Unit 1: Hardware and Installation (x86 Architecture)
- Hardware Compatibility
- CPU and SMP Support
- New Hardware Detection
- Plug and Play
- Serial and Parallel Ports
- Block and Other Devices
- Disk Addressing and Partitioning
- Peripheral Devices and their Configuration
- The Boot Process
- The Red Hat Installer
- Performing and Validating the Installation
Unit 2: Configuration and Administration
- Reconfiguring Installed Options
- Networking, Sound and User Authorization configuration
- File Systems and /etc/fstab
- RPM Package Manager
- Printing li>Virtual Consoles
- Administering User Accounts and Groups
- cron and anacron
- locate and tmpwatch
- System Logging
- GUI Administration Tools
- The Update Agent
- Documentation and Help Sources
Unit 3: Alternate Installation Methods
- Laptops and Multiboot Systems
- Serial Console Installation
- The LILO Boot Prompt
- Configuring a Red Hat Linux Network Installation Server
- Using kickstart to Automate Installation
Unit 4: Kernel Services and Configuration
- The /proc filesystem
- /proc/sys configuration with sysctl
- The Linux Quota System
- Understanding /etc/inittab
- Managing System V Initialization Scripts
- Software RAID Configuration
- Configuring, Compiling and Installing the Linux Kernel
- The LILO Map Installer
Unit 5: Standard Networking Services
- TCP/IP Fundamentals
- BIND
- Email Delivery and Protocols
- FTP
- HTTP/Apache
- NFS Server
- Samba
- DHCP
- Squid Proxy Server
- Other Red Hat Linux Network Services
Unit 6: X Window System
- The X Server
- X Clients/Window Managers
- The X Font Server
- Display Managers
- XFree86 Startup
- The Gnome and KDE Environments
- Remote Display of X Applications
- X Security
Unit 7: User and Host Security
- Security Concepts
- Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
- Network Information Service
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- The xinetd Super-Server and tcp_wrappers
- ssh: secure shell, telnet and remote copy
Unit 8: Routers, Firewalls, Clusters and Troubleshooting
- Static and Dynamic Routes
- Linux as a Router and Firewall
- ipchains and Firewall Rules
- IP Masquerading
- Troubleshooting
- Rescue Environment Utilities