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Apache

Goals


- Know how to install and configure Apache

- Know how to manage websites with Apache

Program

History
Theory of the functioning of an http server
– Management of mime types
– Operation with PHP requests
Installation
– In binary or source form
– Under Windows
– Under linux
– Management of updates (Linux)
– Start / stop the server – modification of the configuration
Hardware requirements
– Processor / Memory / Hard disk
– Speed ​​required (Internet)

Basics of the configuration file
– Mandatory directives
– General configuration
– Logs
– Tests with a browser
Advanced use
– Virtual hosts (VirtualHost)
– Access controls (ACL)
– External management of rights and options (.htaccess)
– Authentication (specific to one or more directories)
– Access controls (ACL)
– Performance consequences
– Index management
– Redirects
– Rewritting (URL Rewritting)

Log storage (multisite)
Management with logrotate
Log analysis : Awstats

Using the OpenSSL module
– Configuration
– Managing / Creating certificates
Server-Side Includes
PHP

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 1193

Audience

Everyone

Prerequisites

Have followed the "Discovery of Linux" internship or have equivalent knowledge

Reference

LIN51-F

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Bind 9

Goals


- Understanding how domain names work

- Knowing how to set up a full domain

Program

Host name resolution mechanisms
Understand the problem of DNS and its architecture
Understand the organization of the Internet

Checking that the network is operating correctly
Accessibility of hosts, diagnostics in the event of failure
Configure the resolvers on the client side

Getting started and launching Bind
for the first time Minimal configuration file
Remote control
Automating the start-up of services

Notion of domain, zone, and type of zone
Format of articles (RR),
primary and secondary DNS configuration files , cache, forwarder
Notion of dynamic DNS Security, access authorizations
Debugging and configuration of clients
Reconstitution of an « Internet » type network with primary, secondary and root-server DNS

Security side : the contributions of Bind 9
Authentication by presentation of a key

Duration

2 days

Price

£ 980

Audience

Everyone

Prerequisites

Have followed the "Linux Administration" course or have equivalent knowledge

Reference

LIN50-F

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Linux SMTP

Goals


- Learn how the SMTP protocol works

- Know the different solutions in Linux

- Know how to choose an SMTP daemon

- Know how to choose an MDA

Program

How
MUA, MTA and MDA works: what is it?

Principles of Operation
Basic Configuration

Principles of Operation
Basic Configuration

Principles of Operation
Basic Configuration

Comparison of different software
Choice according to needs

The different technologies that exist (mbox, Maildir, cyrus)
The different software (gnu pop / imap + procmail, mail, cyrus)

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 1303

Audience

Everyone

Prerequisites

Have followed the « Linux Administration » course or have equivalent knowledge

Reference

LIN49-F

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Internet Access Point, implementation

Goals


- Knowing how to secure your internal network

- Knowing how to give access to this network from the outside

- Knowing how to limit outgoing access

Program

SSH : Access to remote machines
VPN : Network interconnection
SLL :
– Understand SSL technology
– Its use (in Apache, in POP / IMAP protocols)

Basic rules on passwords
Securing connections
– TCP Wrappers
The Linux firewall (> = kernel 2.4): Netfilter
– Basic principles
– Protecting your PC on the Internet
– Making a router / firewall
– Portforwarding
– DMZ

Install SQUID
Configure SQUID
Additional tools
– Operation in reverse proxy
– Introduction to SquidGuard
– Introduction to SARG
– Use in transparent proxy

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 1193

Audience

Everyone

Prerequisites

Have followed the "Linux Administration" course or have equivalent knowledge

Reference

LIN47-F

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Advanced Linux : Web servers with Nginx, Apache and Tomcat

Goals


- Administer Apache, Nginx and Tomcat applications

Program

Course objectives
References and resources

Organizations: W3C and IETF
Resource naming conventions (URI, URL, URN)
http protocol versions (http v1.1, SPDY, http v2, http via quick)
Main type codes (20x, 30x, 40x, 50x)
The https protocol: TLS / SSLv3

Presentation of the main players
Operating modes
Securing web services: NIDS, WAF, DPI

Presentation of the technology
Use of « virtual hosts »
Redirection and URL Rewriting
Access controls : ACL
External management of rights and options (.htaccess)

Practical workshop : Installation and configuration of Apache. Creation of several « virtual hosts » incorporating access controls.

The context of use
Presentation of the technology
Reminders on servlets, JSP

Practical workshop : deployment of a JAVA application.

Presentation of the technology
Use of « servers blocks »
Redirection and URL Rewriting
The reverse proxy
Load balancing and failover
Presentation of naxsi

Practical workshop : Configuration of several « server blocks » by activating the reverse proxy mode to expose the Tomcat application.

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 1900

Audience

Linux system administrators

Prerequisites

Knowledge on Linux system administration

Reference

LIN100648-F

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Nginx : web server, reverse proxy, WAF

Goals


- Master nginx, from the web server to the WAF, via the reverse proxy

Program

Presentation of nginx
History and versions
Economic model, nginx plus
Ecosystem, modules and packages

Reminder of how the protocol works
How TLS / HTTPS works: multiple hosting problems
Introduction to SPDY and HTTP / 2
Details of the protocol to understand the configuration

Global configuration file
Directives and core configuration
Definition of roots
Operation of virtual hosts (vhosts)
Address rewriting
Log configuration
Implementation of HTTPS, with vhosts (SNI, wildcard, etc.)

Practical workshop : installation and configuration of nginx, creation of several vhosts

Presentation of the operating modes: HTTP FastCGI, uwsgi, SCGI, memcached
Detail of the HTTP
reverse proxy
Detail of the FastCGI reverse proxy Detail of uwsgi
Specific use as a cache server

Practical workshop : setting up a reverse proxy for a Tomcat server, using PHP-FPM to operate FastCGI with PHP, setting up a transparent cache for static HTTP content

Simple load balancing: multiple servers
Monitoring of backend servers, weighting
SSL termination and offloading Hot reconfiguration, detection of DNS changes

Practical workshop : setting up a loadbalancer with nginx, with active fault detection and weighting, setting up an SSL offloader.

Introduction to web application security
Comparison of the different types of attack
Limitation of the application’s attack perimeter by configuration
Implementation of Naxsi
Use of nxutil and generation of white lists
Quick presentation and use of a Fail2Ban profile for naxsi

Practical workshop : Configuration of nginx to protect a PHP application, installation and configuration of naxsi, rule learning on a CMS

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 2148

Audience

Linux system administrators

Prerequisites

Knowledge on Linux system administration

Reference

LIN988-F

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Rich and well-detailed course. Allows a better understanding of the operation and programming of NGINX. It is rewarding for future deployments.
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Arnaud S.

Illustrator Advanced with Adobe certification preparation

Goals


- Master the advanced features of Illustrator and prepare for the certification

Program

Prepare a project

Define the needs, the expected audience and the objectives pursued
Update on current legislation
Prepare, set up, distribute tasks, monitor and deliver the project
Establish effective dialogue

Image and graphic communication: the essential elements

Differences between vector and bitmap
RGB and CMYK color spaces
Definition and resolutions of images
Common formats of graphic documents / images and their uses
Open, import, save, export

Document for the Web
Document for a presentation
Document for professional printing

Model structure
The different reading levels
Notions of typography

Knowledge of Illustrator

The interface
The tools
The document settings
The layers and sublayers
The clipping layers
The import of documents: linked documents
The settings of the workspace
The effects

Use Bridge: sort, organize, manage documents
Synchronize color spaces of Creative Cloud applications

Pen tools and Bézier curves
Principle and uses
Options
Available vector shapes
Use, modify and transform shapes

Workshop: reproduce a simple illustration

Selection tools
Selection functions and options
The notion of selection envelope; the isolation mode

Brush, pencil, shape of tasks
Shapes: calligraphic, diffuse, artistic, patterns, etc.
Profiles and contour shapes
Shapes options and parameters
Set the shape of the tip

Workshop: use tools for simple drawing and illustration

Graphic design and illustration work

The color charts
Color charts’ color spaces
Use, manage, import and export color charts
Switch color charts between the different softwares in the suite

Libraries
Internal and shared libraries
Pattern libraries
Symbol libraries

Workshop: create sample patterns and symbol libraries

Colors and parameters of the outline
Colors and parameters of the background
Transparency and blending mode
Graphic styles

Workshop: create an example of logo

Modify the outlines
The width tool
The outline vectorization
Types of lines: continuous, dotted, arrows

Modify objects
The deformation tools: swirl, contraction, expansion
The clipping layers (masks)
The envelope deformations
The mesh tool

Pathfinders: interactions between vector shapes
Compound shapes: reunion, substraction, intersection, etc.
Division, stencil, cut, etc.

