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LFCS Additional User and Group Management Topics

by Andrew Mallett

Linux is everywhere and sits at the heart of cloud computing, making it hard to avoid. This course will teach you the skills needed to effectively manage centralized user accounts and Linux systems along with POSIX ACLs.

What you'll learn

The command line can be a daunting place no matter the operating system. In this course, LFCS Additional User and Group Management Topics, you’ll learn to effectively manage and administer Linux using LDAP directory services and extending the file mode with POSIX Access Control Lists (ACLs). First, you’ll explore how you can make the file system permissions more flexible using ACLs. Next, you’ll learn how to configure and manage ACLs. Finally, you’ll discover the power of centralized user and group accounts using OpenLDAP. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Linux administration needed to deploy directory services and secure the file system.

About the author

Andrew is an all around Linux professional with in depth knowledge of the OS and this is supported with scripting in bash, perl, python and ruby and application development in C, C++ and Java. Having worked for many years in training, Andrew has developed automated course build systems after endless time wasted on Friday nights. The first build system he built was aptly named "Friday nights." This has inspired his interest in all things deployment related. He has authored training courses on M... more

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