Opsgility Official Training

Red Hat System Administration I (Rh124)

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Course Description

Gain the fundamental administration skills needed to manage a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. 

This course relates to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and provides core “survival” skills for IT professionals looking to become full-time Linux system administrators. You will master the skills to perform essential Linux administration tasks, including installation, establishing network connectivity, managing physical storage, and basic security administration. 

Basic administration and configuration functions are covered, laying the foundation for rapid deployment of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. 

About this course

What You'll Learn

  • Introduction to the command line 
  • Managing physical storage 
  • Learning how to install and configure software components and services 
  • Establishing network connections and firewall access 
  • Monitoring and managing processes 
  • Managing and securing files 
  • Administrating users and groups 
  • Accessing Linux file systems 
  • Installing and using virtualized systems
  • Reviewing the system log files and journal 

This course will enable you to:

  • Access & manage files from the command line  
  • Create, view, and edit text files  
  • Manage local Linux users and groups 
  • Monitor and manage Linux processes 
  • Control services and daemons 
  • Control access to files with Linux file-system permissions 
  • Analyze and store log files 
  • Configure and secure the OpenSSH service 
  • Access Linux file systems 
  • Manage Linux networking 

Who Needs to Attend

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. This course is designed for IT professionals without previous Linux administration experience.

Course 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
  • 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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