Workshop: create complex illustrations

Perspective planes
Import an image and create a perspective grid
Correct and modify a perspective grid
Embed objects in the perspective plane of an image

Workshop: integrate illustrations into a defined perspective plane

Create a text
Manage the formatting: use of styles
Graphically enrich a text: the effects
Vectorize text
Captive text and curvilinear text

Workshop: create a poster

Dynamic vectorization
Vectorization options
Preparation of the document to be vectorized
Dynamic painting
Options and precautions

Workshop: prepare, vectorize and use the dynamic painting tools

Create patterns
Use and edit

Workshop: create sample fill patterns

End-use of the document

Export to PDF for printing
Export to PNG for screens in different resolutions
Other export formats

In DTP: Photoshop, InDesign
In video: After Effects, Premiere Pro
Third party softwares (CAD / DAO, 3D): exchange formats

Duration

5 days

Price

£ 1945

Audience

Experienced Illustrator users

Prerequisites

Master the main functions of the software
Have followed the "Illustrator Initiation + Advanced" training or have equivalent knowledge

Reference

PAO1080-F

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Gimp: Change the color of an object in a photo

Goals


- Approach and master different methods to modify the color of an object

Program

Open the document

Choose the appropriate selection tool and make the selection of the object

Use color adjustments Hue-chroma

Use color adjustments Hue-Saturation

Create a new layer

Apply a color in the desired range of shades
or
Apply a gradient of colors

Choose a suitable

blending mode Merge the layers if necessary

Export the project in the final format

Duration

0.25 day

Price

£ 195

Audience

Graphic designers, modelers, communication services, photographers, etc

Prerequisites

Master the basic functions of GIMP

Reference

PAO100937-F

Sessions

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Gimp: Create text on a path

Goals


- Create text on a curved baseline for a logo, title, etc.

Program

The path tool and the main principles of the vector path in GIMP

Create a vector path using the path tool

Format this vector path: modification of vectors, anchor points, curves, etc.

Use the Text tool to create a text

Format this text: fonts, sorps, alignment, etc.

Designate the vector path which will serve as a text path for the path

Use the path to generate a selection

Hide the layers and paths

Format and fill this selection with a desired color or a pattern

Duration

0.25 day

Price

£ 195

Audience

Graphic designers, modelers, communication services, photographers, etc

Prerequisites

Master the basic functions of GIMP

Reference

PAO100936-F

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Gimp: Remove an element from an image

Goals


- Clean up an image of unwanted items

Program

Open the document to clean

Use the cloning tool

Configure the brush to use, its size, hardness, strength, etc.

Designate the source pixels

Apply and copy these pixels to the area to be modified

Use pixels from the image (= copy / paste areas of pixels)

Finalize the document

Download PDF

Duration

0.25 day

Price

£ 195

Audience

Graphic designers, modelers, communication services, photographers, etc

Prerequisites

Master the basic functions of GIMP

Reference

PAO100935-F

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Gimp: Create GIF animation

Goals


- Create a GIF animation

Program

Understanding the general principles of animation

Approaching the principles of GIF animation in GIMP

Open the document to animate

Carry out the cropping of the object to be animated (Cf. the training « Carry out an advanced cropping »)

Create the layers and necessary for animation

Use one of the dedicated filters

Create the new document

Export in animated GIF format

Duration

0.25 day

Price

£ 195

Audience

Graphic designers, modelers, communication services, photographers, etc

Prerequisites

Master the basic functions of GIMP

Reference

PAO100934-F

Sessions

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Advanced Linux : Enterprise server with Samba / LDAP / Netfilter / Squid

Goals


- Know how to install, configure and maintain a file / authentication / router / firewall server for a company

Program

Personal Linux and Business Linux
Presentation of practical cases

RAID and LVM technologies
Choice of file systems
Backup management: the different possible solutions

Practical workshop : setting up backups

Quota management

Practical workshop : setting up quotas

Introduction

The notion of directory
Principle of distributed directories
The LDAP standard

LDAP Architecture

LDAP models
Information
model Designation
model Service
model Security model
Distributed management of LDAP directories

Practical workshop : theoretical creation of an LDAP directory

OpenLDAP

Installation on a GNU / Linux distribution
Set up the necessary schemas
Setting up a data structure
Using Ldapsearch
Setting up replication

Practical workshop : installation and implementation of an LDAP directory

General principles
Introduction to the PAM architecture

Hands-on Workshop : Using LDAP as an Authentication Database

Presentation of the protocol
The different servers available under Linux
Setup
Why it requires LDAP or NIS

Practical workshop : setting up NFS

Introducing the SMB protocol
Introducing
Samba Useful Samba commands
Implementing a basic configuration
Managing users
Configuring shares
Sharing printers

Practical workshop : setting up Samba shares

Understand the different levels of tunnels
Protocols and their implementations
Presentation of OpenVPN

Practical workshop : setting up OpenVPN

Security at the level of the IP protocol
Operation of the Netfilter software
Configuration tools (Iptables and interfaces)

Practical workshop : Netfilter configuration

Problems answered by a cache server
Presentation of SQUID
Presentation of Dansguardian

Practical workshop : installation & configuration of Squid

Anticipate to avoid breakdowns
Good reflexes to have in the event of breakdowns
Methodology for resolving breakdowns

Duration

5 days

Price

£ 2148

Audience

Administrators

Prerequisites

Linux Administration: the basics

Reference

LIN239-F

Sessions

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Gimp: Make an advanced photomontage

Goals


- Create an elaborate photomontage using a layer mask and the cloning tool

Program

Open the initial document

Import the image to overlay in the background

Choose the selection tool adapted to the desired selection

Create a selection of the object to be cropped

Create a layer mask

Adapt the dimensions and the perspective of the cropped image to its new environment

Modify and adjust the layer mask to the contours of the object

Adapt the opacities and transparencies

Finalize the edges of the mask to blend the cropped object into the background

Eventually adapt the colors of the layers of the cropped object and the background

Finalize the image and export the document for end use

Duration

0.25 day

Price

£ 195

Audience

Graphic designers, modelers, communication services, photographers, etc

Prerequisites

Master the basic functions of GIMP

Reference

PAO100933-F

Sessions

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Advanced Linux : Web server with Apache / Bind / PHP / MySQL

Goals


- Know how to set up a dedicated hosting server with all the services to be autonomous

Program

Management of Internet domain
names Host name resolution mechanisms
Understanding the problem of DNS and its architecture
Understanding the organization of the Internet

Checking that the network is operating correctly
Accessibility of hosts, diagnostics in the event of failure
Configure the resolvers on the client side

Getting started and launching Bind
for the first time Minimal configuration file

Practical workshop : setting up Bind

Notion of domain, zone, and zone type
Format of articles (RR),
primary and secondary DNS configuration files , cache, forwarder
Security, access authorizations
Client debugging and configuration

Practical workshop : reconstitution of an « Internet » type network, with primary, secondary and root-server DNS

History
Theory of the functioning of an HTTP server
Management of MIME types
Use within the framework of PHP
Start / stop the server – modification of the configuration
Hardware requirements – processor / Memory / Hard disk
Speed ​​required (Internet)

Configuration file base
Mandatory directives
General configuration
Tests with a browser

Practical workshop : setting up Apache Advanced use

Virtual hosts (VirtualHost)
Access controls (ACL)
External management of rights and options (.htaccess)
Authentication (specific to one or more directories)
Performance consequences
Index management
Redirections
Rewriting (URL Rewriting)

Practical workshop : various exercises on each point covered

Log storage (multisite)
Management with logrotate
Log analysis : AWStats

Practical workshop : setting up AWStats

Implementation
Consequence of installing PHP on Apache 2
Classic configuration

Practical workshop : installing PHP 5

Installing, stopping and starting servers
Configuring the INI file
Activating InnoDB

Practical workshop : installing MySQL

Rights
management Network access
management Database management
Online backup (mysqldump) Offline
backup (mysql files)

Practical workshop : MyISAM table / InnoDB table, creation and use

Practical workshop : technical and practical differences

Practical workshop : PhpMyAdmin

Duration

5 days

Price

£ 2148

Audience

Linux system administrators

Prerequisites

Have followed the "Linux Administration: bases and services" training or have equivalent knowledge

Reference

LIN238-F

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PHP overview

About our PHP training

PHP 8
PHP has become an essential programming language for all webmasters or IT specialists from SMEs managing websites, E-Commerce or Intranet sites. :
Notre initiation de 5 jours vous permettra :
  1. understand how PHP works
  2. use databases on your website
  3. organize the redundant HTML code of your site into functions
  4. use sessions or cookies
Emphasis is placed on creating an interface with the mySQL database. At the end of the course, you will know:
  • design a database
  • create an administration area on your website
  • develop functions to manipulate data, display them, delete them, modify them

3 training to see :

Linux LPIC-2 : Preparation for certification

Goals


- Preparation for LPIC-2 certification

Program

Problematic
Measures : consumption and problem
– Measurement of resource consumption (CPU, memory, disks, network, …)
– Consumption of bandwidth at the level of a router and by client
– Identification of potential problems and bottlenecks
Measures: trends and planning
– Problem
– Trend analysis
Software solutions: Icinga2, Nagios, Collectd, MRTG, Cacti, …

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Presentation
Core components
Compiling a kernel
Dynamic kernel management
Current kernel information
Modules management
Udev and its rules

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Presentation : phases of initialization
Start-up infrastructure
LSB standardization
Boot in « Recovery » mode
BIOS and UEFI
Interact with Grub (Version 2 and Legacy version)
Alternative bootloaders

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

List and information on the storage devices present
Nomenclature of special storage files
Storage Device Configuration Utilities
NVMe devices
ISCSI devices
Notions of SAN, AoE and FCoE
Software RAID
– Implementation of software RAID
– Information about a RAID device

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

LVM architecture
Management of Physical Volumes
Management of Volume Groups
Management of Logical Volumes
Manipulating snapshots
Activate / Deactivate a volume group

