Linux System Administration
Dive into the administrative core of Linux — the layer where the most consequential security decisions happen. This lab covers the full lifecycle of user accounts and group privileges, authentication log analysis, process inspection and control, service hardening with systemd, and scheduled task auditing for persistence detection
By CyberTask Engineer · Easy level
17
Tasks
5
Sections
135
Points
1 hr
Duration
What You'll Learn
- Manage the full user account lifecycle and configure privilege controls
- Audit authentication logs and detect suspicious login patterns
- Inspect processes, manage services with systemd, and analyze scheduled tasks
Prerequisites
- Completion of Linux Networking (Part 3) or equivalent knowledge
Tools & Technologies
Linux CLI
systemctl
ps/top/htop
cron
journalctl
auth.log
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