While the Novell® CNE^SM is the primary audience for this course, anyone who has already completed the two previous courses in the Novell CLP curriculum will benefit from attending it. Linux professionals and administrators with experience in other operating systems can also use this course to help prepare for the Novell CLP Practicum Exam

 Before attending this course, you should complete the prerequisite courses—which include SUSE LINUX Fundamentals and SUSE LINUX Administration - or have experience managing SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 servers in a networked environment.:

This course covers a broad range of advanced SUSE Linux Enterprise Server administration topics, many of which are listed below:

• Installing SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9
• Troubleshooting the installation process
• Configuring the network manually
• Setting up network devices with the IP tool and saving device settings
• Setting up routing with the IP tool and saving settings
• Testing the network connection with command-line tools
• Configuring network services (OpenLDAP, Apache Web server and Samba server)
• Securing SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9
• Using ACLs for advanced access control
• Configuring security settings with YaST
• Managing backup and recovery
• Mirroring directories and automating data backups with rsync
• Troubleshooting the boot process
• Developing shell scripts
• Using advanced scripting techniques
• Compiling software from source
• Performing a standard build process
• Monitoring the operating system, file system and processes
• Managing hardware and component changes
• Understanding device drivers, the sysfs file system, the hotplug system and the hwup command
• Adding new hardware to a SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 system