Linux Training Overview

This course is carefully designed to match the topics found in the Red Hat® exam prep course but also features the added benefit of an entire extra day of comprehensive lab exercises and detailed lecture material.

Students learn the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system administration skills needed to pass the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam. This is an accelerated course meant for those students capable of absorbing information at a rapid pace or those students who only need to fill in selected gaps of knowledge because of prior Linux sys-admin experience.

Current Version: A00

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Linux Training Prerequisites

Students should have already have the RHCSA or equivalent knowledge. Courses that teach the necessary skills are the "RHCSA Rapid Track Course" or similar training tracks.

Linux Training Course duration

5 days

Linux Training Supported Distributions:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Linux Training Course outline

1. Software Management
   1. RPM Features
   2. RPM Architecture
   3. RPM Package Files
   4. Working With RPMs
   5. Installing Source RPM Packages
   6. Managing Software Dependencies
   7. Using the YUM command
   8. YUM package groups
   9. Updating the Kernel RPM
   10. Configuring YUM
   11. Yum Plugins
   12. YUM Repositories
   Lab Tasks
   1. Managing Software with RPM
   2. Using YUM
   3. Creating a Custom RPM Repository
2. Network Management
   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
   14. Multiple IP Addresses
   15. Interface Bonding
   Lab Tasks
   1. Network Discovery
   2. Basic Client Networking
   3. Multiple IP Addresses Per Network Interface
   4. Introduction to Troubleshooting Labs
   5. Troubleshooting Practice: Networking
3. Storage Management
   1. Partitioning Disks with fdisk
   2. Partitioning Disks with parted
   3. Filesystem Creation
   4. Mounting Filesystems
   5. Filesystem Maintenance
   6. Troubleshooting Incorrect File Permissions
   7. Resizing Filesystems
   8. Swap
   9. iSCSI Architecture
   10. Open-iSCSI Initiator Implementation
   11. iSCSI Initiator Discovery
   12. iSCSI Initiator Node Administration
   13. Mounting iSCSI Targets at Boot
   14. iSCSI Multipathing Considerations
   15. Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS)
   Lab Tasks
   1. Creating and Managing Filesystems
   2. Hot Adding Swap
   3. iSCSI Initiator Configuration
   4. LUKS-on-disk format Encrypted Filesystem
4. Logical Volume Management (LVM)
   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
5. Account Management
   1. User and Group Concepts
   2. User Administration
   3. Modifying Accounts
   4. Group Administration
   5. Password Aging
   6. SGID and Sticky Bit on Directories
   7. User Private Group Scheme
   8. File Access Control Lists
   9. Manipulating FACLs
   10. Viewing FACLs
   11. Backing Up FACLs
   Lab Tasks
   1. File and Directory Ownership and Permissions
   2. User and Group Administration
   3. User Private Groups
   4. Using Filesystem ACLs
6. Authentication Management
   1. Manual DS Client Configuration
   2. system-config-authentication
   3. System Security Services Daemon (SSSD)
   4. AutoFS
   5. AutoFS Configuration
   6. Kerberos Components
   7. Kerberos Principals
   8. Authentication Process
   9. Install krb5.conf on Clients
   10. Client PAM Configuration
   11. Signing In to Kerberos
   12. Viewing Tickets
   13. Removing Tickets
   14. Passwords
   15. Changing Passwords
   16. sudo
   17. Giving Others Access
   Lab Tasks
   1. Using LDAP for Centralized User Accounts
   2. Kerberos Client Setup
   3. OpenSSH with Kerberos
7. Installation, Kickstart, and Virtualization
   1. Anaconda: An Overview
   2. Anaconda: Booting the System
   3. Anaconda: Common Boot Options
   4. Anaconda: Loading Anaconda and Packages
   5. Anaconda: Storage Options
   6. Anaconda: Troubleshooting
   7. FirstBoot
   8. A Typical Install
   9. Kickstart
   10. Introducing libvirt
   11. libvirt: Basic Concepts
   12. virsh: Basics
   13. virsh: Common Tasks
   14. virt-install
   Lab Tasks
   1. Automating Installation with Kickstart
   2. Linux Installation
8. Boot Management
   1. Booting Linux on PCs
