SUSE Linux 12 for Experienced Linux System Administrators

Session 5: MONITORING HARDWARE

• hwinfo
• The lsvpd Package
• The lscfg Command
• siga
• Detecting new/existing Hardware
• The Hotplug System
• Devices and Interfaces
• The Sysfs Filesystem and Persistent Names
• Hot-Plug Agents
• Cold Plug
• The UDEV System
• Creating Rules
• Configuring UDEV
• Workshop Exercises

Session 6: MANAGING THE SUSE NETWORK ENVIRONMENT

• Basic Network Configuration
• The iproute2 Suite
• Configuring the Network Card
• Configuring the Network Address
• Configuring Routing
• The Basic Network Configuration Files
• The Network Manager
• Configuring Interfaces: Yast
• Multiple Addresses Per Interface (Virtual Interface)
• Controlling Network Parameters
• Routing under Suse
• Remote Administration
• Workshop Exercises

Session 7: MANAGING SYSTEM SERVICES

• GRUB Configuration
• systemd and Targets
• The /etc/inittab File
• Managing Targets With systemd
• The systemd Daemon
• System Run States
• The Startup Script Framework
• The rc Process
• Controlling Startup Scripts
• Enabling/Disabling Services Using chkconfig
• Requires and Wants
• Managing Services With systemd
• Viewing Unit Dependencies
• Starting and Stopping Units With systemctl
• systemd and System Information
• systemd Control Groups
• Obtaining Information
• Enabling/Disabling Services using Yast
• suseconfig and /etc/sysconfig
• The YaST Sysconfig Editor
• Workshop Exercises

Session 8: MANAGING SYSTEM SECURITY

• System Wide Security Settings
• Password Settings
• Boot Settings
• Login Settings
• User Addition
• Miscellaneous Settings
• Security Overview
• Managing the Firewall
• The seccheck Tool
• Enabling and Disabling AppArmor
• Choosing Applications To Profile
• AppArmor Monitoring Tools
• Building and modifying AppArmor Profiles
• SELinux Configuration
• Management Of SELinux
• Installing SELinux
• Installing An SELinux Policy
• Modifying SELinux Policy
• Modifying A Service Within SELinux
• SELinux Contexts
• Workshop Exercises

Session 9: PACKAGE MANAGEMENT AND ON-LINE UPDATES

• The Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)
• MD5 Checksum
• GPG Signature
• Querying Installed Packages
• Package Documentation
• Querying Uninstalled Packages
• Installing Packages
• Packages With Dependencies
• The Upgrade Mechanism
• Going Back To An Older Release
• Verifying Packages
• Removing Packages
• Package Management Via YaST
• Updating your System
• Yast Online Update
• Automatic Notification of Updates
• Enhanced Package Management
• Common zypper Options

Session 10: TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIRING A SYSTEM THAT CAN'T BE BOOTED

• Troubleshooting SUSE Overview
• Booting into Maintenance Mode (Single User Mode)
• Booting into Maintenance Mode (Forgotten Root Password)
• Automatic Boot into Maintenance Mode (Error Condition)
• Booting the Rescue System
• Booting into Yast System Repair Mode
• Workshop Exercises

Session 11: MISCELLANEOUS SUSE DIFFERENCES

• Printer Management
• Automatically Locating Printers
• Manually Locating Printers
• Enabling and Disabling Printers
• File System Types
• Creating Partitions using Yast
• Package Management
• Log Files
• Managing Raid
• The Kernel
• Workshop Exercises