Linux Administration/Installation/Boot Manager

This lesson covers boot management.

Objectives and Skills

Objectives and skills for the boot manager portion of Linux+ certification include:

• Install a boot manager
  • Providing alternative boot locations and backup boot options
  • Install and configure a boot loader such as GRUB Legacy
  • Perform basic configuration changes for GRUB 2
  • Interact with the boot loader
  • The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
    • menu.lst, grub.cfg and grub.conf
    • grub-install
    • grub-mkconfig
    • MBR

Readings

1. Wikipedia: GNU GRUB
2. Wikipedia: Master boot record
3. Wikibooks: LPI Linux Certification/Install A Boot Manager
4. Linux.com: How to Rescue a Non-booting GRUB 2 on Linux

Multimedia

1. YouTube: Working with GRUB Legacy

Activities

1. Complete the tutorial IBM: Learn Linux, 101: Install a boot manager
2. Complete the tutorial OpenSource: An introduction to GRUB2 configuration for your Linux machine
3. Review Linoxide: How to Set Linux Grub Password with Examples. Set a GRUB password on your test system.
4. Review HowToGeek: How to Configure the GRUB2 Boot Loader’s Settings. Set GRUB to boot automatically after 10 seconds.

Lesson Summary

• The command grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2 generates an encrypted password for GRUB.

References

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