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System Administration and Configuration
Use command-line utilities
1.1.1 Get help for Linux command-line utilities
1.1.2 View, search, and edit the contents of text files
Configure and use Linux shell environments
1.2.1 Manage environment variables
1.2.2 View available shells
Manage system startup and shutdown
1.3.1 Manage bootloader configurations
1.3.2 View and manage runlevels or boot targets for system services
1.3.3 Set the default system runlevel or boot target
1.3.4 Shutdown and restart the system
Manage system processes
1.4.1 Start, stop, and restart system services
1.4.2 Monitor and manage running processes
1.4.3 Manage kernel modules
1.4.4 Configure scheduled tasks
Use package management
1.5.1 Install, remove, and update packages with the RPM command
1.5.2 Install, remove, and update RPM packages with DNF
1.5.3 Install, upgrade, and update Ubuntu software packages with apt
Storage and File System Management
Manage storage devices
2.1.1 Create and manage disk partitions
2.1.2 Create and manage disk file systems
2.1.3 Mount and unmount devices in the file system
2.1.4 Create and manage swap partitions
2.1.5 Configure Logical Volume management
Manage the file system
2.2.1 View information about directories and files in the file system
2.2.2 Use the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
2.2.3 Create, copy, move, and delete directories in the file system
2.2.4 Create, copy, move, and delete files in the file system
2.2.5 Create and manage hard and symbolic link files
2.2.6 View disk space usage statistics
2.2.7 Implement disk quotas
2.2.8 Create and manage archives and backups
Networking
Configure networking
3.1.1 Find the IP address or DNS of a host
3.1.2 Enable or disable network interfaces
3.1.3 Configure IP addresses
3.1.4 Troubleshoot an IP configuration
Security and Access Control
Manage users and groups
4.1.1 Create and manage groups
4.1.2 Create and manage user accounts
4.1.3 Manage user passwords
4.1.4 Manage user access
4.1.5 Switch users for access and elevated privilege
Manage user and group access
4.2.1 Manage directory and file ownership for users and groups
4.2.2 Manage directory and file permissions for users and groups
4.2.3 Configure umask values
4.2.4 Use special permissions
Monitor and manage system access
4.3.1 Monitor logging
4.3.2 Manage host firewall
4.3.3 Manage remote connections
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