Course Description
The RHCT training elements and Certification Lab Exam will also review and test on certain prerequisites for the course, listed on the RH131 course page.
This outline, together with the prerequisites listing, can serve as a study outline for those planning to attend the RH131 course and take the RHCT Certification Lab Exam. It is highly recommended that all prospective
RHCT participants review these outlines in preparation for the course and exam.
Goal
A Linux System Administrator who has proven competency by passing the RHCT Exam, a realistic performance-based lab exam that tests his/her actual ability, configure, and attach a new Red Hat Linux system to an existing production network.
Hardware Overview
CPU and Memory
Preparing to Install
Multiboot systems
The RHEL Installer
Installer Features
RHEL Installation Overview
Partitioning Hard Drives
Sample Partition Structure
Configuring File Systems
Software RAID
LVM: Logical Volume Manager
Network Configuration
Firewall Setup
Security Enhanced Linux
SELinux Installation Options and Control
Package Selection
Validating the Installation noprobe Mode and Driver Disks
Post-Install Configuration
Hands-on Lab: Installation
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Boot Sequence Overview
BIOS Initialization
Boot Loader Components
GRUB and grub.conf
Kernel Initialization init Initialization
Run levels
/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
/etc/rc.d/rc
Daemon Processes
System V run levels
/etc/rc.d/rc.local
Virtual Consoles
Controlling Services
System Shutdown
System Reboot
Hands-on Lab: Managing Startup
Objectives
Agenda
Kernel Modules
Kernel Module Configuration
The /proc filesystem
/proc/sys configuration with sysctl
General Hardware Resources
System Bus Support
Hotswappable Bus Support
System Monitoring and Process Control
Hands-on Lab: Configuring kernel parameters
System Initialization: Device Recognition
Disk Partitioning
Managing Partitions
Managing Data: Filesystem Creation
Journaling for ext2 filesystems: ext3
Mount Options and Configuration
The Auto-Mounter ext2/ext3 Filesystem Attributes
Virtual Memory Files
Filesystem Maintenance
Adding a Drive
Hands-on Lab: Filesystem Management
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Device Recognition
Network Interfaces mii-tool ifconfig ifup/ifdown
Interface Configuration Files
Configuration Utilities
Binding Multiple IP Addresses
DHCP/BOOTP
Global Network Parameters
Default Route
Static Routes
Name Resolution
DNS Client Configuration
DNS Utilities
Network Diagnostics
Hands-on Lab: Static Network Settings
The RPM Way
RPM Package Manager
Installing and Removing Software
Updating a Kernel RPM
RPM Queries
RPM Verification
Other RPM Utilities and Features
Automatic Dependency
Resolution
Red Hat Network (RHN)
RHN in the Enterprise
RHN Registration
The up2date utility
Remote Administration
Network Installation Server
Using Kickstart to Automate Installation
Hands-on Lab: RPM and Kickstart
User Policy Considerations
The User Account Database - /etc/passwd
Adding a New User Account
User Private Groups
Group Administration
Modifying/Deleting Accounts
Password Aging Policies
Login Shell Scripts
Non Login Shell Scripts
Switching Accounts sudo
Network Users
Authentication Configuration
NIS Client Configuration
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LDAP Client Configuration
File Ownership
Linux File Permissions
SUID / SGID Executables
The Sticky Bit
The Setgid Access Mode
Default File Permissions
Access Control Lists (ACLs)
SELinux
Controlling SELinux
SELinux Contexts
Troubleshooting SELinux
Hands-on Lab: User and Group Administration
CUPS: Common Unix Printing System
Controlling Access to cron
System crontab Files
System Logging syslog Configuration
Tape Drives
Using tar/star
Using dump/restore
Using cpio
Remote Backups
Other Backup Software
Hands-on Lab: Printing and Admin Tools
XOrg: The X11 Server
XOrg Server Design
XOrg Server Configuration
XOrg Modularity
Server and Client Relationship
Configuration Utilities
Remote X Sessions
Hands-on Lab: The X Window System
Software RAID Configuration
Software RAID Recovery
Converting LVM1 to LVM2
Creating Logical Volumes
Resizing Logical Volumes
The Linux Quota System
Hands-on Lab: Logical Volumes, RAID and Quotas
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Basic Guidelines
Troubleshooting X
Troubleshooting Networking
Order of the Boot Process
Filesystem Corruption
Filesystem Recovery
Recovery Run-levels
Rescue Environment
Hands-on Lab: System Rescue and Troubleshooting
Who Should Attend
Linux or UNIX users, who understand the basics of Red Hat Linux, that desire further technical training to begin the process of becoming a System Administrator.
Prerequisites
RH033 Red Hat Linux Essentials or equivalent experience with Red Hat Linux. To assist you in determining whether you have equivalent experience, take the RH033 Pre-assessment Questionnaire.
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.