Students seeking training to prepare themselves for the RHCSA certification should attend this course. This course is taught in a rapid pace format designed to help quickly identify and fill gaps in system administration knowledge. Focus includes managing users and groups, software, printers, and local storage. It also includes an introduction to security, virtualization, and the deployment of common network services.

Current Version: A01

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Linux Training Prerequisites

Students should already have experience administering Linux systems and must be comfortable navigating the filesystem, editing files, and running common commands from the shell.

Linux Training Course duration

5 days

Linux Training Supported Distributions:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Linux Training Course outline

1. Network Configuration and Troubleshooting
   1. IPv4 Fundamentals
   2. TCP/UDP Fundamentals
   3. Linux Network Interfaces
   4. Ethernet Hardware Tools
   5. Network Configuration with ip Command
   6. Configuring Routing Tables
   7. IP to MAC Address Mapping with ARP
   8. Starting and Stopping Interfaces
   9. NetworkManager
   10. DNS Clients
   11. DHCP Clients
   12. system-config-network-{tui,cmd}
   13. Network Diagnostics
   Lab Tasks
   1. Network Discovery
   2. Basic Client Networking
   3. Introduction to Troubleshooting Labs
   4. Troubleshooting Practice: Networking
2. Managing User Accounts
   1. User and Group Concepts
   2. User Administration
   3. Modifying Accounts
   4. Group Administration
   5. Password Aging
   6. Manual DS Client Configuration
   7. system-config-authentication
   8. System Security Services Daemon (SSSD)
   9. File Sharing via NFS
   10. NFSv4
   11. NFS Clients
   12. Implementing NFSv4
   13. Accessing Windows/Samba Shares from Linux
   14. AutoFS
   15. AutoFS Configuration
   Lab Tasks
   1. User and Group Administration
   2. Using LDAP for Centralized User Accounts
3. Command Line Process Management
   1. What is a Process?
   2. Viewing Processes
   3. Managing Processes
   4. Tuning Process Scheduling
   5. System Status - CPU
   6. System Status - I/O
   7. System Status - Memory
4. Manage System Resources
   1. Automating Tasks
   2. at/batch
   3. cron
   4. The crontab Command
   5. crontab Format
   6. /etc/cron.*/ Directories
   7. Anacron
   8. System Logging
   9. Rsyslog
   10. /etc/rsyslog.conf
   11. Log Management
   12. Log Anomaly Detector
   Lab Tasks
   1. Creating and Managing User Cron Jobs
   2. Adding System cron Jobs
   3. Setting up a Full Debug Logfile
   4. Remote Syslog Configuration
5. Installing and Managing Software
   1. RPM Features
   2. RPM Package Files
   3. Working With RPMs
   4. Managing Software Dependencies
   5. Using the YUM command
   6. YUM package groups
   7. Updating the Kernel RPM
   8. Configuring YUM
   9. Yum Plugins
   Lab Tasks
   1. Managing Software with RPM
   2. Using YUM
6. Administer Remote Systems
   1. Secure Shell
   2. Accessing Remote Shells
   3. Transferring Files
   4. Alternative sftp Clients
   5. X Access Control
   6. Remote X Access (historical/insecure)
   7. Remote X Access (modern/secure)
   8. XDMCP
   9. Remote Graphical Access With VNC and RDP
   Lab Tasks
   1. Introduction to ssh and scp
   2. Remote X with XDMCP
   3. Configure a VNC Server
7. Deploy and Secure File-Sharing Services
   1. Managing Daemons
   2. Controlling Service Startup
   3. Netfilter Concepts
   4. RHEL6 Firewall
   5. Netfilter Rule Syntax
   6. Targets
   7. Using the iptables Command
   8. Common match_specs
   9. Connection Tracking
   10. The FTP Protocol
   11. Active Mode FTP
   12. Passive Mode FTP
   13. vsftpd
   14. Configuring vsftpd
   15. Anonymous FTP with vsftpd
   16. HTTP Operation
   17. Apache Configuration Files
   18. httpd.conf - Server Settings
   19. httpd.conf - Main Configuration
   20. httpd.conf - VirtualHost Configuration
   21. Managing Network-Wide Time
   22. Continual Time Sync with NTP
   23. Configuring NTP Clients
   24. Useful NTP Commands
   Lab Tasks
   1. Managing Services With chkconfig
   2. Firewall Configuration
   3. Securing Services with Netfilter
   4. Configuring vsftpd
   5. Apache Architecture
   6. Apache Content
   7. NTP Client Configuration
8. Managing SELinux
   1. SELinux Security Framework
   2. SELinux Modes
   3. SELinux Commands
   4. Choosing an SELinux Policy
   5. SELinux Booleans
   6. Permissive Domains
   7. SELinux Policy Tools
   8. SELinux Troubleshooting
   9. SELinux Troubleshooting Continued
   Lab Tasks
   1. Exploring SELinux Modes
   2. SELinux File Contexts
9. Managing Simple Partitions and Filesystems
   1. Partition Considerations
   2. Partitioning Disks with fdisk
   3. Partitioning Disks with parted
   4. Filesystem Creation
   5. Filesystem Maintenance
   6. Mounting Filesystems
   7. Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS)
   8. Swap
   Lab Tasks
   1. Creating and Managing Filesystems
   2. Hot Adding Swap
   3. LUKS-on-disk format Encrypted Filesystem
10. Using Filesystem Access Control Lists
    1. File and Directory Permissions
    2. Changing File Permissions
    3. Troubleshooting Incorrect File Permissions
    4. File Access Control Lists
    5. Manipulating FACLs
    6. Viewing FACLs
    7. Backing Up FACLs
    Lab Tasks
    1. Using Filesystem ACLs
11. Manage Logical Volumes
    1. Logical Volume Management
    2. Implementing LVM
    3. Creating Logical Volumes
    4. Manipulating VGs & LVs
    5. Advanced LVM Concepts
    6. system-config-lvm
    Lab Tasks
    1. Creating and Managing LVM Volumes
12. Control the Boot Process
    1. Booting Linux on PCs
    2. GRUB Configuration
    3. Troubleshooting With GRUB
    4. /sbin/init
    5. System Init Styles
    6. Linux Runlevels
    7. /etc/inittab
    8. Shutdown and Reboot
    Lab Tasks
    1. Boot Process
    2. GRUB Command Line
    3. Basic GRUB Security
    4. Introduction to Troubleshooting Labs
    5. Troubleshooting Practice: Boot Process
13. Tuning and Maintaining the Kernel
    1. Kernel Modules
    2. Configuring Kernel Components and Modules
    3. Handling Module Dependencies
    4. Configuring the Kernel via /proc/
    Lab Tasks
    1. Adjusting Kernel Options
14. Manage Virtual Machines
    1. Introducing libvirt
    2. libvirt: Basic Concepts
    3. libvirt: Storage Architecture
    4. libvirt: Network Architecture
    5. libvirt: Graphical Tools
    6. libvirt: Command Line Tools
    7. virsh: Basics
    8. virsh: Common Tasks
    9. virt-install
    10. libguestfs and guestfish
15. Automated Installations of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    1. Kickstart
    2. Anaconda: An Overview
    3. Anaconda: Booting the System
    4. Anaconda: Common Boot Options
    5. Anaconda: Loading Anaconda and Packages
    6. Anaconda: Storage Options
    7. Anaconda: Troubleshooting
    Lab Tasks
    1. Automating Installation with Kickstart
16. Get Help in a Graphical Environment
    1. Help from Commands and Documentation
    2. Getting Help with man & info
    Lab Tasks
    1. Help with Commands