Description

Participants will practice basic Linux administration including choosing a distribution, installation, command line interface, shell operations, file management and permissions as well as managing packages and processes. Participants will be prepared to write the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Linux Essentials Professional Development Certificate Exam.

Prerequisite: Linux OS Essentials I

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course the participant will be able to:
  • Understand the basics of the concept of scripting;
  • Understand the components of desktop and server computers;
  • Understand where data is stored on a Linux system;
  • Query vital network settings for a Linux computer on a Local Area Network;
  • Understand various types of users on a Linux system;
  • Create users and groups on a Linux system;
  • Manage Linux file permissions and ownership;
  • Use special Linux directories and files.

Duration

40 hours

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Trust an Unbiased Global View

This course is technology- and policy-agnostic. It is designed, structured, and delivered based on a blend of learning processes and real-world experiences. This ensures you get a truly unbiased world view of universally applicable information and cybersecurity principles and practices presented from a neutral, Canadian perspective.

Access a Continuum of Learning

By completing the Information and Cybersecurity Management Certificate program, you will have what you need to transition to additional learning in the field or bridge to other programs offered by PDI.

The Information and Cybersecurity Management Program is an integral part of a continuum of learning ecosystem in security, cybersecurity, and other disciplines offered by the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute (uOttawa PDI). The knowledge, skills, and abilities you acquire through this program are complementary to other offerings in PDI’s security portfolio, including:

Financial Intelligence Specialist Program

National Security and Intelligence Advance Certificate

Coding for Veterans

Cyber Skills for Canadians

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