Fundamentals of UNIX/Linux for System Administrators

This will be an intense five (5) day hands-on training that will focus on the skills required to become a great systems administrator and includes topics that are important not only from a theoretical perspective but also have a tremendous practical utility. The training will be held from February 26th - March 1st, 2024.

Objective

Upon completion of this training, you will have acquired a good working knowledge of Linux, from both a graphical and command line perspective, allowing you to easily navigate through any of the major Linux distributions.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for experienced computer users who have limited or no previous exposure to Linux, whether they are working in an individual or Enterprise environment.

Prerequisites

1. Laptop with a working wireless card 2. Laptop able to support VirtualBox installation 3. Familiarity with computers and daily use of computer software 4. Great attitude

Course content

The course has nine (9) modules

Fundamentals of Unix and Linux

History of UNIX & Linux

Linux Environments

Linux File System

Linux Commands

User Environment

Linux Text Editors

Network Configuration Essentials

Security Principles

Shell and Bash Scripting

Items Required

Each Participant is to bring a laptop with wireless connectivity.

Trainers

No	Name	Organization
1	Nyanjau Kimani (NK)	KENET
2	Joy Otuya (JO)	KENET
3	Amos Koech (AK)	KENET
4	Samuel Macharia (SM)	KENET
5	Caroline Gachuhi (CG)	KENET
6	Zeinab Mzungu (ZM)	KENET Participants No Institution Name Designation Timetable Day 8:00-9:30 9:30-10:00 10:00-11:00 11:00-12:00 12:00-1:00 1:00-2:00 2:00-3:00 3:00-4:30 4:30-4:50 Monday February 26 Welcome & Registration (NK) Network Layer and Protocols (CA) [[1]] Tea Break Subnetting (LM) [[2]] Introduction to Routing I (LM) [[3]] Router Configuration Essentials (JC) [[4]] Lunch Lab 1: Router Configuration (JC/KP) [[5]] [[6]] [[7]] [[8]] [[9]] Lab discussion (JC/KP) Tea Break Tuesday February 27 Switching Architectures (KP) [[10]] [[11]] [[12]] Tea Break Introduction to VLANs (JC) [[13]] Lab 2: VLAN Configuration (JC/MO) [[14]] VLAN Configuration Lab continued (MO) [[15]] Lunch Introduction to Routing II (LM) [[16]] Lab 3: Static Routing [[17]] Tea Break Wednesday February 28 Campus Network Design and Operations (MO) [[18]] Tea Break Campus Network Structured Cabling (MO) [[19]] Campus Network Best practices (MO) [[]] Activity: Campus Network Design Roundtable Lunch Introduction to Wireless Networks Activity: Check Wi-Fi Link speeds and standard in use on mobile phones and laptops Wireless Network Lab(CA/JK) Tea Break Thursday February 29 Activity: Troubleshooting campus LAN (CA) [[20]] Tea Break Campus Network Diagrams Review continued (MO/CA) Network Security [[21]] (JK) Network Security Devices Discussion (JK) Lunch Campus Network Monitoring [[22]] (NK) Lab 5: Installation of Nagios and Cacti [[23]] Tea Break Friday March 1 Cacti Lab Instructions [[24]] Tea Break Cacti Installation Guide [[25]] Assessment Assessment [[26]] [[27]] [[28]] [[29]] Lunch Survey/Feedback [[30]] Closing Ceremony Tea Break