Unit 1: Hardware, Device Configuration, and Installation - Hardware Compatibility and Resources
- CPU and Memory
- Filesystem Device Nodes and Device Node Table
- Block Device Support
- System and Hotswappable Bus Support
- Peripheral Device Ports
- Laptops
- Console and Graphics
- Disk Partitioning
- Block Devices and Filesystem Schemes
- Red Hat Installer Features
- Red Hat Linux Installation
- Partitioning Hard Drives
- Configuring Software RAID at Installation
- Configuring Flexible Filesystems with LVM
- Network Configuration and Firewall Setup
- Package Selection
- Validating the Installation
- Serial Console Installation
- Noprobe Mode
- Driver Disks
- Post-Install Configuration
- Hands-on Lab: Installing Red Hat Linux
Unit 2: Linux Filesystem Management
- System Initialization: Device Recognition
- Managing Partitions
- Filesystem Basics and Attributes
- Filesystem Creation
- Ext3: Journaling for Ext2 Filesystems
- ReiserFS and JFS
- The Filesystem Hierarchy
- Mount options and configuration
- Connecting Network Resources
- Unmounting Filesystems
- The Auto-Mounter
- Virtual Memory Files
- Filesystem Maintenance
- Determining Filesystem Usage
- Adding a Drive
- Hands-on Lab: Using autofs and Adding Swap
Unit 3: System Initialization and Services
- BIOS Initialization
- The Boot Sequence
- The Boot Loader
- Kernel Initialization
- init Initialization
- Run levels
- Daemon Processes
- The rc.sysinit Script
- System V run levels
- The rc.local Script
- Virtual Consoles
- System Shutdown and Reboot
- Controlling Services
- Hands-on Lab: Managing Startup
Unit 4: User Administration
- User Policy Considerations
- The User Account Database
- Adding a New User Account
- Modifying/Deleting Accounts
- Password Aging Policies
- Authentication Configuration
- NIS Configuration
- Group Administration
- Switching Accounts
- File Ownership
- Linux File Permission
- s SUID / SGID Executables
- The Sticky Bit and Setgid Access Mode
- Default File Permissions
- User Private Groups
- Hands-on Lab: User and Group Administration
Unit 5: Network Configuration - Network Device Recognition
- Network Interfaces
- Address Resolution Protocol
- Bringing Network Interfaces Up and Down
- Interface Configuration Files
- Configuration Utilities
- Multiple NICs
- Binding Multiple IP Addresses
- DHCP/BOOTP
- Allowing User Control of Network Interfaces
- Basic IP Routes
- System Default Route
- IP Forwarding
- Global Network Parameters
- Name Resolution
- DNS Client Configuration
- DNS and Network Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
- Hands-on Lab: Static Network Settings
Unit 6: System Administration Tools
- Using the Alternatives System
- The Print System User Interface
- LPRng/CUPS Configuration
- LPRng/CUPS Queue Management
- Task Automation With at and cron
- Controlling Access to Task Automation
- crontab format
- System crontab Files
- Using anacron
- Using tmpwatch
- Configuring, Maintaining and Monitoring System Logs
- Managing the whatis Database
- System Monitoring and Process Control
- Tape Backups
- Archiving with tar, dump/restore, and cpio
- Remote Backups
- Hands-on Lab: System Administration Tools
Unit 7: RPM, Boot Loaders, and Kickstart
- Installing and Removing Software with RPM
- RPM Queries and Verification
- RPM Utilities and Features
- Red Hat Network in the Enterprise
- Red Hat Network Registration
- The up2date utility
- Remote Administration
- Boot Loader Components
- LILO and lilo.conf
- GRUB and grub.conf
- Starting the Boot Process
- Multiboot Systems
- Configuring a Red Hat Linux Network Installation Server
- Using Kickstart to Automate Installation
- The Kickstart Configuration File
- Hands-on Lab: RPM and Kickstart
Unit 8: Kernel Services and Configuration
- Kernel Modules and Their Configuration
- Updating a Kernel RPM
- The /proc filesystem
- /proc/sys configuration with sysctl
- The Linux Quota System
- Software RAID Configuration and Recovery
- Flexible Filesystems with LVM
- Hands-on Lab: Kernel Services and Configuration
Unit 9: The X Window System
- The X Protocol
- X Security
- xauth with ssh
- X Modularity
- X Extensibility
- Window Managers
- Display Managers
- XFree86 Startup
- X Server Configuration
- The X Font Server
- Hands-on Lab: The X Window System
Unit 10: Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting X
- Troubleshooting Services
- Troubleshooting Networking
- Troubleshooting Boot Problems
- Filesystem Corruption and Recovery
- Recovery Run-levels
- Boot Floppies
- Rescue Environment Utilities
- Rescue Environment Details
- Hands-on Lab: System Rescue