a) Linux Run Levels
b) Linux Run Levels Management
c) Linux Startup / Shutdown Scripts Configuration
d) Linux boot file and boot loaders
e) Linux “/proc” file system and System Information
f) Linux basic network scripts/files (IP, DNS, Gateway, Hostname, FQDN)
g) Service management
h) Other issues for essential system administration
i) User defined command creation
j) Command aliasing
k) Restriction on using “alt+ctrl+del” in server

a) System recovery
b) Linux rescue
c) MBR modification through using rescue mode
d) ext3 partition(s) creation from expert mode
e) swap partition(s) creation from expert mode
f) File system assign to the new partitions
g) Details about /etc/fstab file
h) mounting with /etc/fstab file

a) Installation of BIND
b) Installation of BIND – utilities and other softwares for BIND
c) The BIND boot configuration file “/etc/named.conf” file configuration and its essential options
d) Configuring Primary, Secondary/Slave, Forwarder DNS servers
e) Security controlling of DNS
f) DNS options for security
g) DNS zone transfer and and its restriction
h) DNS blackhole list(s)
i) Log cheek and debugging

4. Enterprise Web Administration

a) Installation of Apache
b) Installation of PHP4
c) Installation of OpenSSL
d) Installation of other apache modules support. ex- Auth, PHP-mysql, php-imap, mod-ssl, mod-sql
e) Configuring of Apache
f) Configuration of web hosting
g) Configuration of virtual hosting using
a. IP based b. Name based c. Port based
h) Configuring web redirection
i) Configuring apache authentication
j) Configuring apache –SSL
k) Loading apache modules
l) Multiple web servers for a single domain for redundancy
m) Apache connection control
n) Installation of MYSQL
o) Basic MYSQL administration
p) Apache + PHP4 + MYADMIN - configuration for mysql web admin
q) Log check and debugging

a) Qmail installation, configuration and working with qmail.
b) Multiple domains management
c) Multiple POP3 management
d) Mail queue management
e) Web based e-mail system administration
f) Enterprise web mail solutions using squirrel mail
g) Enterprise web mail solutions using uebimiau mail
h) Mail / SMTP relay management
i) SMTP Routing
j) E-mail headers and mail transaction headers analyzing
k) The Qmail-Scanner program
l) Enterprise virus protection
m) Enterprise SPAM controlling
n) Log check and debugging.

a) Bandwidth control through CBQ
b) Bandwidth control through HTB
c) Linux Kernel Bridge Mode configuration
d) Linux Kernel Routing Mode configuration

7. Enterprise Security Management / Admin.

a) Security with TCP Wrappers
b) Details about iptables