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Advanced Linux Administration Program

This program provides comprehensive training needed to become a Linux Systems Administrator. It covers Introduction to Linux Environment ,Installation of Linux, Unix/Linux commands ,Advanced Shell Usage, System tuning ,File system, work with Linux Kernel, TCP/IP Networking ,DNS, Firewall, Squid Proxy Server and Mail Server Configurations,Virtualization, Apache,NSF and other system services and How to implement Security in Linux Systems.

Program Contents are as follows

Day 1-Introduction to GNU/Linux

Introduction to Linux, Unix and FOSS
Architecture of a Linux system
Installing a Linux distribution: CentOS
Working in Bash shell
Linux file system hierarchy
Common Unix/Linux commands – Part 1
FOSS culture and etiquette

Day 2- GNU/Linux environment-I

Linux security model and privileges
Process management
Common Unix/Linux commands – Part 2
Vim advanced editor

Day 3- GNU/Linux environment-II

Linux boot process and system initialization
Managing services
Managing users and groups
Working with remote systems

Day 4- TCP/IP networking

TCP/IP networking with Linux
Managing File Systems
Firewall configuration
Vim and Bash – Part 2
Advanced Shell scripting with Bash

Day 5-Raid,LVM and Package Management

Package management in Linux
Troubleshooting
RAID and LVM

Day 6-Virtualization,Apache,NSF and other Services

Virtualization in Linux
Apache Web server – architecture, installation and configuration
Other services: SSH, SFTP, NTP
NFS File server – installation and configuration

Day 7-Proxy,DNS,SAMBA,Email and Spam Filtering

Squid Caching HTTP proxy server – installation and configuration
BIND DNS server – installation and configuration
Samba server – installation and configuration
Postfix Mail server – installation and configuration
Spam Filtering and Antivirus

Day 8-DevOps,Configuration Management and Linux Kernel

Introduction to DevOps culture
Introduction to Configuration Management with Puppet
Introduction to Linux kernel
Configuring and compiling the kernel

Program Schedule

Registration Status	:	In Progress
Commencing on	:	29^th November 2025
Time	:	Saturday 02.00 pm - 05.00 pm
Duration	:	56 Hours
Program Fee	:	*Per Participant Fee : Rs. 46,125/- (Rs.23,562.5/-02 Installment)** Program fee can be paid to/transferred to Bank of Ceylon in favor of the SLIIT current A/C 0072821605 and the receipt should be emailed to pdpcontact@sliit.lk before the commencement of the Program.Following are the required Payment Details: Name of the Bank – Bank of Ceylon Name of the Account – Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology Account Number - 0072821605 Branch – Kollupitiya Branch Code - 034 Please include your Full Name, Home Address, NIC Number, Mobile Number, Email Address and Minimum Qualification when emailing the payment receipt
Mode	:	Hybrid
Contact	:	Hotline :- 0773300066 , General- +94 0117544802 +94 11 7543184, +94 11 7543173

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New Kandy Road, Malabe

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