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

File system concept
Major Linux File Systems
– Ext2, ext3 and ext4
– Btrfs and XFS
– ZFS
Creating a file system
Identifying the file systems present
Manual assembly and disassembly
Automatic mount, / etc / fstab file and systemd mount
File System Information
Managing pagination spaces
Autofs service
ISO9660 and UDF file systems
Encryption of a file system: dm-crypt and Luks

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Configuration of network interfaces
Routing table management
Configuring the DNS client
Status of network devices
Network traffic monitoring and analysis
TCP-Wrappers: access restrictions
Analysis and diagnostic utilities

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Installation procedure from sources
Source recovery
Compile and install configuration
Compilation
Installation
Version management by patches

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Determining what to back up
Types of backup
– Complete, partial
– Automatic, manual
– Local, network
Choice of backup media
Network backup concepts: Amanda, Bacula, Bareos, BackupPC
Checking the integrity of a backup
Restoration

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Automatic information: / etc / issue, /etc/issue.net, / etc / motd
Occasional information: write, wall
Event information: shutdown, systemctl

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Duration

5 days

Price

£ 2582

Audience

Anyone intending to pass the LPIC-2 certification

Prerequisites

Knowledge required on the topics covered

Reference

LIN100802-F

DNS terminology
BIND-9.x Server Configuration Principles
Notions of dnsmasq, djdns and PowerDNS alternatives
DNS zone management
– Principle of management of BIND-9 zones.
– Addition of zones
Query utilities
Securing a DNS server
– Security objectives
– Embellishment of a DNS server
– Implementation of a Split DNS
– TSIG management
– DNSSEC and DANE security concepts

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Apache 2.4 server configuration principles
Basic server configuration
Access and error logging
Access authorization management
PHP and mod_perl configuration
Implementation of VirtualHosts
Managing redirects
Implementing HTTPS
– Principles
– Generation of certificates (public and self-signed)
– Apache configuration
– VirtualHosts and SNI

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Principles of squid configuration
ACL management
Client authentication

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Basic configuration of Nginx
Nginx as a web server
Nginx as a proxy server

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Basic configuration
Associated utilities
Linux as a Samba client
Windows / Linux user matching
Different authentication methods

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Implementing NFS File Sharing
NFS utilities
NFS ACL
Client configuration
Securing the server with TCP Wrappers
Introducing NFSv4

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

DHCP configuration
Address ranges
Guest reservation
Overview of DHCPv6

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Presentation
Shadow password management
Sssd daemon and LDAP authentication

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

LDAP: the concepts
Introducing OpenLDAP
Directory configuration
Access control
Diagrams and White Pages
LDAP clients
– LDAP utilities: ldapsearch, ldapadd, ldapdelete
– Changing the LDAP password
– Query from an LDAP directory

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Presentation of a messaging service
– MTA
– MDA
– MUA
Understand SMTP, POP and IMAP protocols
Different mail servers: Postfix, Sendmail, Exim

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Basic Postfix server configuration
Alias ​​management
Default logging
TLS secure configuration of the Postfix server

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Filtering concept: Sieve and Procmail
Basic syntax of the Sieve scripting language
– Sorting by issuer
– Sorting by recipient
– Sort by header
– Sort by size

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Notion of MDA, POP and IMAP protocols
Introducing Dovecot and Courier
Basic Dovecot configuration
Dovecot TLS configuration

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Presentation
Themes addressed
– Securing a router with iptables
– FTP security
– Secure connection with OpenSSH
– Security maintenance
– Network access with OpenVPN

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Management of routing tables
Implementation of filtering rules
Notions of private address ranges
– Creation
– Display
– Backup / Restore
NAT / PAT solution implementation

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Understand the passive / active functioning of the FTP protocol
Configuration and implementation of Pure-FTPd and vsftpd servers
Basic knowledge of ProFTPd

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Presentation
SSH clients
OpenSSH server configuration items
User access restrictions
Authentication restrictions
Private / public key connections
SSH tunnels

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Security scan utilities
– telnet client
– port scan: nmap
– nc tool
Security Information Sites
Intrusion detection
– iptables
– fail2ban
– OpenVAS (notions)
– Snort (notions)

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Presentation
Configuration principle
Point-to-point VPN
– by shared key
– by certificate
Site-to-Site VPN

Workshop : MCQ and commented answers

Passing of the certification (if foreseen in the financing)

Sessions

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Linux LPI 202 Advanced Administration : Web Services, Mails, DNS + Preparation

Goals


- Learn to administer Web, mail, Samba, DNS services

- Prepare for LPI 202 certification

Program

BIND configuration and management
Zone definition
Reload a new definition
Knowledge of dnsMasq and powerDNS
Reverse DNS
BIND in a chroot environment
Knowledge of dnsSec and its tools

Configuring and managing Apache
Definition of access
Management of modules, in particular PERL and PHP
Authentication
Virtual hosting
SSL configuration and management
Generating certificates
Installation of certificates
Configure and manage a proxy
ACL management

Samba configuration and management
Samba tools
Mount an SMB volume
Map windows and linux users
Configuring and Managing NFS
NFS tools
Mount an NFS volume
TCP Wrapper
Configuring and managing dhcpd
Dhcp tools
PAM configuration and management
Configuration and management of openLDAP
Schemas and whitepage in LDAP
Knowledge of the SSSD daemon

Postfix configuration and management
Knowledge of the SMPT protocol
Knowledge of exim and sendmail
Configuration and management of procmail
Configuration and management of IMAP and POP

Configuring and managing IPTable
IPTable tools and commands
Port forwarding and IP forwarding
Create filter rules
Knowledge of IPV6 filtering
Configuration and management of pureFTP and vsftpd
Understanding the differences between active and passive connection
Configuring and managing openSSH
Permissions and restrictions for the super user and other users
Management of keys and their exchanges
Port testing tools
Knowledge of referrals to which to report faults and anomalies in the system
IDS Tools
Knowledge of openVAS and snort
Configuration and management of openVPN

Duration

5 days

Price

£ 2599

Audience

Linux System Administrators

Prerequisites

Have the LPI 201 certification or equivalent knowledge

Reference

LIN1137-F

Subject 207 : DNS

BIND 9.x configuration files, terminology and tools
Set the location of the BIND zone configuration files
Reload Modified Zone Settings and Files
Knowledge of dnsmasq, djbdns and PowerDNS as an alternate name server

Tools for retrieving information about the DNS server
Layout, content and location of BIND zone files
Methods to Add a Host to a Zone File, and to a Reverse Zone

BIND 9 configuration files
Chroot BIND
Separate BIND configuration using forwarder declarations
Configure and use transaction signatures (TSIG)
Know DNSSEC and basic tools

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 207

Subject 208 : Web Services

Apache 2.x terminology and tools configuration files
Configuration and content of Apache log files
Methods and files to restrict access
Configuring mod_perl and PHP
Files and tools for user authentication
Configuration of maximum requests, minimum and maximum of servers and clients
Setting up Apache 2.x virtual hosts (with and without a fixed IP address)
Use redirects in Apache configuration to optimize file access

SSL configuration files and tools
Generate a private key and CSR request for a commercial CA
Generate a self-signed key from an enterprise CA
Install the private key and certificate
Common issues with VirtualHosts and using SSL
Security issues with SSL

Squid 3.x configuration files, glossary and tools
Access restriction methods
User authentication methods
Layout and content of ACLs in Squid configuration files

Nginx, presentation
Reverse Proxy, set up
Basic web server

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 208

Subject 209 : File Sharing

Samba 3 Documentation
Samba configuration files
Samba Tools
Mount Samba Shares on Linux
Samba services
Map Windows and Linux users
User-level security and sharing

NFS version 3 configuration files
Tools for NFS
Access restriction for hosts and / or subnets
Server and client side mount options
TCP Wrappers
Knowledge of NFSv4
Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 209

Subject 210 : Client-side network management

DHCP configuration files, glossary, and tools
Setting up dynamically allocated IP scopes and reservation

PAM configuration files, glossary and tools
Passwd and shadow password management files

LDAP tools to manage and query data
Change user passwords
Query the LDAP directory

OpenLDAP, presentation
Access controls
DN Distinguished Names
Changetype operations
Diagrams and Whitepages
Directories
Object identifiers, attributes and classes
Knowledge of System Security Services Daemon (SSSD)

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 210

Subject 211 : E-Mail services

Postfix configuration files
Basic knowledge of SMTP protocol
Knowledge of sendmail and exim

Procmail configuration files, and tools
Using procmail on both server and client side

Configuring Courier in IMAP and POP
Configuring Dovecot

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 211

Subject 212 : System Security

Iptables configuration files and management tools
Routing table management tools
Private networks
Port forwarding and IP forwarding
Editing firewall rules based on source, destination, protocol and port
Back up and restore the filter configuration
Knowledge of ip6tables

Configuration files and tools for Pure-FTPd and vsftpd
Knowledge of ProFTPd
Understanding the passive and active modes of FTP connections

OpenSSH configuration files and tools
Access restrictions for root and users
Manage and use the server and client keys to authenticate without password
Use of multiple connections to guard against loss of connections

Tools to scan and test server ports
Security alerts: Bugtraq, CERT and other sources
Tools for setting up intrusion detection systems (IDS)
Knowledge of OpenVAS and Snort

Configure a VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Create a secure point-to-point connection
Create a secure site-to-site connection

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 212

Passing of the certification (if foreseen in the financing)

