Course Introduction

Part 1 of the core system administration tasks needed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) relates to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and is designed for IT professionals without previous Linux administration experience. The course focuses on providing delegates with Linux administration ‘survival skills’ by focusing on core administration tasks.

RH124 also provides a foundation for delegates wishing to become full time Linux system administrators by introducing key command line concepts and other enterprise level tools. These concepts are further developed in the follow-on course, Red Hat System Administration II (RH134).

Both courses are needed in your preparation for the Red Hat Certified System Administrator Exam (EX200).

Target Audience:

IT professionals across a broad range of disciplines who need to perform essential Linux administration tasks including installation, establishing network connectivity, managing physical storage, and basic security administration.

Prerequisites

• There are no formal prerequisites for this course. However, previous operating system administration experience will be very beneficial.

Delegates will learn how to

At the end of this course you will be able to:

• Understand the command line
• Manage physical storage
• Install and configure software components and services
• Establish network connections and firewall access
• Monitor and manage processes
• Manage and secure files
• Administer users and groups
• Access Linux file systems
• Install and use virtualized systems
• Review the system log files and journal

Outline

Access the command line

• Log in to a Linux system and run simple commands using the shell.

Manage files from the command line

• Copy, move, create, delete, and organize files from the bash shell prompt.

Getting help in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Resolve problems by using online help systems and Red Hat support utilities.

Create, view, and edit text files

• Create, view, and edit text files from command output or in an editor.

Manage local Linux users and groups

• Manage local Linux users and groups, and administer local password policies.

Control access to files with Linux file system permissions

• Set Linux file system permissions on files and interpret the security effects of different permission settings.

Monitor and manage Linux processes

• Obtain information about the system, and control processes running on it.

Control services and daemons

• Control and monitor network services and system daemons using systemd.

Configure and secure OpenSSH service

• Access and provide access to the command line on remote systems securely using OpenSSH.

Analyze and store logs

• Locate and accurately interpret relevant system log files for troubleshooting purposes.

Manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux networking

• Configure basic IPv4 networking on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.

Archive and copy files between systems

• Archive files and copy them from one system to another.

Install and update software packages

• Download, install, update, and manage software packages from Red Hat and yum package repositories.

Access Linux file systems

• Access and inspect existing file systems on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.

Use virtualized systems

• Create and use Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machines with KVM and libvirt.

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