Course Overview

In the fast-paced landscape of Linux system administration, encountering frequent issues can disrupt operations and lead to inefficiencies. Addressing these challenges promptly is crucial to maintaining system reliability and productivity. Our Linux Administration Troubleshooting course offers a comprehensive solution to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively diagnose and resolve common Linux system problems.

This course focuses on practical troubleshooting techniques tailored specifically for Linux system administration. Participants will gain insights into diagnosing and resolving a wide range of issues, including memory problems, network connectivity issues, and user account management challenges. With a hands-on approach and detailed instruction, learners will develop the expertise necessary to overcome obstacles swiftly and maintain optimal system performance.

Throughout the course, participants will delve into the most prevalent Linux system administration issues, gaining a comprehensive understanding of their causes and implications on system performance. The course emphasizes hands-on learning, providing participants with practical troubleshooting techniques to swiftly identify and resolve issues in real-world scenarios. Learners will explore memory-related issues such as memory leaks and insufficient memory allocation, learning how to diagnose and rectify these issues effectively. Participants will master techniques for diagnosing and resolving network connectivity problems, ensuring seamless communication within the Linux environment. The course covers common user account management challenges, including authentication issues and permission conflicts, offering practical strategies for resolution.

By acquiring proficiency in Linux administration troubleshooting, participants can address issues promptly, thereby improving system reliability and minimizing downtime.


What You Will Learn

  • Learn to troubleshoot IT and Linux related issues with effective tools and techniques
  • Manage your company's IT environment and respond to critical issues smoothly
  • Understand about Linux System Administration Troubleshooting
  • Gain insights into diagnosing and resolving a wide range of issues
  • including memory problems
  • network connectivity issues
  • and user account management challenges.

Program Curriculum

Introduction

  • Welcome to Lab Setup
  • Lab Design
  • What is Virtual Box?
  • Installing Oracle VirtualBox
  • Create a Virtual Machine
  • Download and Install Linux (CentOS9)

  • Welcome to System Administration Troubleshooting
  • Running Out of Memory
  • Add Swap Space
  • System Rebooted or Process Restarted
  • Unable to Get IP Address
  • IP Assigned but not Reachable
  • Having Trouble using vi Editor
  • Cannot Run Certain Commands
  • Cannot Change Password
  • User Account has no Home Directory
  • How to Change Every Instance of a Word in a File
  • How to Use sed Command
  • How to Kill a User Terminal or Process
  • Recover Root Password
  • SOS Report
  • List of Users Logged in by Date
  • System is Running Slow
  • Rollback Updates and Patching
  • Troubleshoot kernel Panic
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Welcome to System Recovery
  • Recover Virtual System
  • Recover Physical System
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

Instructor

Imran Afzal

Imran Afzal has over 20 years of experience in Systems administration & engineering, leadership, entrepreneurship, teaching, and public speaking. Currently, Imran manages a team of 58+ systems engineers, administrators, and team lead globally.  He started his career with Time Warner (New York City) in 2000 as a systems administrator. That is where he began his career in IT. He has utilized IT skills in many fortune 500 companies such as financial firms, fashion industries, tech media industry, etc. He spearheaded projects like datacenter migration, introduction and deployment of VMWare, monitoring tools implementation, Amazon cloud migration, and many more. Imran earned his bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems from Baruch College, the City University of New York as an honor student. He earned his MBA from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) in operation management and IT. Some of his certifications are in Linux Systems Management, UNIX Operating Systems, Linux System Administration, System Internals, VMWare Certified Professional, RHCSA, and Windows Server Certified Imran has been teaching since 2010 and provides onsite and online training on many IT subjects.  He has the best selling and highest-rated online courses with 250,000+ students worldwide. He has helped almost 1000+ students to land the job of their dream in IT. He believes in education and giving back. He also established a non-profit school for children from pre-K till 10th grade.

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