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Manage files and directories on a Linux system
Assessment Strategies
Hands-on lab project and evaluation
Criteria
Manage files and directories on a Linux system using basic commands
Secure information stored in the Linux file system
Launch programs and manage corresponding software packages
Use systemctl to review and change the initialization process that starts a Linux-based computer
Shut down a Linux system using the system shutdown process
Demonstrate how to get in and out of Linux rescue mode and what to use it for
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Explore the Linux shell environment
Assessment Strategies
Hands-on lab project and evaluation
Criteria
Use a Linux shell environment to navigate the Linux server file system
Customize settings in the shell environment
Use common text editors to create or modify text files
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Manage file system security with Linux users and groups
Assessment Strategies
Hands-on lab project and evaluation
Criteria
Create Linux user accounts
Modify properties of Linux user accounts
Remove Linux user accounts
Add users to a Linux group
Customize file system permissions using groups
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Monitor system resources and privilege use
Assessment Strategies
Hands-on lab project and evaluation
Criteria
Monitor how processes use system resources (top, htop)
Track physical and virtual memory usage
Use system logs to troubleshoot hardware and software problems
Use system logs to monitor use of privilege in Linux
Use the kill command when needed (when standard methods do not work)
Use privilege (su, sudo, root) only when needed
Search running processes for a given service and identify the pid(s)
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Explore Linux compression and archive utilities
Assessment Strategies
Hands-on lab project and evaluation
Criteria
Use tar to archive a set of files
Use compression utilities to reduce the size of a file and/or archive
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Configure network settings
Assessment Strategies
Hands-on lab project and evaluation
Criteria
Set a static IP address, mask, gateway, and DNS server using a graphical tool (Network Manager)
Set a static IP address, mask, gateway, and DNS server using a command line tool (nmcli)
Bring the network interface up and down via the GUI and/or the command line
Set a static IP address, mask, gateway, and DNS server on a Ubuntu server using the 00-installer-config.yaml file and netplan
Use ping, traceroute, nslookup, netstat, ip, addr, nmcli and other command line tools to troubleshoot network connectivity
List key configuration files that contain network settings