CompTIA Linux+ Curriculum Outline
Configuring a SUSE Linux Network
Overview/DescriptionTo recognize the features of networks and to set up and manage a SUSE Linux network
Target AudienceLinux system administrators with 6 months to 1 years practical Linux experience
PrerequisitesSome experience administering any operating system in a computing environment such as an enterprise or academic environment
Expected Duration3 Hours
Configuring a SUSE Linux Network - Identify the features of networks
- Configure network protocols in given scenarios
- Implement basic networking configuration tasks in a given scenario
- Configure basic network services in a given scenario
- Configure DNS and implement basic routing and subnetting
- Manage SUSE Linux mail queues in a given scenario
- Configure network services, set up a DNS server, and manage mail queues in a given scenario
- Administer a SUSE Linux environment using remote management tools
- Use commands to monitor and troubleshoot a network in a given scenario
- Manage a SUSE Linux network in given scenarios
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Overview/DescriptionTo recognize milestones in the development of Linux and plan and conduct a basic SUSE Linux installation
Target AudienceLinux system administrators with 6 months to 1 years practical Linux experience
PrerequisitesSome experience administering any operating system in a computing environment such as an enterprise or academic environment
Expected Duration3.25 Hours
Installing SUSE Linux - Identify important milestones in the development of Linux
- Recognize the basic features of SUSE Linux
- Determine which software and hardware to install to meet customer requirements of a SUSE Linux installation
- Select the most appropriate installation method in a given scenario
- Establish requirements to determine installation methods in given scenarios
- Partition a hard disk in a given scenario
- Configure the boot loader in a given scenario
- Configure video, sound, and other multimedia devices during a basic SUSE Linux installation
- Configure the X window system in a given scenario
- Perform a basic SUSE Linux installation
Back to ListSUSE Linux Hardware and Documentation
Overview/DescriptionTo configure hardware components, to use documentation in troubleshooting, and to recognize the importance of documenting installation procedures
Target AudienceLinux system administrators with 6 months to 1 years practical Linux experience
PrerequisitesSome experience administering any operating system in a computing environment such as an enterprise or academic environment
Expected Duration2.50 Hours
SUSE Linux Hardware and Documentation - Use SUSE Linux tools to diagnose hardware problems in a given scenario
- Configure peripherals, removable hardware, and power management in given scenarios
- Configure printing in a given scenario
- Diagnose problems with hardware and configure peripherals in given scenarios
- Determine a system performance baseline and access help in a given scenario
- Configure log files so you can use them to troubleshoot errors in given scenarios
- Create written procedures for system configuration
- Establish a performance baseline, configure log files to use them for troubleshooting, and create procedures for documenting installations
Back to ListManaging Users, Groups, and Storage in SUSE Linux
Overview/DescriptionTo manage user and group accounts and storage in SUSE Linux
Target AudienceLinux system administrators with 6 months to 1 years practical Linux experience
PrerequisitesSome experience administering any operating system in a computing environment such as an enterprise or academic environment
Expected Duration3.25 Hours
Managing Users, Groups, and Storage in SUSE Linux - Recognize the features of a multiuser Linux environment and perform basic user and group administration with YaST
- Administer user and group accounts in a given scenario
- Implement an appropriate security configuration in a given scenario
- Control access to a SUSE Linux system
- Manage users and groups and control access to SUSE Linux in a given scenario
- Recognize how to configure mass storage devices and RAID
- Manage local storage devices and filesystems
- Administer filesystems in SUSE Linux
- Implement backups and restores using recordable media
- Execute storage management tasks in SUSE Linux
Back to ListSUSE Linux Security
Overview/DescriptionTo recognize signs of intrusion and to use security measures to guard against intrusion
Target AudienceLinux system administrators with 6 months to 1 years practical Linux experience
PrerequisitesSome experience administering any operating system in a computing environment such as an enterprise or academic environment
Expected Duration1.75 Hours
SUSE Linux Security - Identify security vulnerabilities within Linux services
- Detect signs of intrusion
- Detect vulnerabilities and signs of intrusion in a SUSE Linux network
- Implement basic IP tables and chains in a given scenario
- Configure user-level security in a given scenario
- Implement security measures in given scenarios to protect a system from intrusion
Back to ListCommand-Line Management in SUSE Linux
Overview/DescriptionTo use commands to create files, directories, and shell scripts, to set environment variables, and to work with text files
Target AudienceLinux system administrators with 6 months to 1 years practical Linux experience
PrerequisitesSome experience administering any operating system in a computing environment such as an enterprise or academic environment
Expected Duration2 Hours
Command-Line Management in SUSE Linux - Use CLI commands to create, modify, and link files and directories
- Use basic shell scripts
- Use basic CLI commands to perform tasks with files, directories, and shell scripts
- Use advanced CLI commands to modify permissions and ownership
- Execute content and directory searches and basic text and file manipulation in given scenarios
- Set environment variables in given scenarios
- Use advanced commands in SUSE Linux
Back to ListManaging System Processes in SUSE Linux
Overview/DescriptionTo manage packages and processes in SUSE Linux
Target AudienceLinux system administrators with 6 months to 1 years practical Linux experience
PrerequisitesSome experience administering any operating system in a computing environment such as an enterprise or academic environment
Expected Duration2 Hours
Managing System Processes in SUSE Linux - Manage, configure, and repair SUSE Linux packages
- Start and stop packages and manage runlevels in given scenarios
- Manage packages and runlevels and start and stop services
- Administer SUSE Linux processes in given scenarios
- Schedule jobs and set process permissions in given scenarios
- Manage SUSE Linux processes
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CompTIA Linux+ Certification
CompTIA Linux+ is a vendor-neutral certification, generic across distributions, that validates the knowledge of individuals with a
minimum of six to 12 months of practical Linux experience. Professionals holding the CompTIA Linux+ credential can explain fundamental
management of Linux systems from the command line, demonstrate knowledge of user administration, understand file permissions, software
configurations, and management of Linux-based clients, server systems and security.
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