objectives:

• Describe operating system software
• List several Linux distributions
• Plan an installation of a Linux distribution
• Install Linux from CD-ROMs onto a computer system

Topic:  RPM Package Manager

Objectives:

• Describe an RPM package label
• List information contained in an RPM package file
• Use the rpm command to query, verify, install, uninstall, and upgrade software packages

Topic:  User and Group Account Administration

Objectives:

• Create, delete, and modify user accounts
• Manage and maintain user accounts
• Create, delete, and modify group accounts
• Describe the purpose and contents of the passwd, shadow, and group files
• Use and maintain the root account
• Manage user accounts on a system-wide basis
• Configure Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAMs)

Topic:  Disk Partitioning

Objectives:

• Understand disk partition tables
• Create and delete disk partitions
• Identify disk and partition device files
• Understand the first part of the basic process for creating a filesystem on a disk