1. DHCP Server Configuration

• Why use DHCP?
• Basic DHCP Server Installation
• Configuring a DHCP Server
• Configuring a DHCP Client
• Configuring a Multi­Homed DHCP Server
• Setting Network­Wide Options
• Configuring a DHCP Relay Agent

2. DNS Server Configuration

• Introduction to DNS
• Nameserver Zones
• Nameserver Types
• BIND
• Configuring the named service
• Editing the Zone Files
• Using the rndc Utility
• Using the dig Utility

3. Web Server Configuration

• Apache HTTP Server
• Running the httpd service
• Editing Apache Web Server Configuration Files
• Working with Modules
• Setting up Virtual Hosts
• Setting up an SSL Server
• Limiting Access to Apache Web Server
• Controlling Apache using apache2ctl
• Managing Apache Log Files

4. Mail Servers Configuration

• Email Protocols : SMTP, POP, IMAP, Dovecot
• Email Program Classifications
• Mail Transfer Agents (MTA) : Postfix, Sendmail, Fetchmail
• Mail Delivery Agents (MDA) : Procmail
• Mail User Agents (MUA) : Evolution, Mozilla Thunderbird
• Configuring a Domain to Accept Mail
• Configuring sendmail MTA
• Configuring postfix MTA
• Checking Log Files
• Configuring Procmail
• Configuring Squirrelmail, Dovecot, POP and IMAP Servers

5. Directory Server Configuration

• Introduction to LDAP
• Installing the OpenLDAP suite
• Configuring an OpenLDAP Server
• Running an OpenLDAP Server
• Configuring a System to Authenticate using OpenLDAP
• Managing LDAP Accounts

6. OpenSSH Server Configuration

• The SSH Protocol
• Configuring OpenSSH Server
• Starting an OpenSSH Server
• OpenSSH Clients : ssh, scp, sftp
• Using ssh for remote connections
• Using a Key­Based Authentication Utility
• X11 Forwarding
• Port Forwarding

7. File Servers Configuration

• Role of a File Server
• Introduction to Samba Server
• Samba Daemons and Services
• Connecting to a Samba Share
• Configuring a Samba Server
• Starting and Stopping Samba
• Samba Server Types and the smb.conf File
• Samba Security Modes
• Samba Account Information Databases
• Samba Network Browsing
• Samba with CUPS Printing Support
• NFS Services
• NFS Client Configuration
• autofs Configuration
• Common NFS Mount Options
• Starting and Stopping NFS
• NFS Server Configuration
• Securing NFS
• The File Transfer Protocol
• The vsftpd Server
• Files installed with vsftpd
• Starting and Stopping vsftpd
• vsftpd Configuration Options

8. Printer Server Configuration

• Printer Configuration Tool
• Adding a Local, Network and Samba (SMB) Printer
• Printing a Test Page
• Modifying Existing Printers
• Configuring the CUPS Server
• Using Printing Commands
• Managing Print Jobs

9. System Security

• SSH
• IPTables Firewall
• PAM Authentication
• NMAP Scanner
• John The Ripper
• Nessus Security Scanner
• Ethereal Packet Sniffer
• HPING Packet Mangler
• MRTG Network Monitor
• TCP Wrappers
• Snort IDS

CERTIFICATION EXAM

• LPIC 202 ADVANCED LINUX SYSTEM & NETWORK ADMINISTRATION II