Sessions

Contact us for more informations about session date

Preparation LPI 202

Goals


- Take the LPI 202 exam

Program

Subject 207 : DNS

BIND 9.x configuration files, terminology and tools
Set the location of the BIND zone configuration files
Reload Modified Zone Settings and Files
Knowledge of dnsmasq, djbdns and PowerDNS as an alternate name server

Tools for retrieving information about the DNS server
Layout, content and location of BIND zone files
Methods to Add a Host to a Zone File, and to a Reverse Zone

BIND 9 configuration files
Chroot BIND
Separate BIND configuration using forwarder declarations
Configure and use transaction signatures (TSIG)
Know DNSSEC and basic tools

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 207

Subject 208 : Web Services

Apache 2.x terminology and tools configuration files
Configuration and content of Apache log files
Methods and files to restrict access
Configuring mod_perl and PHP
Files and tools for user authentication
Configuration of maximum requests, minimum and maximum of servers and clients
Setting up Apache 2.x virtual hosts (with and without a fixed IP address)
Use redirects in Apache configuration to optimize file access

SSL configuration files and tools
Generate a private key and CSR request for a commercial CA
Generate a self-signed key from an enterprise CA
Install the private key and certificate
Common issues with VirtualHosts and using SSL
Security issues with SSL

Squid 3.x configuration files, glossary and tools
Access restriction methods
User authentication methods
Layout and content of ACLs in Squid configuration files

Nginx, presentation
Reverse Proxy, set up
Basic web server

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 208

Duration

2 days

Price

£ 1085

Audience

Linux System Administrators

Prerequisites

Have the LPI 201 certification or equivalent knowledge

Reference

LIN100042-F

Subject 209 : File Sharing

Samba 3 Documentation
Samba configuration files
Samba Tools
Mount Samba Shares on Linux
Samba services
Map Windows and Linux users
User-level security and sharing

NFS version 3 configuration files
Tools for NFS
Access restriction for hosts and / or subnets
Server and client side mount options
TCP Wrappers
Knowledge of NFSv4
Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 209

Subject 210 : Client-side network management

DHCP configuration files, glossary, and tools
Setting up dynamically allocated IP scopes and reservation

PAM configuration files, glossary and tools
Passwd and shadow password management files

LDAP tools to manage and query data
Change user passwords
Query the LDAP directory

OpenLDAP, presentation
Access controls
DN Distinguished Names
Changetype operations
Diagrams and Whitepages
Directories
Object identifiers, attributes and classes
Knowledge of System Security Services Daemon (SSSD)

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 210

Subject 211 : E-Mail services

Postfix configuration files
Basic knowledge of SMTP protocol
Knowledge of sendmail and exim

Procmail configuration files, and tools
Using procmail on both server and client side

Configuring Courier in IMAP and POP
Configuring Dovecot

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 211

Subject 212 : System Security

Iptables configuration files and management tools
Routing table management tools
Private networks
Port forwarding and IP forwarding
Editing firewall rules based on source, destination, protocol and port
Back up and restore the filter configuration
Knowledge of ip6tables

Configuration files and tools for Pure-FTPd and vsftpd
Knowledge of ProFTPd
Understanding the passive and active modes of FTP connections

OpenSSH configuration files and tools
Access restrictions for root and users
Manage and use the server and client keys to authenticate without password
Use of multiple connections to guard against loss of connections

Tools to scan and test server ports
Security alerts: Bugtraq, CERT and other sources
Tools for setting up intrusion detection systems (IDS)
Knowledge of OpenVAS and Snort

Configure a VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Create a secure point-to-point connection
Create a secure site-to-site connection

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 212

Passing of the certification (if foreseen in the financing)

Sessions

Contact us for more informations about session date

Linux Advanced Administration LPI 202 : Web Services, Mails, DNS

Goals


- Learn to administer Web, mail, Samba, DNS services

Program

BIND configuration and management
Zone definition
Reload a new definition
Knowledge of dnsMasq and powerDNS
Reverse DNS
BIND in a chroot environment
Knowledge of dnsSec and its tools

Configuring and managing Apache
Definition of access
Management of modules, in particular PERL and PHP
Authentication
Virtual hosting
SSL configuration and management
Generating certificates
Installation of certificates
Configure and manage a proxy
ACL management

Samba configuration and management
Samba tools
Mount an SMB volume
Map windows and linux users
Configuring and Managing NFS
NFS tools
Mount an NFS volume
TCP Wrapper
Configuring and managing dhcpd
Dhcp tools
PAM configuration and management
Configuration and management of openLDAP
Schemas and whitepage in LDAP
Knowledge of the SSSD daemon

Postfix configuration and management
Knowledge of the SMPT protocol
Knowledge of exim and sendmail
Configuration and management of procmail
Configuration and management of IMAP and POP

Configuring and managing IPTable
IPTable tools and commands
Port forwarding and IP forwarding
Create filter rules
Knowledge of IPV6 filtering
Configuration and management of pureFTP and vsftpd
Understanding the differences between active and passive connection
Configuring and managing openSSH
Permissions and restrictions for the super user and other users
Management of keys and their exchanges
Port testing tools
Knowledge of referrals to which to report faults and anomalies in the system
IDS Tools
Knowledge of openVAS and snort
Configuration and management of openVPN

Passing the certification (if provided for in the funding)

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 1258

Audience

Linux System Administrators

Prerequisites

Have the LPI 201 certification or equivalent knowledge

Reference

LIN100041-F

Sessions

Contact us for more informations about session date

Linux LPI 201 Advanced Administration : Maintenance, Customization, Repair + Preparation

Goals


- Learn to supervise, repair, customize and maintain Linux servers

- Prepare for the transition to 201 certification

Program

Monitoring of CPU usage, memory usage, FS IO rates and network interfaces IO rates
Monitoring of firewall activity
Audit of bandwidth consumption per user
Analysis of problems related to lack of resources
Congestion risk analysis
Load tests
Planning of resource requirements
Use of Nagios, cacti, MRTG monitoring tools

Workshop : simultaneously conduct a monitoring system and stress tests

Kernel 2.6.x and 3.x
Kernel compilation
Makefile management
Configure compilation settings
Installing a kernel and its modules
Using dracut
The kernel administration commands
Modules management

Workshop : compiling your own kernel

Syst V and LSB
current bootloaders: LILO, GRUB
initialization of hardware elements
Starting demons
Configuring Boot Files
Knowledge of UEFI

Workshop : create an à la carte runlevel

Configuring fstab
Use of UUIDs
SWAP space configuration
Journaled File Systems
MSDS management tools
Local and encrypted FS
Optical media, CD-ROM, DVD

Workshop : create and resize several FS

RAID 1 to 5
Configure and manage LVM
Device management tools
RAID management tools
LVM management tools

Workshop : install a RAID configuration

Interface management tools
Addressing management tools
Configuring the routing table
Network traffic monitoring
Network traffic analysis tools

Workshop : exploiting the network in a complex situation

Archiving management
Archiving tools
Common archiving solutions

Workshop : install an archiving solution

Duration

5 days

Price

£ 2599

Audience

Linux System Administrators

Prerequisites

Have the LPI 102 certification or equivalent knowledge

Reference

LIN1138-F

Subject 200 : Size your infrastructure

Monitoring of CPU, memory, disk and network consumption
Supervision of filtered and routed traffic
View bandwidth usage
Match / Correlate System Symptoms with Common Problems
Estimate traffic and identify bottlenecks, network included

Use collectd to monitor the use of the IT infrastructure
Predict resource failure points
Monitor rates of increase in resource use
Plot the trend curves of resource use
Know the main monitoring solutions: Nagios, MRTG and Cacti

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 200

Subject 201 : The Linux kernel

Use the kernel modules necessary for specific hardware, drivers, system resources.
Implement different types of Kernel images
Recognize stable and developing kernels and patches
Use kernel modules.
Documentation on 2.6.x and 3.x kernels

The Kernel Makefiles
Kernel 2.6.x / 3.x « make target » targets
Customize the current kernel configuration
Building a new kernel and the appropriate kernel modules
Install a new kernel and its modules
Configuring Boot Manager to Find New Kernel Files
Module configuration files
Knowledge of dracut

Use command line tools to identify current kernels and modules
Manually load and unload kernel modules
Determine when modules can be unloaded
Determine which parameters a module accepts
Configure the system to load modules by name
The / proc file system
Contents of /, / boot /, and / lib / modules /
Tools and utilities to analyze information about available hardware
Udev rules

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 201

Subject 202 : Starting the system

The specifications of the Linux Standard Base (LSB)
The SysV init environment

GRUB version 2 and earlier
The Grub shell
Starting the Boot loader and loading a kernel
Loading the Kernel
Hardware initialization and configuration
Initialization and configuration of services
Know the different installation locations of the boot loader on a hard drive or removable device
Modify the standard boot loader options and use the boot loader shell
Know the UEFI

LILO
SYSLINUX, ISOLINUX, PXELINUX
Understand PXE

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 202

Subject 203 : File system and devices

FHS
Configuring fstab
Tools for manipulating swap and file partitions
Use of UUIDs

Tools to manipulate ext2, ext3 and ext4
Handling SMART devices
Tools to manipulate xfs
Knowledge of btrfs