   2. GRUB Configuration
   3. Boot Parameters
   4. Configuring the Kernel via /proc/
   5. Initial ramdisk
   6. /sbin/init
   7. /etc/inittab
   8. /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
   9. Runlevel Implementation
   10. System Configuration Files
   11. Typical SysV Init Script
   12. The /etc/rc.local File
   13. Shutdown and Reboot
   Lab Tasks
   1. Boot Process
   2. Troubleshooting Practice: Boot Process
9. 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
10. Firewall Management
    1. RHEL6 Firewall
    2. Netfilter Concepts
    3. Using the iptables Command
    4. Common match_specs
    5. Connection Tracking
    Lab Tasks
    1. Securing Services with Netfilter
11. Network Time Protocol (NTP) Service
    1. Managing Network-Wide Time
    2. Continual Time Sync with NTP
    3. Configuring NTP Clients
    4. Useful NTP Commands
    Lab Tasks
    1. NTP Client Configuration
12. System Monitoring and Logs
    1. System Status - Memory
    2. System Status - I/O
    3. System Status - CPU
    4. Performance Trending with sar
    5. System Logging
    6. /etc/rsyslog.conf
    Lab Tasks
    1. Remote Syslog Configuration
    2. System Activity Reporter
13. Web (HTTP/HTTPS) Service
    1. Apache Architecture
    2. Adding Modules to Apache
    3. Apache Configuration Files
    4. httpd.conf - Server Settings
    5. httpd.conf - Main Configuration
    6. SSL Using mod_ssl.so
    7. Virtual Hosting DNS Implications
    8. httpd.conf - VirtualHost Configuration
    9. Name-based Virtual Host
    10. Apache Logging
    11. Delegating Administration
    12. Directory Protection
    13. Directory Protection with AllowOverride
    14. Common Uses for .htaccess
    15. Dynamic HTTP Content
    16. Configuring CGI
    Lab Tasks
    1. Apache Architecture
    2. Apache Content
    3. Using SSL Certificates with Apache
    4. Configuring Virtual Hosts
    5. Using .htaccess Files
    6. CGI Scripts in Apache
14. SMTP Service
    1. Postfix Features
    2. Postfix Components
    3. Postfix Configuration
    4. master.cf
    5. main.cf
    6. Postfix Map Types
    7. Postfix Pattern Matching
    8. Virtual Domains
    9. Configuration Commands
    10. Management Commands
    11. Postfix, Relaying and SMTP AUTH
    12. SMTP AUTH Server and Relay Control
    Lab Tasks
    1. Configuring Postfix
    2. Postfix Network Configuration
    3. Postfix Virtual Host Configuration
15. Caching-Only DNS Service
    1. Naming Services
    2. The Domain Name Space
    3. Delegation and Zones
    4. Server Roles
    5. Resolving Names
    6. Resolving IP Addresses
    7. Restricting Queries
    8. Basic BIND Administration
    9. Configuring the Resolver
    10. Testing Resolution
    11. Creating a Site-Wide Cache
    12. SOA - Start of Authority
    13. A & PTR - Address & Pointer Records
    14. NS - Name Server
    15. CNAME & MX - Alias & Mail Host
    Lab Tasks
    1. Caching-only DNS
16. File Sharing with NFS
    1. File Sharing via NFS
    2. NFSv4
    3. NFS Clients
    4. NFS Server Configuration
    5. Implementing NFSv4
    Lab Tasks
    1. NFS Server Configuration
17. File Sharing with CIFS
    1. Samba Daemons
    2. Accessing Windows/Samba Shares from Linux
    3. Samba Utilities
    4. Samba Configuration Files
    5. The smb.conf File
    6. Mapping Users
    7. Share Authentication
    8. User-Level Access
    9. Samba Account Database
    10. User Share Restrictions
    Lab Tasks
    1. Samba Share-Level Access
    2. Samba User-Level Access
    3. Samba Group Shares
18. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Service
    1. The FTP Protocol
    2. Active Mode FTP
    3. Passive Mode FTP
    4. vsftpd
    5. Anonymous FTP with vsftpd
    Lab Tasks
    1. Configuring vsftpd
19. Secure Shell (SSH) Service
    1. Secure Shell
    2. ssh and sshd Configuration
    3. Accessing Remote Shells
    4. Transferring Files
    5. SSH Key Management
    6. ssh-agent
    7. OpenSSH and Kerberos
    8. X Access Control
    9. Remote X Access (historical/insecure approach)
    10. Remote X Access (modern/secure approach)
    Lab Tasks
    1. Introduction to ssh and scp
    2. SSH Key-based User Authentication
    3. Using ssh-agent
    4. Kerberos Client Setup
    5. OpenSSH with Kerberos