This course covers,install,manage and troubleshoot file systems and partitioning, logical volume management, access control, and package management.
Objectives
- Administer and troubleshoot file systems and partitioning
- Administer and troubleshoot logical volume management
- Administer and troubleshoot access control
- Administer and troubleshoot package management
Who Can Take This Course
IT professionals who have attended Red Hat System Administration I and want the skills to be full-time enterprise Linux administrators
Prerequisites
- RH124 Red Hat System Administration I
- Confirmation of prerequisite knowledge obtained by passing the online pre-assessment quiz at redhat.com/explore/pre-assessment
Follow-On Courses
- Red Hat System Administration III (RH254)
- Red Hat System Administration III with RHCSA and RHCE Exams (RH255)
Certification Programs and Certificate Tracks
This course is part of the following programs or tracks:
- RHCSA - Red Hat Certified System Administrator
Course Content
1. Automated Installations of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Create and manage kickstart configuration files
- Perform installations using kickstart
2. Accessing the Command Line
- Access the command line locally and remotely
- Gain administration privileges from the command line
3. Intermediate Command Line Tools
- Use hardlinks
- Use archives and compression
- Use vim
4. Regular Expressions, Pipelines, and I/O Redirection
- Use regular expressions to search patterns in files and output
- Redirect and pipe output
5. Network Configuration and Troubleshooting
- Configure network settings
- Troubleshoot network issues
6. Managing Simple Partitions and Filesystems
- Create and format simple partitions
- Create and format swap partitions
- Create and format encrypted partitions
7. Managing Flexible Storage with Logical Volumes
- Implement LVM
- Implement LVM snapshots
8. Access Network File Sharing Services
9. Managing User Accounts
- Manage user accounts including password aging
- Connect to a central LDAP directory service
10. Controlling Access to Files
- Manage group memberships
- Manage file permissions
- Manage access control lists (ACLs)
11. Managing SELinux
- Activate and deactivate SELinux
- Set file contexts
- Manage SELinux booleans
- Analyze SELinux logs
12. Installing and Managing Software
- Manage software and query information with yum
- Configure client-side yum repository files
13. Managing Installed Services
- Managing services
- Verify connectivity to a service
14. Analyzing and Storing Logs
- Managing logs with rsyslog and logrotate
15. Managing Processes
- Identify and terminate processes
- Change the priority of a process
- Use cron and at to schedule processes
16. Tuning and Maintaining the Kernel
- List, load, and remove modules
- Use kernel arguments
17. Troubleshooting
- The boot process
- Resolve boot problems