Autofs configuration file
Tools for UDF and ISO9660
Knowledge of CD-ROM file system (UDF, ISO9660, HFS)
Knowledge of CD-ROM file system extensions (Joliet, Rock Ridge, El Torito)
Knowledge of basic functionality of encrypted file systems

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 203

Subject 204 : Advanced administration on storage devices

Configuration files and tools for software RAID
Use and configure RAID 0, 1 and 5

Tools to configure DMA for IDE ATAPI and SATA devices
Tools to manipulate and analyze system resources (e.g. interrupts)
Knowledge of the sdparm command and its use
Tools for iSCSI

LVM Suite Tools
Resize, rename, create, and delete logical volumes, volume groups, and physical volumes
Create and maintain snapshots
Activate volume groups

Workshop : MCQ to comment on subject 204

Subject 205 : Network configuration

Tools to configure and manage ethernet network interfaces
Configure basic access to the wifi network with iw, iwconfig and iwlist

Tools for manipulating routing tables
Network interface configuration and management tools
Tools for analyzing the state of network devices
TCP / IP traffic monitoring and analysis tools

Location and content of access restriction files
Tools for listing network status
Tools for obtaining information on network configuration
System initialization files (SysV init)
Knowledge of NetworkManager and its impact on network configuration

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 205

Subject 206 : System maintenance

Extract source code with common compression and archiving tools
Understand the basics of make to compile programs
Apply parameters to a configuration script
Know where sources are stored by default

Know the folders to be included in backups
Knowledge of network backup solutions such as Amanda, Bacula and BackupPC
Know the advantages and disadvantages of tapes, CDRs, disks or other backup media
Perform partial and manual backups
Check the integrity of backup files
Perform partial or full restorations

Automate communication with users through connection messages
Notify active users of system maintenance

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 206

Passing the certification (if provided for in the funding)

Sessions

Contact us for more informations about session date

Preparation LPI 201

Goals


- Prepare for the transition to 201 certification

Program

Subject 200 : Size your infrastructure

Monitoring of CPU, memory, disk and network consumption
Monitoring of filtered and routed traffic
Viewing bandwidth usage
Correspondence / Correlation of system symptoms with common problems
Estimate traffic and identify bottlenecks, network included

Use collectd to monitor the use of the IT infrastructure Predict resource failure
points
Monitor the rate of increase in resource use
Draw trend curves in resource use
Know the main monitoring solutions: Nagios , MRTG and Cacti

Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 200

Duration

2 days

Price

£ 1085

Audience

Linux System Administrators

Prerequisites

Have the LPI 102 certification or equivalent knowledge

Reference

LIN100040-F

Subject 201 : The Linux kernel

Use the kernel modules necessary for specific hardware, drivers, system resources.
Implement different types of kernel images
Recognize stable and developing kernels and patches
Use kernel modules
Documentation on 2.6.x and 3.x kernels

The Kernel Makefiles
The Kernel 2.6.x / 3.x « make target » targets
Customize the current kernel configuration
Build a new kernel and the appropriate kernel modules
Install a new kernel and its modules
Configure the boot manager to find the new kernel files
Modules configuration files
Knowledge of dracut

Use command line tools to identify current kernels and modules
Manually load and unload kernel modules
Determine when modules can be unloaded
Determine which parameters a module accepts
Configure the system to load modules by name
The file system / proc
Contents of /, / boot /, and / lib / modules /
Tools and utilities to analyze information about available hardware
udev rules

Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 201

Subject 202 : Starting the system

The specifications of the Linux Standard Base (LSB)
The SysV init environment

GRUB version 2 and earlier
The Grub shell
Starting the Boot loader and loading a kernel
Loading the Kernel
Initializing and configuring the hardware
Initializing and configuring the services
Knowing the different installation locations of the boot loader on a hard disk or a removable device
Edit the standard boot loader options and use the boot loader shell
Know UEFI

LILO
SYSLINUX, ISOLINUX, PXELINUX
Understand PXE

Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 202

Subject 203 : File system and devices

FHS
Configuration of fstab
Tools to manipulate swap and file partitions
Use of UUIDs

Tools for handling ext2, ext3 and ext4
Handling SMART peripherals
Tools for handling xfs
Knowledge of btrfs

Autofs configuration file
Tools for UDF and ISO9660
Knowledge of CD-ROM file system (UDF, ISO9660, HFS)
Knowledge of CD-ROM file system extensions (Joliet, Rock Ridge, El Torito)
Knowledge of basic functionalities on encrypted file systems

Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 203

Subject 204 : Advanced administration on storage devices

Configuration files and tools for software RAID
Use and configure RAID 0, 1 and 5

Tools for configuring DMA for IDE ATAPI and SATA devices
Tools for handling and analyzing system resources (eg interrupts)
Knowledge of the sdparm command and its use
Tools for iSCSI

LVM Suite Tools
Resize, Rename, Create, and Delete Logical Volumes, Volume Groups, and Physical Volumes
Create and Maintain Snapshots
Activate Volume Groups

Workshop: MCQ to comment on subject 204 

Subject 205 : Network configuration

Tools to configure and manage ethernet network interfaces
Configure basic access to the wifi network with iw, iwconfig and iwlist

Tools for handling routing tables
Tools for configuring and managing network interfaces
Tools for analyzing the state of network devices
Tools for monitoring and analyzing TCP / IP traffic

Location and content of access restriction files
Tools for listing network status
Tools for obtaining information on network configuration System
initialization files (SysV init)
Knowledge of NetworkManager and its impact on network configuration 

Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 205

Subject 206 : System maintenance

Extract source code with common compression and archiving tools
Understand the basics of make to compile programs
Apply parameters to a configuration script
Know where sources are stored by default

Know the folders to be included in backups
Knowledge of network backup solutions such as Amanda, Bacula and BackupPC
Know the advantages and disadvantages of tapes, CDRs, disks or other backup media
Perform partial and manual backups
Check the integrity of backup files
Perform partial or full restores

Automate communication with users through connection messages
Inform active users of system maintenance

Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 206

Passing the certification (if provided for in the funding)

Sessions

Contact us for more informations about session date

Linux LPI 201 Advanced Administration : Maintenance, Customization, Repair

Goals


- Learn to supervise, repair, customize and maintain Linux servers

Program

Monitoring of CPU usage, memory usage, FS and network interfaces IO stats
Monitoring firewall activity
Audit of bandwidth consumption per user
Analysis of problems related to lack of resources
Analysis of congestion risks
Load tests
Planning of resource requirements
Use of Nagios, cacti, MRTG monitoring tools

Workshop: simultaneously conduct a monitoring system and stress tests

Kernel 2.6.x and 3.x
Compiling the kernel
Managing the makefile
Configuring compilation parameters
Installing a kernel and its modules
Using dracut
The kernel administration commands
Managing modules

Workshop: compiling your own kernel

Syst V and LSB
common bootloaders: LILO, GRUB
initialization of hardware elements
Starting daemons
Configuration of boot files
Knowledge of UEFI

Workshop: create an à la carte runlevel

Configuration of the fstab
Use of UUIDs
Configuration of the SWAP space 

Journaled file systems 

Local and encrypted FS
FS management tools
Optical media, CD-ROM, DVD

Workshop: create and resize several FS

RAID from 1 to 5
Configure and manage LVM
Device management tools 

RAID management tools

LVM management tools

Workshop: install a RAID configuration

Interface management tools

Address management tools
Routing table configuration
Network traffic monitoring

Network trafic analysis tools

Workshop: exploiting the network in a complex situation

Archiving management

Archiving tools
Common archiving solutions

Workshop: install an archiving solution

Passing the certification (if provided for in the funding)

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 1258

Audience

Everyone

Prerequisites

Have the LPI 102 certification or equivalent knowledge

Reference

LIN100039-F

Sessions

Contact us for more informations about session date

Linux Administration + Preparation LPI 102

Goals


- Understand the principles of OpenSource and Linux

- Know how to install a Linux distribution

- Know the basics of using Linux

Program

Advanced environment settings
Shell settings (.bashrc and .bash_profile)
Program in shell: loop, test, SQL
Automate routine administration work
The sed and awk commands
Know the architecture of user accounts
Manage the PATH

Workshop : personalize your own environment

Configure the X11 server and graphics cards
Manage the fonts of the X11 server
Manage keyboards with the X11 server
Basic graphics server commands
Management of LightDM, KDM and GDM interfaces

Workshop : install and customize your own graphical interface

Authentication
User rights management
Knowledge of password file and PAM
Managing scheduled tasks
Configure local settings

Workshop : configure system authentication; plan a script

Clock and timezone configuration
Configuring an NTP server
Configuration of the syslog and logrotate daemons
Knowledge of r-syslog
Email configuration and knowledge of the different MTAs
Configure and manage the print server

Workshop : organize log management for your own system

System audit : identifying rights wrongly granted
Password management
Audit of open ports
Define resource limits granted to users
Audit connection logs
Manage sudo rights

Workshop : audit the vulnerabilities of your own system and activate firewall protection

Passing the certification (if provided for in the funding)

Duration

5 days

Price

£ 1953

Audience

Any IT specialist with basic Linux use

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of using a PC and a system

Reference

LIN1254-F

Subject 105 : Shells, Script and Data Management

Define environment variables (e.g. PATH) when connecting or opening a shell
Write Bash Functions for Frequently Used Command Sequences
Maintain folder skeletons for new user accounts
Define a search path for executables

