Administering Red Hat Linux 6 - Part 1

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In London-City, Reading and Peterborough

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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. Who will the Course Benefit? 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.



Learning Objectives 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. The delegate will gain the following experience:- Be capable of using the graphical desktop and manage files graphicallyBe able to access help and documentation facilities both locally and onlineBe capable of using basic Bash Shell commands and be able to run basic job controlUnderstand the Linux file system and managing files from the command lineConfigure Remote DesktopsEdit files using geditListing and changing access permissions on files both from a GUI and also the command lineUnderstand basic virtualisation conceptsUse the graphical interface to install the Linux Operating system with virtualisation and then configure the first bootUnderstand run levels and change run levelsManage...

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London-City ((select))
EC3V 9LJ

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On request
Peterborough (Cambridgeshire )
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Marriott Hotel, PE2 6GB

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On request
Reading ((select))
RG1 1LX

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On request

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

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  • Operating System
  • Network Training
  • Web
  • Red Hat
  • Network
  • Linux
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Course programme

Course Contents - DAY 1Course Introduction

  • Administration and Course Materials
  • Course Structure and Agenda
  • Delegate and Trainer Introductions
Session 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO LINUX
  • A brief history of UNIX and LINUX
  • GNU project
  • GPL - GNU General Public license
  • The LINUX kernel
  • The Bash Shell
  • Login sessions
Session 2: THE GRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT
  • The GUI Desktop
  • Configuring the Desktop
  • Managing files graphically
  • Graphical tools for investigating hardware
  • Exercise
Session 3: BASIC COMMANDS AND BASH ENVIRONMENT
  • 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
Session 4: THE LINUX FILE SYSTEM
  • 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
Course Contents - DAY 2Session 5: EDITING FILES USING GEDIT
  • Using the GUI Editor to edit text files
  • Exercise
Session 6: FILE ACCESS CONTROL
  • Basic file access permissions
  • List permissions
  • Changing file permissions on the command line
  • Exercise
Session 7: BASIC CLIENT NETWORKING
  • 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
Session 8: MANAGING USER ACCOUNTS
  • User and Group administration
  • Adding a new user and group
  • Setting a password
  • Bash profile files
  • Exercise
Course Contents - DAY 3Session 9: CHANGING RUN-LEVELS
  • 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
Session 10: INSTALLING A SYSTEM GRAPHICALLY AND IMPLEMENTING VIRTUALISATION
  • 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
Session 11: MANAGE LOGICAL VOLUMES
  • Basic LVM design and configuration
  • The Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
  • Displaying information regarding LVM volumes
  • Exercise
Course Contents - DAY 4Session 12: MANAGE FILE SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES AND SWAP SPACE
  • Mounting and un-mounting file systems
  • File System attributes
  • Handling Removable Media
  • File system swap space management
  • Exercise
Session 13: DATA SECURITY
  • SELinux
  • Management of SELinux
  • Easy configuration and customisation of SELinux
  • Configuring and using ssh and scp
  • Basic Firewall management
  • Exercise
Session 14: PRINTERS
  • 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
Session 15: MANAGE MEMORY AND CPU USAGE
  • 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
Course Contents - DAY 5Session 16: PACKAGE MANAGEMENT
  • 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
Session 17: DEPLOYING AN FTP AND WEB SERVER
  • 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



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