Being able to manage local users and groups fits into the realm of the system administrator, but if you are going to take these users and groups seriously, then you will also need to know how to work with OpenLDAP. The course starts gently introducing you to the idea of the local user and groups and their storage databases before moving on to enterprise solutions with LDAP directories and Kerberos authentication.
Author Name: Andrew Mallett
Author Description:
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

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Introduction to Linux User and Group Management and the Associated Certification
  10mins
• Managing Login Scripts
  25mins
• Creating and Managing Local Users in CentOS 7
  52mins
• Managing Local Groups in CentOS 7
  29mins
• Using PAM to Control User Access
  41mins
• Implementing OpenLDAP Directories on CentOS 7
  30mins
• Implementing OpenLDAP Authentication in CentOS 7
  23mins
• Implementing Kerberos Authentication
  45mins