RH-305:Red Hat System Administration III: Linux Automation with Ansible

Course Overview:

Red Hat System Administration: Linux Automation with Ansible is designed for Linux administrators and developers who need to automate repeatable and error-prone steps for system provisioning, configuration, application deployment, and orchestration. TechNow’s Ansible course facilitates the dynamic IT infrastructure through automation.

This course also supports DevOps practices through Ansible playbooks automating workflows. TechNow has operated Automated Unix and Linux environment for over 35 years and brings this field experience to the classroom utilizing ansible and discussing its impact on: Infrastructure (Linux, Windows, network devices), Cloud automation (AWS and Azure), Application deployment, Security & compliance, and CI/CD pipelines.

This course also ties in nicely with the TechNow course CL-355: Containers, Kubernetes, and Red Hat OpenShift Administration which provides an overview of the DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Platform (DSOP) Reference Design, its current state, and ties to DoD Cloud Platform One (P1).

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

An introduction to Ansible
Install and configure Ansible development tools in VS Code and configure Ansible setting
Create and update inventories of managed hosts and manage connections to them
Automate administration tasks with Ansible Playbooks
Write effective playbooks at scale
Protect sensitive data used by Ansible Automation Platform with Ansible Vault
Reuse code and simplify playbook development with Ansible Roles and Ansible Content Collections
Developing Automation Content: Variables, Task Control, Deploying Files
Developing Automation Content at Scale
Reusing Code with Ansible Roles and Content Collections
Automate Linux Administration Tasks

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General Unix

Here are the General Unix course offerings:

TN-959: UNIX Security Administrator Course

Course Overview:

The UNIX Security Administrator Prep is a hands-on course that covers how to secure and audit UNIX and Linux operating systems. This includes concepts such as Rootkits, Buffer overflows, and monitoring UNIX/Linux systems.

Attendees to TN-959: Unix Security Administratorwill receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

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Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

AIDE
Apache
Best Practices for Kernel Tuning and Warning Banners
Boot Services
Chroot()
DNS- BIND
DNSSec
Evidence Collection and Preservation
Forensic Analysis
Forensic Preparation and Incident Handling
Host Based Firewalls – iptables
Intro to Forensics
OS Install and Patching
Physical, User Account, and Password Access Control
Se Linux
Sendmail
SSH
Stack Smashing
Sudo
Syslog-NG
UNIX Logging

Course Prerequisites:

GSEC or equivalent experience
UNIX, Windows, networking, and security experience
This is a hands-on skill course requiring comfort with command line interaction and network communications

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Facilities comments: Facilities was great. Location had a lot to be desired. To much traffic and accidents trying to get here.

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C-215: Introduction to C Programming

Course Overview:

The C-215: Introduction to C Programming course is a hands-on course providing a complete introduction to the ANSI C programming language, focusing on quickly developing the practical skills needed to create real-world solutions. Our hands-on labs are designed to promote retention and challenge students to apply their skills to new situations.

Attendees to C-215: Introduction to C Programming will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

What is C?
Basics of Program Writing
Style
Basic Declarations & Expressions
Arrays, Qualifiers & Reading Numbers
Decision & Control Statements
Programming Process
More Controls Statements
Variable Scope & Functions
C Preprocessor
Bit Operations
Advanced Types
Simple Pointers
File Input/Output
Debugging & Optimization
Floating Point

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, you should be able to use basic UNIX commands and have previous programming experience language, or have taken our Introduction to Computer Progamming class.

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Instructor comments: Pretty knowledgeable on a number of things. Could have had a better in depth understanding of the material.

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L-245: Linux System Administration I

Course Overview:

In this course students will learn to install the Linux™ operating system, to administer users and software, to use vi, basic Linux security, process control, file system maintenance, backup and recovery, including some basic networking concepts. This course insures that students have the skills to configure all desktop and client side related activity.

Attendees to L-245: Linux System Administration I will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

Linux operating system installation
Hardware Issues
LILO & GRUB Configuration
Managing the Linux file system
Boot Process
Customization of setup files
System Startup
Run Levels
Network Services
User Management
Changing Passwords
Monitoring, accessing & restricting root system access
Administration Tools
Disk Management
Quotas
Process Control
Installing & removing software & patches
Network Configuration
Client side components of NFS, Samba, NTP, NIS
Printing
Backup and Recovery
Using utilities for process control, locating files & automating maintenance tasks

Prerequisites:

Students should have an understanding of all basic UNIX commands as well as variable substitution, wild card expansion, command pipes, permissions, the grep and find commands.
These prerequisites can be met through completion of TN-125: Introduction to UNIX & Linux and six month’s experience with Linux.