Perform Security Administration Tasks
Introduction Welcome to the Perform Security Administration Tasks Practice Lab. In this module you will be provided with the instructions and devices needed to develop your hands-on skills.
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Introduction
Welcome to the Perform Security Administration Tasks Practice Lab. In this module you will be provided with the instructions and devices needed to develop your hands-on skills.
Learning Outcomes
In this module, you will complete the following exercises:
- Exercise 1 - Perform Security Administration Tasks
After completing this lab, you will be able to:
- Log into a Linux System
- Find files with the suid/sgid bit set
- Manage user passwords and password-aging information
- List the users logged into the system
- Use the su command
- Use the sudo command
- Manage shell resources
- Discover open ports on a system
Exam Objectives
The following exam objectives are covered in this lab:
- LPI: 104.5 Manage file permissions and ownership
- CompTIA: 3.1 Given a scenario, apply or acquire the appropriate user and/or group permissions and ownership.
Lab Duration
It will take approximately 1 hour to complete this lab.
Exercise 1 - Perform Security Administration Tasks
Security administration includes suid/sgid, in this exercise, you will understand how to perform security administration tasks.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this exercise, you will be able to:
- Log into a Linux System
- Find files with the suid/sgid bit set
- Manage user passwords and password-aging information
- List the users logged into the system
- Use the su command
- Use the sudo command
- Manage shell resources
- Discover open ports on a system
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