2.202.1 Customizing system startup and boot processes
Weight: 2
2.202.2 System recovery
Weight: 3
Topic 203 Filesystem
2.203.1 Operating the Linux filesystem
Weight: 3
2.203.2 Maintaining a Linux filesystem
Weight: 4
2.203.3 Creating and configuring filesystem options
Weight: 3
Topic 204 Hardware
2.204.1 Configuring RAID
Weight: 2
2.204.2 Adding new hardware
Weight: 3
2.204.3 Software and kernel configuration
Weight: 2
2.204.4 Configuring PCMCIA devices
Weight: 1
Topic 209 File and Service Sharing
2.209.1 Configuring a samba server
Weight: 5
2.209.2 Configuring an NFS server
Weight: 3
Topic 211 System Maintenance
2.211.1 System logging
Weight: 1
2.211.2 Packaging software
Weight: 1
2.211.3 Backup operations
Weight: 2
Description: The candidate should be able to create an offsite backup storage plan.
Topic 213 System Customization and Automation
2.213.1 Automating tasks using scripts
Weight: 3
Description: The candidate should be able to write simple Perl scripts that make use of modules where appropriate, use the Perl taint mode to secure
Topic 214 Troubleshooting
2.214.2 Creating recovery disks
Weight: 1
2.214.3 Identifying boot stages
Weight: 1
2.214.4 Troubleshooting LILO
Weight: 1
2.214.5 General troubleshooting
Weight: 1
2.214.6 Troubleshooting system resources
Weight: 1
2.205.2 Advanced Network Configuration and Troubleshooting
Weight: 3
Topic 206 Mail & News
2.206.1 Configuring mailing lists
Weight: 1
2.206.2 Using Sendmail
Weight: 4
2.206.3 Managing Mail Traffic
Weight: 3
2.206.4 Serving news
Weight: 1
Description: Candidates should be able to install and configure news
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Topic 207 DNS
2.207.1 Basic BIND 8 configuration
Weight: 2
2.207.2 Create and maintain DNS zones
Weight: 3
2.207.3 Securing a DNS server
Weight: 3
Topic 208 Web Services
2.208.1 Implementing a web server
Weight: 2
2.208.2 Maintaining a web server
Weight: 2
2.208.3 Implementing a proxy server
Weight: 2
Topic 210 Network Client Management
2.210.1 DHCP configuration
Weight: 2
2.210.2 NIS configuration
Weight: 1
Description: The candidate should be able to configure an NIS server
2.210.3 LDAP configuration
Weight: 1
2.210.4 PAM authentication
Weight: 2
Topic 212 System Security
2.212.2 Configuring a router
Weight: 2
2.212.3 Securing FTP servers
Weight: 2
2.212.4 Secure shell (OpenSSH)
Weight: 2
Description: The candidate should be able to configure sshd to allow
2.212.5 TCP_wrappers
Weight: 1
Description: The candidate should be able to configure tcpwrappers to allow connections to specified servers from only certain hosts or subnets.
Key files, terms, and utilities include:
inetd.conf, tcpd
hosts.allow, hosts.deny
xinetd
2.212.6 Security tasks
Weight: 3
Description: The candidate should be able to install and configure kerberos and perform basic security auditing of source code. This objective includes arranging to receive security alerts from Bugtraq, CERT, CIAC or other sources, being able to test for open mail relays and anonymous FTP servers, installing and configuring an intrusion detection system such as snort or Tripwire. Candidates should also be able to update the IDS configuration as new vulnerabilities are discovered and apply security patches and bugfixes.
Key files, terms, and utilities include:
telnet
Tripwire
nmap
Topic 214 Network Troubleshooting
2.214.7 Troubleshooting network issues
Weight: 1
Description: A candidates should be able to identify and correct common network setup issues to include knowledge of locations for basic configuration files and commands.
Key files, terms, and utilities include:
/sbin/ifconfig
/sbin/route
/bin/netstat
/etc/network || /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
system log files such as /var/log/syslog && /var/log/messages
/bin/ping
/etc/resolv.conf
/etc/hosts
/etc/hosts.allow && /etc/hosts.deny
/etc/hostname || /etc/HOSTNAME
/sbin/hostname
/usr/sbin/traceroute
/usr/bin/nslookup
/usr/bin/dig
/bin/dmesg
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