Audience for this course

This course is geared toward Windows system administrators,network administrators, and other system administrators who areinterested in supplementing current skills or backstopping otherteam members, in addition to Linux system administrators who areresponsible for these tasks:

• Configuring, installing, upgrading, and maintaining Linuxsystems using established standards and procedures
• Providing operational Support
• Managing systems for monitoring system performance andavailability
• Writing and deployingscripts for task automation and systemadministration

Course contente summary
• Introduction to the command line
• Managing physical storage
• Install and configure software components and services
• Establish network connections and control firewall restrictions
• Monitor and manage running processes
• Manage and secure files and file systems
• Administer users and groups
• Review the system log files and journal for issues
• Troubleshoot problems and analyze systems with Red Hat Insights
• Remotely manage systems with SSH and the Web Console

Prerequisites for this course

Basic technical user skills with computer applications on someoperating systems are expected.

OUTLINE FOR THIS COURSE

Get started with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Describe and define open source, Linux distributions, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Access the command line
• Log into a Linux system and run simple commands using the shell.
Manage files from the command line
• Copy, move, create, delete, and organize files while working from the bash shell.
Get help in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Resolveproblems by using local help systems.Create, view, and edit text filesManage text files from command output or in a text editor.
Manage local users and groups
• Create, manage, and delete local users and groups, as well as administer local passwordpolicies.
Control access to files
• Set Linux file system permissions on files and interpret the security effects of differentpermission settings.
Monitor and manage
• Linux processesEvaluate and control processes running on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system
Control services and daemons
• Control and monitor network services and system daemons using systemd.
Configure and secure SSH
• Configure secure command line service on remote systems, using OpenSSH.
Analyze and store logs
• Locate and accurately interpret logs of system events for troubleshooting purposes.
Manage networking
• Configure network interfaces and settings on Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.
Archive and transfer files
• Archive and copy files from one system to another.
Install and update software
• Download, install, update, and manage software packages from Red Hat and yum packagerepositories.
Access Linux files systems
• Access, inspect, and use existing file systems on storage attached to a Linux server.
Analyze servers and get Support
• Investigate and resolve issues in the web-based management interface, getting supportfrom Red Hat to help solve problems.
Comprehensive review
• Review the content covered in this course by completing hands-on exercises