Use standard sh syntax (loops, tests)
Use command substitution
Test the output codes provided by a command
Send a conditional email to the superuser
Correctly select the interpreter of a script with the shebang (#!)
Manage the location, owner, execution and suid rights of scripts

Basic use of SQL commands
Perform basic data manipulation

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 105

Subject 106 : User Interface and the different desktops

Check the compatibility of the video card with an X server
Concept on the X font server
Basic configuration on the X Windows configuration file

Configuring LightDM
Stop / Start display manager
Change the display manager welcome
Knowledge of XDM, KDM and GDM

Basic knowledge of keyboard accessibility (AccessX)
Setting up visual themes
Basic knowledge of assistive technologies (ATs)

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 106

Subject 107 : Administrative tasks

Add, modify, delete users and groups
Manage user / group information in databases
Create and manage special accounts (eg service accounts, scripts, network access)

Manage cron and at jobs
Configure user access to cron and at scheduled tasks
Configure anacron

Configure local settings and environment variables
Configure date and time settings

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 107

Subject 108 : The essential services of the system

Set the system date and time
Set the correct time for the hardware clock in UTC
Configure time zone
Basic NTP configuration
Using the pool.ntp.org service
Knowledge of the ntpq command

Configure the syslog daemon Understand warehouses, priorities and standard actions
Configuring logrotate
Know rsyslog and syslog-ng

Create an email alias
Set up email forwarding
Know the main MTAs (postfix, sendmail, qmail, exim)

Basic CUPS configuration (for local and remote printers)
Manage user print queues
Troubleshoot major issues
Add and remove jobs from print queues

Workshop : MCQ to comment on subject 108

Subject 109 : Fundamentals of network management

Understand network masks and CIDR notation
Know the difference between private and public networks
Know the main TCP and UDP ports
Concepts of UDP, TCP and ICMP
Differences between IPv4 and IPv6
Know the main features of IPv6

Manual and automatic configuration of network interfaces
Basic TCP / IP configuration of hosts
Define a default route

Management of network interfaces from the command line: add, start, stop, restart, delete or reconfigure
View and modify the routing table
Troubleshoot issues associated with network setup

Request a DNS server
Configure local name resolution and use a DNS server
Change the name resolution order

Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 109

Subject 110 : Security

Audit a filesystem to find files with the suid / sgid bit
Modify user password policies
Use netstat and nmap to analyze open ports
Set limits on user connections, and memory and process consumption
Determine which users have signed in and are currently signed in
Configuration and basic use of sudo

Knowledge and operation of Shadow password
Disable unused network services
Understand the role of TCP wrappers

Basic Usage and Configuration of the OpenSSH 2 Client
Understanding the role of keys with the OpenSSH 2 service
GnuPG: use, configuration, revocation
Understand SSH tunnels (especially x11 tunnels)

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 110

Passing the certification (if provided for in the funding)

Sessions

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Adrien C.
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Gilles M.
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Preparation LPI 102

Goals


- Take the LPI 102 exam

Program

Subject 105 : Shells, Script and Data Management

Define environment variables (e.g. PATH) when connecting or opening a shell
Write Bash functions for frequently used command sequences
Maintain folder skeletons for new user accounts
Define a search path for the executables

Use the standard sh syntax (loops, tests)
Use command substitution
Test the exit codes provided by a command
Send a conditional email to the superuser
Correctly select the interpreter of a script with the shebang (#!)
Manage the location, owner, execution and suid rights of scripts

Basic use of SQL commands
Perform basic manipulation on the data

Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 105

Duration

2 days

Price

£ 1085

Audience

Any IT specialist with basic Linux use

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of using a PC and a system 

Reference

LIN100038-F

Subject 106 : User Interface and the different desktops

Check the compatibility of the video card with an X server
Concept on the X font server
Basic configuration on the X Windows configuration file

LightDM configuration
Stop / Start display manager
Modify display manager
Knowledge of XDM, KDM and GDM

Basic knowledge of keyboard accessibility (AccessX)
Setting of visual themes
Basic knowledge of assistive technologies (ATs)

Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 106

Subject 107 : Administrative tasks

Add, modify, delete users and groups
Manage user / group information in databases
Create and manage special accounts (e.g. service accounts, scripts, network access)

Manage at and cron jobs
Configure user access to scheduled cron jobs and at
Configure anacron

Configure local parameters and environment variables
Configure date and time parameters

Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 107

Subject 108 : The essential services of the system

Set the system date and time
Set the correct time for the hardware clock in UTC
Configure the time zone
Basic configuration of NTP
Use the pool.ntp.org service
Knowledge of the ntpq command

Configuring the syslog daemon

Understand the warehouses, priorities and standard actions
Configure logrotate
Understand rsyslog and syslog-ng

Create an e-mail alias
Configure an e-mail forwarding
Know the main MTAs (postfix, sendmail, qmail, exim)

Basic CUPS configuration (for local and remote printers)
Manage user print queues
Troubleshoot major issues
Add and delete jobs in print queues

Workshop: MCQ to comment on subject 108

Subject 109 : Fundamentals of network management

Understand network masks and CIDR notation
Know the difference between private and public networks
Know the main TCP and UDP ports
Concepts of UDP, TCP and ICMP
Differences between IPv4 and IPv6
Know the main features of IPv6

Manual and automatic configuration of network interfaces
Basic TCP / IP configuration of hosts
Define a default route

Management of network interfaces from the command line: add, start, stop, restart, delete or reconfigure
View and modify the routing table
Troubleshoot problems associated with network configuration

Request a DNS server
Configure local name resolution and use a DNS server
Change the name resolution order

Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 109

Subject 110 : Security

Audit a file system to find files with the suid / sgid bit
Modify user password policies
Use netstat and nmap to scan open ports
Set limits on user connections, and memory and process consumption
Determine them users who have logged in and currently logged in
Basic configuration and use of sudo

Knowledge and operation of Shadow password
Disable unused network services
Understand the role of TCP wrappers

Basic use and configuration of the OpenSSH 2 client
Understand the role of keys with the OpenSSH 2
GnuPG service: use, configuration, revocation
Understand SSH tunnels (especially x11 tunnels) 

Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 110

Passing the certification (if provided for in the funding)

Sessions

Contact us for more informations about session date

Programmable Logics and VHDL Initiation

Goals


- Review the basics of logic systems

- Understand the architecture of programmable logic

- Learn the VHDL description and synthesis language

- Know how to program FPGAs (practice on Cyclone 4)

Program

Some reminders

Combinatorial logic systems
Synchronous sequential systems

Practice on a logic simulator

FPGAs
FPGA programming
FPGA Development Tools

Practice on Altera Quartus and FPGA Cyclone 4

Presentation of the VHDL language
Combinatorial logic systems in VHDL
Sequential logic systems in VHDL

Practice in VHDL on Altera Quartus and FPGA Cyclone 4

7-segment counter and display
Control of an LED matrix
Control of a brushless motor

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 1945

Audience

C programmer

Prerequisites

Have followed the Microcontrollers Initiation + Deepening course (or have equivalent knowledge)

Reference

PRO100329-F

Sessions

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Linux Administration LPI 102

Goals


- Understand the principles of OpenSource and Linux

- Know how to install a Linux distribution

- Know the basics of using Linux

Program

Advanced environment settings

Shell settings (.bashrc and .bash_profile)
Program in shell: loop, test, SQL
Automate routine administration work
The sed and awk commands
Know the architecture of user accounts
Manage the PATH

Workshop: personalize your own environment

Configure the X11 server and the graphics cards
Manage the fonts of the X11 server
Manage keyboards with the X11 server
Basic commands of the graphics server
Management of the LightDM, KDM and GDM interfaces

Workshop: install and customize your own graphical interface

Authentication
User rights management
Knowledge of the password file and PAM
Management of scheduled tasks
Configuration of local parameters

Workshop: configure system authentication; plan a script.

Clock and timezone configuration

Configuration of an NTP server
Configuration of syslog and logrotate daemons
Knowledge of r-syslog
Mail configuration and knowledge of the various MTAs
Configuration and management of the print server

Workshop: organize log management for your own system 

Audit of a system: identify the rights wrongly granted
Password management
Audit of open ports
Define the limits of resources granted to users 

Audit connection logs
Manage sudo rights

Workshop: audit the vulnerabilities of your own system and activate firewall protection

Passing the certification (if provided for in the funding)

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 1258

Audience

Any IT specialist with basic Linux use

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of using a PC and a system

Reference

LIN100037-F

Sessions

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Microcontroller : Real time programming

Goals


- Understanding the requirements of real-time programming

- Knowing how to use state machines and Grafcets

- Knowing the basics of real-time kernels

- Programming a real-time application with and without a real-time kernel

Program

Problem of real-time programming
Recalls of synchronous sequential logic systems

Grafcet programmed in C
Interruptions
Timers

Real-time practice without Real Time OS

Real Time Operating System
Predictable reaction
Synchronization of tasks
Communication between tasks

Practice with a Real Time OS

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 1945

Audience

C programmer

Prerequisites

Have followed the Microcontrollers Initiation + Deepening course (or have equivalent knowledge)

Reference

PRO100329-F

Sessions

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Linux initiation + Preparation LPI 101

Goals


- Understand the principles of OpenSource and Linux

- Know how to install a Linux distribution

- Know the basics of using Linux

Program

History of GNU / Linux
Why Linux? Other UNIX systems
The Free Software Foundation and the Open Source Initiative
Distributions: Redhat Entreprise / Fedora, Mandriva, Suse / OpenSUSE, Debian / Ubuntu, Other distributions (Gentoo, Slackware)

