RH133 Red Hat Linux System Administration Content

RH133 Red Hat Linux System Administration

UNIT 1 – Hardware, Device Configuration, and Installation

   Objectives
   Agenda
   Initial Installation
   Hardware Overview
   Hardware Compatibility
   General Hardware Resources
   CPU and Memory
   Filesystem Device Nodes
   System Bus Support
   Hotswappable Bus Support
   Laptops
   Disk Partitioning
   Sample Partition Structure
   Block Devices and Flesystems
   Filesystem Schemes
   The Red Hat Installer
   Installer Features
   Red hat Linux Installation
   Partitioning hard Drives
   Software RAID
   LVM: Logical Volume Manager
   Network Configuration
   Firewall Setup
   Package Selection
   Validating the Installation
   Serial Console Installation
   Noprobe Mode and Driver Disks
   Post-Install Configuration
   System Configuration
   End of Unit 1
   Lab: Hardware and Installation

UNIT 2 – Linux Filesystem Management
   Objectives
   Agenda
   System Initialization: Device Recognition
   Desk Partitioning
   Managing partitions
   Managing Data: Filesystem Basics
   Managing Data: Filesystem Creation
   Journaling for ext2 filesystems: ext3
   ReiserFS and JFS
   Managing Data: mount
   Managing Data: mount options
   Managing Data: Connecting Network Resources
   Managing Data: /etc/fstab
   Managing Data: Unmounting Filesystems
   Managing Data: The Auto-Mounter
   Ext2/ext3 Filesystem Attributes
   Virtual Memory Files
   Filesystem Maintenance
   Filesystem Maintenance (cont.)
   Determining Filesystem Usage
   Adding a Drive
   End of Unit 2
   Lab: Using autofs and Adding Swap

UNIT 3 – System Initialization and Services
    Objectives
   Agenda
   Boot sequence
   BIOS Initialization
   Boot Loader
   Kernel Initialization
   Init Initialization
   Run Levels
   Daemon Processes
   /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
   /etc/rc.d/rc
   System V run levels
   /etc/rc.d/rc.local
   Virtual Consoles
   Controlling Services
   System Shutdown
   System Reboot
   End of Unit 3
   Lab: Managing Startup

UNIT 4 – User Administration
    Objectives
   Agenda
   User Policy Considerations
   The User Account Database- /etc/passwd
   Adding a New User Account
   Modifying/Deleting Accounts
   Password Aging policies
   Authentication Configuration
   Group Administration
   Switching Accounts
   File Ownership
   Linux File Permissions
   SUID / SGID Executables
   The Sticky Bit
   The Setgid Access Mode
   Default File Permissions
   User Private Groups
   User Environment (cont.)
   The Linux Quota System
   The Linux Quota System (cont.)
   End of Unit 4
   Lab: User and Group Administration

UNIT 5 – Network Configuration
    Objectives
   Agenda
   Device Recognition
   Network Interfaces
   Address Resolution Protocol
   mii-tool
   ifconfig
   ifup/ifdown
   Interface Configuration Files
   Configuration Utilities
   Multiple NICs
   Binding Multiple IP Addresses
   DHCP/BOOTP
   Allowing User Control of Network Interfaces
   Basic IP Routes
   Default Route
   IP Forwarding
   Global Network Parameters
   Name Resolution
   DNS Client Configuration
   DNS Troubleshooting
   Network Diagnostics
   End of Unit 5
   Lab: Static Network Settings

UNIT 6 – System Administration Tools
   Objectives
   Agenda
   Alternatives
   Using alternatives
   Print System User Interface
   CUPS Overview
   CUPS Configuration Files
   CUPS Queue management
   /etc/printcap and redhat-config-printer
   Task Automation
   Using at
   Controlling Access to at
   Using cron
   Crontab format
   System crontab Files
   Controlling Access to cron
   Using tmwatch
   System Log Configuration
   System Log Configuration (cont.)
   System Logging
   System Logging (cont.)
   Maintaining Logs
   Monitoring Logs
   Managing whatis
   System Mountoring and Process Control
   Backup To Tape
   Controlling Tape Drives
   Using tar
   Using dump/restore
   Using cpio
   Remote Backups
   Other Backup Software
   End of Unit 6
   Lab: System Administration Tools

UNIT 7- RPM, Boot Loaders, and Kickstart
    Objectives
   Agenda
   The RPM Way
   RPM Package Manager
   Installing and Removing Software
   Updating a Kernel RPM
   RPM Queries
   RPM Queries and Verification
   Other RPM Utilities and Features
   Red Hat Network (RHN)
   Automatic Dependency Resolution
   RHN in the Enterprise
   RHN Registration
   The up2date utility
   Remote Administration
   Boot Loader Components
   GRUB and grub.conf
   Starting the Boot Process: GRUB
   Multiboot Systems
   Ted Hat Linux Network Installation Server
   Using Kickstart to Automate Installation
   Kickstart: Commands section
   Kickstart: packages
   Kickstart: pre, post
   End of Unit7
   Lab: RPM and Kickstart

UNIT 8 – Kernel Services and Configuration
   Objectives
   Agenda
   Kernel Modules
   Kernel Module Configuration
   The /proc filesystem
   /proc/sys configuration with sysct1
   Software RAID Configuration
   Software RAID Recovery
   Creating Logical Volumes
   Resizing Logical Volumes
   Logical Volume Snapshots
   End of Unit 8
   Lab: Logical Volumes and RAID

UNIT 9 – The X Window System
   Objectives
   Agenda
   The X Window System
   The X Protocol
   Network- Transparent
   X Security
   Xauth with ssh
   X Modularity
   Window Managers
   Display Managers
   XFree86 Startup (startx)
   XFree86 Startup (prefdm)
   Extensibility
   X Server Configuration
   X Server Design
   The X Font Server
   End of Unit 9
   Lab: The X Window System