Introduction
- Introduction to the RHCSA Course
Essential Tools
- Access a Shell Prompt and Issue Commands
- Use Input/Output Redirection
- Use grep and Regular Expressions to Analyze Text
- Access Remote Systems Using SSH
- Log in and Switch Users in Multiuser Targets
- Archive, Compress, Unpack and Uncompress Files Using tar, star, gzip and bzip2
- Create and Edit Text Files
- Create, Delete, Copy and Move Files and Directories
- Create Hard and Soft Links
- List, Set and Change Standard UGO/RWX Permissions
- List, Set and Change Standard UGO/RWX Permissions: umask
- Locate, Read and Use System Documentation with man, info and /usr/share/doc
- Finding Files with Locate and Find
- Understand and use essential tools
Operate Running Systems
- Boot, Reboot and Shutdown a System
- Boot Systems into Different Targets Manually
- Interrupt the Boot Process to Gain Access to a System
- Adjust Process Priority and Kill Processes - Part 1
- Adjust Process Priority and Kill Processes - Part 2
- Adjust Process Priority and Kill Processes - Part 3
- Adjust Process Priority and Kill Processes - Part 4
- Locate and Interpret System Log Files and Journals
- Access a Virtual Machine's Console
- Start and Stop Virtual Machines
- Start, Stop and Check the Status of Network Services
- Securely Transfer Files Between Systems
- Operate running systems
Configure Local Storage
- List, Create and Delete Partitions on MBR and GPT Disks
- Using LVM
- Configure Systems to Mount File Systems at Boot by UUID or Label
- Add New Partitions and Logical Volumes and Swap to a System Non-Destructively
- Configure Local Storage
Create and Configure File Systems
- Create, Mount, Unmount and Use VFAT, EXT4 and XFS File Systems
- Mount and Unmount CIFS and NFS Network File Systems
- Extend Existing Logical Volumes
- Create and Configure Set-GID Directories for Collaboration
- Create and Manage Access Control Lists (ACLs)
- Diagnose and Correct File Permission Problems
- Create and configure file systems
Deploy, Configure and Maintain Systems
- Configure Networking and Hostname Resolution Statically or Dynamically: Troubles
- Networking and Hostname Resolution Statically or Dynamically: Network Manager
- Network/Hostname Resolution Statically or Dynamically: Hostname Configuration
- Schedule Tasks Using at and cron
- Start and Stop Services and Configure Services to Start Automatically at Boot
- Configure Systems to Boot into a Specific Target Automatically
- Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automatically Using Kickstart
- Configure a Physical Machine to Host Virtual Guests
- Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Systems as Virtual Guests
- Configure Systems to Launch Virtual Machines at Boot
- Configure Network Services to Start Automatically at Boot
- Configure a System to Use Time Services
- Install and Update Software Packages from Red Hat Network, YUM REPO
- Install and Update Software Packages from Red Hat Network, RPM REPO
- Managing Repositories
- Configuring a Local Repository
- Configuring a Local Repository: Configure the GPG Key
- Update the Kernel Package Appropriately to Ensure a Bootable System
- Modifying the System Bootloader
- Deploy, configure, and maintain systems
Manage users and groups
- Create, Delete, and Modify Local User Accounts
- Change Passwords and Adjust Password Aging for Local User Accounts
- Create, Delete, and Modify Local Groups and Group Memberships
- Using set-GID On Directories
- Configure a System to Use an Existing Authentication Service for User and Group
- Manage Users And Groups
Manage Security
- Configure Firewall Settings Using Available Firewall Utilities.
- Configure Key-Based Authentication for SSH
- Introduction to SELinux
- Set Enforcing and Permissive Modes for SELinux
- List and Identify SELinux Files and Process Contexts
- Restore Default File Contexts
- Use Boolean Settings to Modify System SELinux Settings
- Diagnose and Address Routine SELinux Policy Violations
Preparing For The Exam
- Best Practices to Remember While Taking the Exam
- Finding help or documentation while in the exam