BIOS setup
Device discovery and configuration
Configuring USB drives
Recognition and configuration of hotPlug and coldPlug devices
Recognition and configuration of mass storage units
Configuration of communication devices

Workshop : Linux installation on a physical machine

Install a boot manager
Control the systemV and systemD boot sequence
Configure and change the runlevel
Clean the system off

Workshop : runlevels test

Hard disk organization, partitioning, LSB
LVM configuration
Learn to configure partitions as needed
Install a boot manager
Management of system and application libraries
Managing applications with apt-get (Debian)
Application management with yum (Redhat)
Install software via sources

Workshop : installation of several linux on a machine with several disks; application installation

Setting up the environment
Use online order history and editing
The online help manual
Basic commands: accounts and rights; files and streams; the processes; system and resources
Search for a file or information in the system
User management: rights, preference, mask
Copy a file, manipulate symbolic links
Using pipes and flow redirects
Text stream filtering
Basic use of vi
Process management : background, foreground, signal and priority
Use regular expressions

Workshop : customization of your installation

Creating Partitions and File System
File system management and maintenance
Mounting and unmounting partitions
Quota management

Workshop : manipulation on FS, resize LVM

Diagnose a malfunction
Use logs
Backup and restore

Workshop : solving some common malfunctions

Passing the certification (if provided for in the funding)

Duration

5 days

Price

£ 1258

Audience

Any IT public or not, new to Linux

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of using a PC and a system

Reference

LIN1245-F

Subject 101 : System architecture

Enable and disable internal devices
Configure systems with or without external devices such as the keyboard
Recognize the different types of mass storage devices
Know the differences between hotplug and coldplug devices
Identify device hardware resources
Tools and utilities for listing hardware information (e.g. lsusb, lspci, etc.)
Tools and utilities for managing USB devices
Understand the concepts of sysfs, udev and dbus

Provide common boot loader commands and kernel options during boot
The boot sequence from BIOS to OS
Understanding the SysVinit and systemd starting systems
Knowledge of the Upstart starting system
View boot events in log files

Set the default runlevel
Change runlevel, test single user mode
Command line shutdown and restart
Notify users before changing runlevels or other major system events
Cleanly terminate processes

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 101

Subject 102: Linux Installation and Package Management

Allocation of file systems and swap to different disks or partitions
Size according to the use of the system
Ensure that the / boot partition conforms to the hardware architecture prerequisites
Knowledge of basic LVM functionalities

Provide alternative boot locations and rescue boot options
Install and configure a boot loader such as Legacy
Perform basic configuration changes for GRUB 2
Interact with the boot loader

Identify shared libraries
Know the usual locations of system libraries
Load shared libraries

Install, update and uninstall Debian packages
Find packages containing specific files or libraries installed or not
Obtain information about packages: version, content, dependencies, integrity and status

Install, reinstall, update and remove packages with RPM and YUM
Obtain information on RPM packages: version, state, dependencies, integrity and signatures
Determine the files of a package, and the package from which a file comes

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 102

Subject 103: The GNU and Unix commands

Use unit commands and command sequences to perform basic tasks
Use and modify the shell environment: define, reference, and export environment variables
Use and edit order history
Execute commands with relative and absolute paths

Use standard UNIX commands from GNU textutils packages to filter text output
Tools: cat, cut, expand, fmt, head, join, less
nl, od, paste, pr, sed, sort, split
tail, tr, unexpand, uniq, wc

Copy, move and delete files and folders individually
Recursive copy of files and folders
Deleting files and folders recursively
Use wildcards
Use the find command to find and process files by type, size, and date / time
Using tar, cpio and dd

Redirect standard input, standard output, and error output
Using the pipe
Use the output of one command as the input of another
Send output to stdout and to a queue

Execute work in the foreground and in the background
Configure a program to run after logoff
Supervise active processes
Select and sort the processes to display
Send signals to processes

Find out the default priority of a created process
Run a program with higher or lower priority
Change the priority of a running process

Create a simple regular expression containing multiple elements
Use regular expression-based tools to search the file system or the contents of a file

Browse a document with vi
Use the main modes of vi
Insert, edit, delete, copy and find text

Workshop : MCQ to comment on subject 103

Subject 104: Peripherals, Linux File System, and Standard FHS File System Hierarchy

Manage MBR partition tables
Use mkfs to create filesystems: ext2 / ext3 / ext4, XFS, VFAT
Know ReiserFS and Btrfs
Basic use of gdisk and parted with GPT

Check file system integrity
Monitor i-nodes and free space
Fixing Simple Problems

Manual assembly and disassembly
Configure Startup Edit
Configure removable user file systems

Set quotas on a file system
Edit, verify and generate user quota reports

Manage file permissions
Use suid, sgid and sticky bit access modes to maintain security
Change the file creation mask
Using groups to grant access to files

Create links
Identify hard and soft links
File copy versus file links
Use links to perform system administration tasks

Understanding the location of files with the FHS
Find files and commands on Linux
Know the location and purpose of important files and folders defined by the FHS

Workshop : MCQ to comment on the subject 104

Passing the certification (if provided for in the funding)

Sessions

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32-bit ARM microcontrollers

Goals


- Know the different families of ARM microcontrollers (practice on MSP432 and STM32)

- Implement an ARM with an initialization code generator and an IDE

- Know the hardware abstraction libraries

- Program real-time applications

Program

Architectures and history of ARM processors
Initialization code generator


Practice with Cube MX and SW4STM32

Interruptions
Timers
Material abstraction libraries
DMA


Practical: control of an LED matrix with timer and DMA

Real-time kernels


Practice with RTOS on MSP432 development

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 1945

Audience

C programmer

Prerequisites

Have followed the Microcontrollers Initiation + Deepening course (or have equivalent knowledge)

Reference

PRO100328-F

Sessions

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Preparation LPI 101

Goals


- Know the basics of using Linux

- Take the LPI 101 exam

Program

Subject 101 : System architecture

Activate and deactivate internal devices
Configure systems with or without external devices such as the keyboard
Recognize the different types of mass storage devices
Know the differences between hotplug and coldplug devices
Identify the hardware resources of the devices
Tools and utilities to list information on hardware (eg lsusb, lspci, etc.)
Tools and utilities to manage USB peripherals
Understand the concepts of sysfs, udev and dbus

Provide common boot loader commands and kernel options during boot
BIOS boot sequence to OS
Understand SysVinit and systemd boot systems
Knowledge of Upstart boot system
View boot events in log files

Set the default runlevel
Change runlevel, test single user mode
Command line shutdown and restart
Warn users before changing runlevels or other major system events
Kill processes properly

Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 101

Subject 102: Linux Installation and Package Management

Allocation of file systems and swap on different disks or partitions
Size according to the use of the system
Ensure that the / boot partition conforms to the pre-requisites of the hardware architecture
Knowledge of the basic functionalities of LVM

Provide alternative boot locations and rescue boot options
Install and configure a boot loader such as Legacy
Make basic configuration changes for GRUB 2
Interact with the boot loader

Identify the shared libraries
Know the usual locations of the system libraries
Load shared libraries

Install, update and uninstall Debian packages
Find packages containing specific files or libraries whether or not installed
Obtain information on packages: version, content, dependencies, integrity and status

Install, reinstall, update and remove packages with RPM and YUM
Obtain information on RPM packages: version, state, dependencies, integrity and signatures
Determine the files of a package, and the package from which a file came

Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 102

Duration

2 days

Price

£ 1085

Audience

Any IT public or not, new to Linux

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of using a PC and a system

Reference

LIN100036-F

Subject 103: The GNU and Unix commands

Use unit and sequences commands to perform basic tasks
Use and modify the shell environment: define, reference, and export environment variables
Use and edit the command history
Execute commands with relative paths and absolute

Use standard UNIX commands from GNU textutils packages to filter text output
Tools: cat, cut, expand, fmt, head, join, less
nl, od, paste, pr, sed, sort, split
tail, tr, unexpand, uniq, wc

Copy, move and delete single files and folders
Recursive copy of files and folders
Delete files and folders recursively
Use wildcards
Use the find command to find and process files by type, size and date / time
Use tar, cpio and dd

Redirect standard input, standard output, and error output
Use pipe
Use output from one command as input from another
Send output to stdout and to a file

Run jobs in the foreground and background
Configure a program to run after logoff
Monitor active processes
Select and sort processes to display
Send signals to processes

Find out the default priority of a created process
Run a program with a higher or lower priority

Modify the priority of a running process

Create a simple regular expression that contains multiple elements
Use regular expression-based tools to search the file system or the contents of a file

Navigate through a document with vi
Use the main vi modes
Insert, edit, delete, copy, and find text

Workshop: MCQ to comment on subject 103

Subject 104: Peripherals, Linux File System, and Standard FHS File System Hierarchy

Manage MBR partition tables
Use mkfs to create file systems: ext2 / ext3 / ext4, XFS, VFAT
Know ReiserFS and Btrfs
Basic use of gdisk and parted with GPT

Check file system integrity
Monitor i-nodes and free space
Repair simple problems

Manual mount and unmount
Configure boot mount
Configure removable user file systems

Define quotas on a file system
Edit, check and generate user quota reports

Manage file permissions
Use suid, sgid and sticky bit access modes to maintain security
Change the file creation mask
Using groups to grant access to files

