Administering Red Hat Linux - Part 1
Course Description
This highly practical instructor led Administering Red Hat Linux - Part 1 training course introduces the delegate to the main concepts of the Red Hat Linux operating system and basic systems administration. Targeted to closely follow the Red Hat courses, this course together with the follow on Administering Red Hat Linux - Part II course will enable the delegate to work towards achieving the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) qualification.
Commonly used commands are described in detail as well as GUI tools. The attendee will also gain basic administration techniques used in the workplace.
5 days
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Prerequisites
Course Objectives
To provide command line and GUI skills required to work productively in the workplace using Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). The delegate will possess at the end of the course some of the fundamental skills required to begin their studies towards achieving the various Red Hat certifications.Examinations
This Administering Red Hat Linux - Part 1 training course is the first of two courses which will provide the basic skills required to study towards taking the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) examination. For those required to study for the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) examination, the skills acquired on this course are also a requirement.Before taking any exam, ensure you have the recommended experience. The Red Hat website lists all exam requirements and these are updated regularly.
Exams are not included as part of the course.
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Introduction
Administration and Course MaterialsCourse Structure and Agenda
Delegate and Trainer Introductions
AN INTRODUCTION TO LINUX
A brief history of UNIX and LINUXGNU project
GPL - GNU General Public license
The LINUX kernel
The Bash Shell
Login sessions
THE GRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT
The GUI DesktopConfiguring the Desktop
Managing files graphically
Graphical tools for investigating hardware
BASIC COMMANDS AND BASH ENVIRONMENT
Basic syntax RulesEssential keyboard shortcuts
Basic commands and utilities
Getting Help - man pages, info, /usr/share/doc
Sources of information available on the WEB
Command line history, viewing and re-executing
Entering commands in the Bash Shell
The Bash Environment
Shell Variables
THE LINUX FILE SYSTEM
The file system structureStandard Linux directories and files
Pathnames : relative and absolute
Navigating the file system using shell commands
Managing files and directories
Hard and symbolic links
Monitoring file system usage
EDITING FILES USING GEDIT
Using the GUI Editor to edit text filesFILE ACCESS CONTROL
Basic file access permissionsList permissions
Changing file permissions on the command line
Overview of SELinux
MANAGING USER ACCOUNTS
User and Group administrationAdding a new user and group
Setting a password
Bash profile files
USING SYSTEMD AND CONTROLLING SERVICES
The systemd deamonControl Services using systemctl etc.
System Shutdown and Reboot management
BUILDING A VIRTUAL MACHINE
Virtualisation conceptsInstallation methods available
Install a virtual system
Checking for supported hardware
Start and shutdown a virtual system
BASIC CLIENT NETWORKING
Configuring Network InterfacesControlling Network Devices: ifup/ifdown
Configuring IPV4 dynamic and static networking
Network Tools ifconfig, ethtool etc
Configuring Remote Desktops
Accessing Remote Desktop using vncviewer
Configuring basic NTP
Connecting NIS and LDAP clients to corresponding servers
Linking to a system using ssh
MANAGE LOGICAL VOLUMES
Basic LVM design and configurationThe Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
Displaying information regarding LVM volumes
MANAGE FILE SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES AND SWAP SPACE
Mounting and un-mounting file systems using both labels and UUID'sFile System attributes
Handling Removable Media
ACCESSING AND INTERPRETING LOG FILES
System Log Filesrsyslog configuration
Analysing and rotating logfiles
ARCHIVING FILES AND COPYING TO ANOTHER SYSTEM
Tape archive - tarCompression utilities- bzip2, gzip, star and zip
Secure copy - scp
Local and remote copying with rsync
MANAGE MEMORY AND CPU USAGE
Time-sharingWhat is a process?
System and user processes
Monitoring processes
Killing processes
Basic Job Control
Altering process scheduling priorities
Desktop tools to monitor and manage processes
PACKAGE MANAGEMENT USING RPM
The Red Hat Package Management systemInstalling removing software manually using rpm
RPM queries and verifying packages
Dependency problems and resolution
Updating the Kernel from RPM's
Other RPM features
Updating using Red Hat Network
PACKAGE MANAGEMENT USING YUM
The YUM management toolThe software repositories
Accessing repositories from a client
LinuxLinux AdministrationRed HatRed Hat LinuxLinux System Administration