The first of two courses covering the core system administration tasks needed to manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers

Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) is designed for IT professionals without previous Linux system administration experience. The course provides students with Linux administration competence by focusing on core administration tasks. This course also provides a foundation for students who plan to become full-time Linux system administrators by introducing key command-line concepts and enterprise-level tools. 

This course is the first of a two-course series that takes a computer professional without Linux system administration knowledge to become a fully capable Linux administrator. These concepts are further developed in the follow-on course, Red Hat System Administration II (RH134)

This course is based on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 9.0

Course objectives

• Introduce Linux and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ecosystem.
• Run commands and view shell environments.
• Manage, organize, and secure files.
• Manage users, groups and user security policies.
• Control and monitor systemd services.
• Configure remote access using the web console and SSH.
• Configure network interfaces and settings.
• Archive and copy files from one system to another.
• Manage software using DNF

Target audience

• The primary persona is a technical professional with current or pending responsibilities as a Linux enterprise or cloud system administrator.
• This course is popular in Red Hat Academy, and is targeted at the student who is planning to become a technical professional using Linux.

Prerequisites

• Basic technical user skills with computer applications on some operating systems are expected.

Outline

Get started with Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Describe and define open source, Linux distributions, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Access the command line

• Log into a Linux system and run simple commands using the shell.

Manage files from the command line

• Copy, move, create, delete, and organize files while working from the bash shell.

Get help in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Resolve problems by using local help systems.

Create, view, and edit text files

• Manage text files from command output or in a text editor.

Manage local users and groups

• Create, manage, and delete local users and groups, as well as administer local password policies.

Control access to files

• Set Linux file system permissions on files and interpret the security effects of different permission settings.

Monitor and manage Linux processes

• Evaluate and control processes running on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.

Control services and daemons

• Control and monitor network services and system daemons using systemd.

Configure and secure SSH

• Configure secure command line service on remote systems, using OpenSSH.

Analyze and store logs

• Locate and accurately interpret logs of system events for troubleshooting purposes.

Manage networking

• Configure network interfaces and settings on Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.

Archive and transfer files

• Archive and copy files from one system to another.

Install and update software

• Download, install, update, and manage software packages from Red Hat and yum package repositories.

Access Linux files systems

• Access, inspect, and use existing file systems on storage attached to a Linux server.

Analyze servers and get support

• Investigate and resolve issues in the web-based management interface, getting support from Red Hat to help solve problems.

Comprehensive review

• Review the content covered in this course by completing hands-on exercises.