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Linux Level 1 — Administration & Security

Created by The Team Phoenix Last updated 25 August 2026
Linux Level 1 — Administration & Security
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This course includes

  • 00:00:00 hours on-demand video
  • 4 downloadable resources
  • Full lifetime access
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Certificate of completion

Course features

  • Duration 00:00:00
  • Lectures 6
  • Resources 4
  • Skill level intermediate
  • Certificate Yes

Course categories

What you'll learn

  • Trace the Linux boot process from BIOS/UEFI to systemd initialization
  • Manage services with systemctl (start, stop, enable, disable)
  • Search files and filter text using find, grep, and xargs
  • Interpret load average, uptime, and process states in top
  • Schedule recurring tasks with cron jobs and one-time tasks with at
  • Write and execute basic Bash scripts with proper shebang and permissions
  • Apply SUID/SGID and sticky bit permissions for advanced access control
  • Harden SSH by disabling root login and enforcing key-based authentication
  • Analyze auth.log for suspicious login attempts with grep/awk/sort/uniq
  • Deploy Fail2Ban to block malicious IPs based on log patterns

Description

Intermediate Linux course covering system architecture (boot process, kernel/user space, systemd, /etc configs), advanced terminal (grep, find, process management, disk monitoring, job control), task automation (cron, bash scripting), user management (password policies, SUID/SGID/Sticky Bit, ACLs, sudo hardening), network security (SSH config, firewall, log monitoring, Fail2Ban), and a comprehensive admin/security lab. 6 modules.

Prerequisites

Linux Level 0 or equivalent terminal proficiency

Course content

6 lectures · 00:00:00
  • 1 SM1.0: Linux System Architecture and Internals
  • 1 SM2.0: Advanced Linux Terminals
  • 1 SM3.0: Basic Task Scheduling and Automation
  • 1 SM4.0: User Management and Advanced Permissions
  • 1 SM5.0: Linux Security and Network Configuration
  • 1 SM6.0: Linux Administration and Security Lab

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The Team Phoenix

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