Create links
Identify hard and soft links 

File copy versus file links
Use links to perform system administration tasks

Understanding File Locations with the FHS
Finding Files and Commands on Linux
Knowing the Location and Purpose of Important Files and Folders Defined by the FHS

 Workshop: MCQ to comment on the subject 104

Passing the certification (if provided for in the funding)

Sessions

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Shell Programming

Goals


- Knowing how to use your Shell

- Knowing how to configure your Shell

- Knowing how to write Shell scripts

- Learn to program in awk / sed

Program

What is the Shell?
History of Shell Unix
The different Shell

History
Editing in Emacs mode
Editing in vi mode
The fc command

Configuration files
Aliases

Jokers
Escape characters
Redirects, tubes

Principles
Comments
Running a script
Display

Declaration of a variable
Environment variables
The read instruction

If/else
For
Case
Select
While

Aliases
Functions
Calling a script

The grep command
Using regular expressions with grep
The egrep command

Handling
Basename and dirname

Creating a file
Using redirects
Field separator

Start / stop / resume / end of process
Signals
Control commands
Associated variables

Principles
Basic commands
Regular expressions

Principles
Structure of a program
The variables
The tables
The instructions
Functions

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 1193

Audience

Everyone

Prerequisites

Programming concepts

Reference

LIN46-F

Sessions

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Good course for an approach to shell programming. Perfectly matches my current needs. Very competent trainer who knows his subject.
Clovis G.
Clovis G.

Linux Administration : Basics + Services

Goals


- Understanding the OpenSource / Linux world

- Knowing how to install a Linux distribution

- Knowing the basics of using Linux

- Knowing the main Linux daemons (Apache, MySQL / PostGreSQL, Postfix, Cups, Samba / NFS)

Program

Administrator roles
Understanding of technological challenges and anticipation of needs
Standards and their implementations

Reminders on the principles of unit assembly
Physical characteristics and strategic choices
Partitioning techniques (LVM and RAID)
The different file systems

Practical Workshop: Partitioning and Manual Formatting of a Drive

System startup: from boot to connection
Hardware Information
Configure and manage device drivers
Process management
Service management
Operation and log management


Practical workshop: use of the different tools

Network administration reminders
Advanced configuration of the various interfaces
Some associated services: (x) inetd, the SSHd server


Practical workshop: network service management

Performance management
Handling of archives (tar, gzip …)
Advanced file permissions (associated with file systems)
Scheduled tasks (Cron)

Practical workshop: setting up a backup

Name server theory
Strategic and technical issues
The solutions: Bind and DjbDNS

Practical workshop: installing a DNS cache

Operating principle: SMTP protocol
Associated vocabulary
The difficulties to overcome
The extensions to plan (mailing lists, security, …)
The different SMTP software (Sendmail, Qmail, Postfix, Exim)

Practical workshop : installing Postfix

Security at the level of the IP protocol
How the Netfilter software works
Configuration tools (Iptables and interfaces)

Practical workshop : configuring a firewall

Understand the different levels of tunnels
Protocols and their implementations

Practical workshop: initiation to OpenVPN

MySQL overview
Introducing PostGreSQL

Practical workshop: installation and commissioning of DBMS

Standards and implementations
How a web server works
Basic configuration for Apache
PHP integration

Practical workshop: installation of the Apache server

Network File System Theory
UNIX Network File System
Microsoft SMB protocol
Presentation of solutions under Linux (NFS and Samba)

Practical workshop: setting up network sharing

Passing the certification (if provided for in the funding)

Duration

5 days

Price

£ 2165

Audience

IT specialists
System administrators

Prerequisites

Initiation training in using Linux

Reference

LIN43-F

Sessions

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We were few in this training session. Which is positive to have additional explanations on the elements given by the trainer. This training allowed me to consolidate my bases in the use of Linux and to acquire additional knowledge. Very good trainer
Julien G.
Julien G.
Very pleasant trainer, and accessible.
Christophe P.
Christophe P.
Very clear trainer, both in his lessons and in the deepening of the explanations.
Alan K.
Alan K.
Excellent environment. Extensive and very interesting course, especially from an application point of view. This training, in my opinion, will be very useful to me in professional practice. Trainer very close to "students". Always concerned with the degree of understanding of the trainee. Excellent for solving difficulties encountered by the intern. I was well received in Nantes, and I am very satisfied with the course I followed.
Didier K.
Didier K.
Perfect. Nothing to say, impeccable I also had additional explanations on my particular environment. Gilles is a passionate and fascinating trainer. Thank you for the warm welcome.
Marc S.
Marc S.
Expert trainer who knows how to pass on his knowledge. Possible error in the choice of training. Or it would have taken personal training. Expert and pedagogue trainer.
Tristan M.
Tristan M.
Trainer: efficiency, great professionalism and attentive to needs
Marie A.
Marie A.
Nothing to say. Clean rooms, especially toilets. Coffee, juice and cookies at will. Excellent service. Mr. Pietri, methodical and mastering the universe of Linux has been able to improve and especially enrich our knowledge on the subject. Mr. Pietri was able to adapt the progression of the training plan to our level. Trainer: The discussions with Mr. Pietri were very enriching. In addition to training, paper support, he did not hesitate to provide us with more advice essential to the implementation of what has been learned. Thank you and good luck.
Mehdi N.
Mehdi N.
I understand better the mechanisms of Linux. Very good trainer.
David J.
David J.
My level being beginner when returning to training it was difficult to follow but Gilles by his expertise succeeded very well in instructing and adapted to my level. I thank him.
David L.
David L.
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Linux Administration : Services

Goals


- Have a general knowledge of Linux services

Program

Name server theory
Strategic and technical issues
The solutions: Bind and DjbDNS

Practical workshop: installing a DNS cache

Operating principle: SMTP protocol
Associated vocabulary
The difficulties to overcome
The extensions to plan (mailing lists, security, …)
The different SMTP software (Sendmail, Qmail, Postfix, Exim)

Practical workshop : installing Postfix

Security at the level of the IP protocol
How the Netfilter software works
Configuration tools (Iptables and interfaces)

Practical workshop : configuring a firewall

Understand the different levels of tunnels
Protocols and their implementations

Practical workshop: initiation to OpenVPN

MySQL overview
Introducing PostGreSQL

Practical workshop: installation and commissioning of DBMS

Standards and implementations
How a web server works
Basic configuration for Apache
PHP integration

Practical workshop: installation of the Apache server

Network File System Theory
UNIX Network File System
Microsoft SMB protocol
Presentation of solutions under Linux (NFS and Samba)

Practical workshop: setting up network sharing

Passing the certification (if provided for in the funding)

Duration

2 days

Price

£ 976

Audience

IT specialists
System administrators

Prerequisites

Have followed the course "Linux Administration: the basics" or have equivalent knowledge

Reference

LIN237-F

Sessions

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Linux : Scripting Shell in Bash

Goals


- Master the programming of the Bash shell

Program

Shell concept
Different shells: sh, ksh, bash

Presentation
Option management
– classic options
– additional options

Workshop : manipulations of the Bash options

Roles of a script
Composition of a script
Script executions

Workshop : first script

The different types of variables
Creation, deletion of variable
Variable assignments
Set command
Handling character strings
– Length of a chain
– Case management
– Management of substrings
Arithmetic operations

Workshop : exercises on variables

Concept of argument
Argument handling variables

Workshop : basic management of script arguments

Principles of the test instruction
Test and digital
Test and strings
Test and files
Alternative writing

Workshop : mastering the test instruction

Conditional execution
– if structure
– Case structure
Iterative execution
– For loops
– while and until loops

Workshop : advanced management of script arguments

Basic principles
Declaration of a function
Using a function
Visibility of variables
Parameters of a function
Include a function file

Workshop : creation of a « library » of functions

Bash and regular expressions
Managing options for a script
Signal interceptions
Dry-run mode
A word about optimization…

Workshop : illustration of advanced concepts

Presentation
Main options
Structure of an order
– line selection
– substitution command
– add, insert and delete commands

Workshop : automated manipulation of a file with SED

Presentation
Structure of an AWK script
The variables
The tables
The instructions
Functions

Workshop : writing an AWK script for information on user groups

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 1627

Audience

Linux system administrators

Prerequisites

Knowledge of basic Linux commands

Reference

LIN100884-F

Sessions

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Linux Administration : Basics

Goals


- Master the basics of Linux system administration

Program

Administrator roles
Understanding of technological challenges and anticipation of needs
Standards and their implementations

Reminders on the principles of unit assembly
Physical characteristics and strategic choices
Partitioning techniques (LVM and RAID)
The different file systems

Practical Workshop: Partitioning and Manual Formatting of a Drive

System startup: from boot to connection
Hardware Information
Configure and manage device drivers
Process management
Service management
Operation and log management


Practical workshop: use of the different tools

Network administration reminders
Advanced configuration of the various interfaces
Some associated services: (x) inetd, the SSHd server


Practical workshop: network service management

Performance management
Handling of archives (tar, gzip …)
Advanced file permissions (associated with file systems)
Scheduled tasks (Cron)

Practical workshop: setting up a backup

Passing of the certification (if foreseen in the financing)

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 1193

Audience

IT specialists - System administrators

Prerequisites

Knowledge of Linux use

Reference

LIN44-F

Sessions

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