2. Operation of Running Systems - 20%

• Boot, reboot, and shut down a system safely
• Boot or change system into different operating modes
• Install, configure and troubleshoot bootloaders
• Diagnose and manage processes
• Locate and analyze system log files
• Schedule tasks to run at a set date and time (./cron, anacron, at)
• Verify completion of scheduled jobs
• Update software to provide required functionality and security
• Verify the integrity and availability of resources
• Verify the integrity and availability of key processes
• Change kernel runtime parameters, persistent and non-persistent
• Use scripting to automate system maintenance tasks
• Manage the startup process and services
• List and identify SELinux/AppArmor file and process contexts
• Manage software
• Identify the component of a Linux distribution that a file belongs to