Linux basic concepts & installations:
Installation in Standalone Machine
Installation through NFS
Installation through FTP
Installation through HTTP
Installation through KICKSTART

File System Management:
Creation of File Systems
Understanding EXT2, EXT3& EXT4 File Systems
Converting Ext2 to Ext3 file systems
Reverting back from Ext3 to Ext2 files systems
Understanding fdisk,e2label, mount, umount commands
Understanding fstab and mtab files
TROUBLESHOOTING

User management:
Understanding different types of groups and creation of groups
Creation of users in different groups
Understanding Passwd, Shadow Files
Understanding passwd aging
Creation of quotas for users, groups and file systems
Understanding users security files
The different commands for Monitoring the users
TROUBLESHOOTING

Run levels:
Understanding the different types of run-levels
Understanding different types of shutdown commands
Understanding run control scripts
Understanding the different types

Network file system (NFS):
Understanding NFS server and NFS clients
Understanding daemons and files in NFS of boot phases
Configuring NFS server and different NFS clients
Configuration of autofs, NFS security

File transfer protocol:
Understanding the features and advantages of FTP server
Configuring FTP server and FTP clients
Configuring FTP server for anonymous and real users with download and upload permissions
Configuring FTP user access, FTP security
Understanding FTP Basic Commands
Configuring of anonymous FTP Server

XINETD:
Understanding xinetd based and non xinetd based services
Configuring xinetd based services
Xinetd security

TCP WRAPPER:
Understanding TCP WRAPPER
Configuring TCP WRAPPER for services

Domain naming service:
Understanding DNS service and different types of DNS servers
Configuring DNS (master) DNS (Slave)
Understanding & Configuring forward (DNS) and cache (DNS) of boot phases
Understanding different types of files when the system is booting
TROUBLESHOOTING

Logical volume manager (LVM):
Creation of file systems and converting into LVM
Creation of physical partitions
Creation of volume groups
Creation of logical partitions
Extending the volume group
Extending the logical partitions

Package Manager (RPM):
Understanding the features and advantages of RPM
Installation of RPM packages
Upgradation of RPM
Verification of RPM
Q u e r y i n g , T R O U B L E SHOOTING

Backup and recovery:
Understanding different types of file system backup
Understanding different types of files backups
Understanding different types of file system backups
Understanding different types of dump levels
Understanding monthly, weekly, daily backups
Different types of backup strategies

Network information service:
Understanding NIS and daemons at NIS (Server, Slave and Clients)
Configuring NIS (master), NIS (slave) and NIS clients in heterogeneous environments
Integrating NIS (master and slave) with NFS Server

Dynamic host configuration protocol:
Understanding DHCP
Configuring DHCP server for different DHCP clients

APACHE:
Understanding APACHE
Configuring APACHE web server with virtual hosting
Configuring APACHE web server with IP BASED, HOST BASED and PORT BASED
Configuring member logins for APACHE web server

SAMBA:
Understanding the features and advantages of SAMBA server
Configuring SAMBA for heterogeneous environment
Sharing the resources between unix to unix using SAMBA
Sharing the resources between windows to unix (vice-versa)
SAMBA security

SQUID:
Understanding SQUID proxy
Configuring SQUID proxy with ACL
Raid levels:
Understanding RAID LEVELS
Configuring different types of RAID LEVELS (0,1and5)