Linux System Administration is a comprehensive, hands-on course designed to provide you with essential skills to manage and maintain a Linux environment. Whether you're new to Linux or looking to deepen your system administration knowledge, this course covers all the practical tasks needed to confidently handle daily operations. You'll begin with setting up a Linux virtual machine and learning key system administration fundamentals, such as navigating the file system, managing user accounts, controlling processes, and utilizing shell scripting for task automation.

Throughout the course, you'll work through real-world scenarios involving file management, package installation, user and group management, and permissions handling. You'll also explore advanced topics such as working with symbolic and hard links, controlling superuser access with sudo, and managing system backups and software packages. Key networking concepts are covered, including configuring basic networking commands, testing connectivity, and managing services like Apache for web hosting. By the end of the course, you will be well-equipped to administer Linux systems, implement security measures, and optimize system performance in a networked environment.

This course balances theory with extensive hands-on practice, allowing participants to perform essential administrative tasks and explore tools such as cron, rsyslog, and system monitoring utilities. The agenda also includes managing file sharing services, such as Samba and NFS, and setting up a LAMP server for web hosting, giving you the skills needed to support modern enterprise environments.