CompTIA Linux Test XK0-002 Curriculum Outline

Configuring a SUSE Linux Network

Overview/Description
To recognize the features of networks and to set up and manage a SUSE Linux network

Target Audience
Linux system administrators with 6 months to 1 years practical Linux experience

Prerequisites
Some experience administering any operating system in a computing environment such as an enterprise or academic environment

Expected Duration
3 Hours

Configuring a SUSE Linux Network

• Identify the features of networks
• Configure network protocols in given scenarios
• Implement basic networking configuration tasks in a given scenario
• Configure basic network services in a given scenario
• Configure DNS and implement basic routing and subnetting
• Manage SUSE Linux mail queues in a given scenario
• Configure network services, set up a DNS server, and manage mail queues in a given scenario
• Administer a SUSE Linux environment using remote management tools
• Use commands to monitor and troubleshoot a network in a given scenario
• Manage a SUSE Linux network in given scenarios

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Installing SUSE Linux

Overview/Description
To recognize milestones in the development of Linux and plan and conduct a basic SUSE Linux installation

Target Audience
Linux system administrators with 6 months to 1 years practical Linux experience

Prerequisites
Some experience administering any operating system in a computing environment such as an enterprise or academic environment

Expected Duration
3.25 Hours

Installing SUSE Linux

• Identify important milestones in the development of Linux
• Recognize the basic features of SUSE Linux
• Determine which software and hardware to install to meet customer requirements of a SUSE Linux installation
• Select the most appropriate installation method in a given scenario
• Establish requirements to determine installation methods in given scenarios
• Partition a hard disk in a given scenario
• Configure the boot loader in a given scenario
• Configure video, sound, and other multimedia devices during a basic SUSE Linux installation
• Configure the X window system in a given scenario
• Perform a basic SUSE Linux installation

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SUSE Linux Hardware and Documentation

Overview/Description
To configure hardware components, to use documentation in troubleshooting, and to recognize the importance of documenting installation procedures

Target Audience
Linux system administrators with 6 months to 1 years practical Linux experience

Prerequisites
Some experience administering any operating system in a computing environment such as an enterprise or academic environment

Expected Duration
2.50 Hours

SUSE Linux Hardware and Documentation

• Use SUSE Linux tools to diagnose hardware problems in a given scenario
• Configure peripherals, removable hardware, and power management in given scenarios
• Configure printing in a given scenario
• Diagnose problems with hardware and configure peripherals in given scenarios
• Determine a system performance baseline and access help in a given scenario
• Configure log files so you can use them to troubleshoot errors in given scenarios
• Create written procedures for system configuration
• Establish a performance baseline, configure log files to use them for troubleshooting, and create procedures for documenting installations

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Managing Users, Groups, and Storage in SUSE Linux

Overview/Description
To manage user and group accounts and storage in SUSE Linux

Target Audience
Linux system administrators with 6 months to 1 years practical Linux experience

Prerequisites
Some experience administering any operating system in a computing environment such as an enterprise or academic environment

Expected Duration
3.25 Hours

Managing Users, Groups, and Storage in SUSE Linux

• Recognize the features of a multiuser Linux environment and perform basic user and group administration with YaST
• Administer user and group accounts in a given scenario
• Implement an appropriate security configuration in a given scenario
• Control access to a SUSE Linux system
• Manage users and groups and control access to SUSE Linux in a given scenario
• Recognize how to configure mass storage devices and RAID
• Manage local storage devices and filesystems
• Administer filesystems in SUSE Linux
• Implement backups and restores using recordable media
• Execute storage management tasks in SUSE Linux

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SUSE Linux Security

Overview/Description
To recognize signs of intrusion and to use security measures to guard against intrusion

Target Audience
Linux system administrators with 6 months to 1 years practical Linux experience

Prerequisites
Some experience administering any operating system in a computing environment such as an enterprise or academic environment

Expected Duration
1.75 Hours

SUSE Linux Security

• Identify security vulnerabilities within Linux services
• Detect signs of intrusion
• Detect vulnerabilities and signs of intrusion in a SUSE Linux network
• Implement basic IP tables and chains in a given scenario
• Configure user-level security in a given scenario
• Implement security measures in given scenarios to protect a system from intrusion

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Command-Line Management in SUSE Linux

Overview/Description
To use commands to create files, directories, and shell scripts, to set environment variables, and to work with text files

Target Audience
Linux system administrators with 6 months to 1 years practical Linux experience

Prerequisites
Some experience administering any operating system in a computing environment such as an enterprise or academic environment

Expected Duration
2 Hours

Command-Line Management in SUSE Linux

• Use CLI commands to create, modify, and link files and directories
• Use basic shell scripts
• Use basic CLI commands to perform tasks with files, directories, and shell scripts
• Use advanced CLI commands to modify permissions and ownership
• Execute content and directory searches and basic text and file manipulation in given scenarios
• Set environment variables in given scenarios
• Use advanced commands in SUSE Linux

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Managing System Processes in SUSE Linux

Overview/Description
To manage packages and processes in SUSE Linux

Target Audience
Linux system administrators with 6 months to 1 years practical Linux experience

Prerequisites
Some experience administering any operating system in a computing environment such as an enterprise or academic environment

Expected Duration
2 Hours

Managing System Processes in SUSE Linux

• Manage, configure, and repair SUSE Linux packages
• Start and stop packages and manage runlevels in given scenarios
• Manage packages and runlevels and start and stop services
• Administer SUSE Linux processes in given scenarios
• Schedule jobs and set process permissions in given scenarios
• Manage SUSE Linux processes

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