Administering Red Hat Linux - Part I

This highly practical instructor led Administering Red Hat Linux - Part I 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.

The delegate will gain the following experience:-

• Be capable of using the graphical desktop and manage files graphically
• Be able to access help and documentation facilities both locally and online
• Be capable of using basic Bash Shell commands and be able to run basic job control
• Understand the Linux file system and managing files from the command line
• Configure Remote Desktops
• Edit files using gedit
• Listing and changing access permissions on files both from a GUI and also the command line
• Understand basic virtualisation concepts
• Use the graphical interface to install the Linux Operating system with virtualisation and then configure the first boot
• Understand run levels and change run levels
• Manage users and groups
• Be able to configure printers, print files and manage print queues
• Deploy an FTP server and a web server
• Understand disk organisation and Logical Volume Manager
• Manage file system attributes and swap space
• Manage memory and processes
• Manage system software locally and also using Red Hat Network (RHN)
• Understand basic networking concepts
• Manage and test networks.
• Use basic network commands to access remote systems using ssh and rsync
• Manage a firewall and understand basic SELinux concepts

The Administering Red Hat Linux - Part I training course is suitable for anyone who is new to Linux and needs to understand and use the operating system. 

The course will particularly appeal to Microsoft Windows system administrators, network administrators and other operating system professionals or anyone who requires a proficiency in Linux.

To provide the 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.

This Administering Red Hat Linux - Part I 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.

The delegate should be familiar with basic computer concepts and terminology e.g. hardware, software, files and directories.

• Administering Red Hat Linux - Part II
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• Perl Programming
• Oracle SQL

NOTE: Course technical content is subject to change without notice.

• Administration and Course Materials
• Course Structure and Agenda
• Delegate and Trainer Introductions

• A brief history of UNIX and LINUX
• GNU project
• GPL - GNU General Public license
• The LINUX kernel
• The Bash Shell
• Login sessions

• The GUI Desktop
• Configuring the Desktop
• Managing files graphically
• Graphical tools for investigating hardware
• Exercise

• Basic syntax Rules
• Essential 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
• Exercise

• The file system structure
• Standard Linux directories and files
• Pathnames : relative and absolute
• Navigating the file system using shell commands
• Managing files and directories
• Monitoring file system usage
• Exercise

• Using the GUI Editor to edit text files
• Exercise

• Basic file access permissions
• List permissions
• Changing file permissions on the command line
• Exercise

• Configuring Network Interfaces
• Controlling 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 and rsync
• Exercise

• User and Group administration
• Adding a new user and group
• Setting a password
• Bash profile files
• Exercise

• The init program and run levels
• The boot Sequence explained
• The grub boot managers
• The /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit Program
• The Startup Script Model
• Control Services using chkconfig, ntsysv etc.
• System Shutdown and Reboot management
• Exercise

• Virtualisation concepts
• Installation methods available
• The RHEL Installer: anaconda
• The Virtual Consoles
• Performing the installation
• Firstboot and post installation
• Install a virtual system
• Checking for supported hardware
• Start and shutdown a virtual system
• Exercises

• Basic LVM design and configuration
• The Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
• Displaying information regarding LVM volumes
• Exercise

• Mounting and un-mounting file systems
• File System attributes
• Handling Removable Media
• File system swap space management
• Exercise

• SELinux
• Management of SELinux
• Easy configuration and customisation of SELinux
• Configuring and using ssh and scp
• Basic Firewall management
• Exercise

• Creating printer queues using CUPS
• Administering CUPS using the Web Browser interface
• Managing printers using the Red Hat Tools
• Creating print requests
• Managing printer queues
• Exercise

• Time-sharing
• What 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
• Exercise

• The Red Hat Package Management system
• Installing 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
• Exercise

• The Apache and Tux Web Servers
• Apache server configuration files
• Apache Configuration Directives
• Basic Server Configuration
• HTTP and SELinux
• The FTP Service using vsftpd
• Anonymous FTP Access
• Exercise