• Present Linux and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ecosystem
• Execute commands and view shell environments
• Manage, organize and secure files
• Manage users, groups and user security strategies
• Control and monitor systemd services
• Configure remote access using web console and SSH
• Configure network interfaces and parameters
• Archive and copy files from one system to another
• Manage applications using DNF

This course, together with T115-RH134 – Red Hat System Administration 2, prepares you for the Red Hat Certified System Administrator exam.

• System administration experience preferred, but not required.
• If you’re not sure you have the necessary skills, you can check your level by taking the online skills assessment.

• Microsoft Windows system administrators who need to quickly acquire basic skills in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• System administrators, network administrators and IT professionals wishing to master essential Linux tasks. IT professionals not trained in Linux who want to become Linux system administrators.

Getting started with Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Describing and defining open source, Linux distributions and Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Accessing the command line

• Accessing the system from the desktop
• Executing commands from the bash shell

Managing files from the command line

• Describe the concepts of the File System Hierarchy (FHS)
• Specify files by name
• Manage files with command-line tools
• Create links between files
• Finding files with shell expansions

Getting help with Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Read manual pages
• Reading ‘info’ documentation

Create, view and modify text files

• Redirect output to a file or program
• Modify text files from the shell prompt
• Change shell environment

Managing local users and groups

• Describe user and group concepts
• Obtain superuser access
• Manage local accounts
• Manage local groups
• Manage user passwords

File access control

• Interpreting permissions on Linux file systems
• Manage permissions from the command line
• Managing default permissions

Process monitoring and management

• View processes
• Control jobs
• Kill processes
• Monitor process activity

Control services and daemons

• Identify automatically started system processes
• Control system services

Configuring and securing ssh

• Remote command-line access with ssh
• Configuring key-based ssh authentication
• Customize OpenSSH service configuration

Log analysis and storage

• Describe the architecture of system logging
• Browse SysLog files
• Browse system log entries
• Keeping the system log
• Maintain a reliable system clock

Networking management

• Describe networking concepts
• Validate network configuration
• Configure networking from the command line
• Modify network configuration files
• Configure host name and name resolution

File archiving and transfer

• Manage compressed tarballs
• Transfer files securely to a remote system
• Synchronize files securely between systems

Install and update software packages

• Register systems with Red Hat support
• Explain and explore RPM software packages
• Install and update software packages with yum
• Activate yum software repositories
• Managing software module flows

Accessing Linux file systems

• Identify file systems and devices
• Mount and unmount file systems
• Finding files in the system

Remote server management analysis

• Get help from the Red Hat Customer Portal
• Detect and solve problems with Red Hat Insights

Complete review

• Review concepts covered during the course