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RHCE Study Notes – Systemnotes.org Cron and at Jobs

RedHat Linux Flash Cards, v 1.1, 2009/07/29 • copy script to /etc/cron.daily, /etc.cron.monthly
Stuff to remember: • Modify /etc/crontab: crontab -e
• Look at the latest objectives for the exam. • List cron jobs: crontab -l
• Remember the commands required. • Add an at job: at [-f file] TIME
• If you don't understand a section, take that as a • View at queue: atq
clue that you need further study. • Remove at jog: atrm job
• Practice, practice, practice!
Install NIS or LDAP
Boot Single • Install ypbind, portmap
boot into single user mode • system-config-authentication
• at grub screen, "a", "space", "1", enter • check: Enable NIS Support, or Enable LDAP
Support
Network Configuration • click: Configure NIS..., or Configure LDAP...
• system-config-network • configure firewall, if required
Files
• /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 Test NIS or LDAP
• /etc/sysconfig/network • ypwhich
• nisdomainname -y
Hostname Resolution
• genent services
• /etc/resolv.conf
• getent passwd smith
• /etc/hosts
• rpcinfo -p
X Window System
NIS or LDAP Files
• /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d
• /etc/yp.conf
• /etc/X11/xorg.conf
• /etc/sysconfig/network
• /etc/inittab
• /etc/pam.d/system-auth
• system-config-display
• /etc/nsswitch.conf
• /tmp and /home have enough space
• Ctrl-Alt-F1 to F8 Configure autofs
• Ctrl-Alt-Backspace • /etc/auto.master
◦ /home/guests /etc/auto.guests --
Hard Disk Commands timeout=60
• fdisk /dev/hda • /etc/auto.guests
• partprobe ◦ * -rw,soft,intr
• mdadm -C /dev/md0 -l 5 -n 3 /dev/hda6 server1:/home/guests/&
/dev/hda7 /dev/hda8 • service autofs restart
• mke2fs -j /dev/md0 • chkconfig portmap on
• e2label /dev/hda2 /data • chkconfig autofs on
• mount -t ext3 /dev/hda7 /data7
Manage Users, and Groups
Configure Printing • groupadd -g 1000 groupname
• system-config-printer • useradd username
• /etc/cups/cupsd.conf • usermod -G groupname username
• lpadmin ◦ (-G for primary group)
• lpstat, lpq
• reject disable
• accept /usr/bin/enable

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Manage Quotas Diagnose and Correct Boot Failures

• quotacheck -cuf /home • /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
• quotaon /home • /etc/rc.d/rc adn /etc/rc.d/rc?.d
• edquota username • /etc/rc.d/rc.local
• quota username • /boot/grub/grub.conf
• repquota /home • filesystem
• /etc/fstab
Filesystem Permissions • fsck /dev/hda
• mkdir -p /depts/finance
• chgrp sales /depts/finance Create a Logical Volume
• chmod 770 /depts/* • First create physical volume, then volume
• chmod g+s /depts/* group, then logical volume PV -> VG -> LV
• chown sam /depts/managers • pvcreate /dev/hda6 /dev/hda7 /dev/hda8
• ls -l /depts/ • vgcreate vg0 /dev/hda6 /dev/hda7
• lvcreate -L 500M -n data0 vg0
Install and Update rpms • ext2online /dev/vg0/data0
• rpm -ivh filenamex.i386.rpm • SELinux
• rpm -Uvh filenamex.i386.rpm • getenforce
• Verify an RPM: • setenforce 1
◦ rpm --import /usr/share/rhn/RPM-GPG-KEY • check context with ls -Z
◦ rpm -K /tmp/rpmversion.i386.rpm • chcon -R --reference /var/www/html
/var/www/html/wwwnew
Install from yum Repository
• /etc/yum.conf Configure HTTP
• /etc/yum.repos.d/ • install httpd
• modify /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file
System Bootloader • service httpd restart
/boot/grub/grub.conf • chkconfig httpd on
• # root (hd0,0) • service httpd configtest
• # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro
root=/dev/vg00/lv00 crashkernel=128M@16M Configure Samba Share
• # initrd /initrd-version.img • Install samba
• vi /etc/samba/smb.conf
Implement Software RAID • configure firewall
• partprobe
• mdadm -C /dev/md0 -l 5 -n 3 /dev/hda6 NFS
/dev/hda7 /dev/hda8 • Modify /etc/exports
• mke2fs -j /dev/md0 • start nfs & portmap
• /etc/fstab • verify config, & check mounts
• mdadm --detail /dev/md0 • exportfs -v
• fail, recover, add: • showmount -e localhost
◦ mdadm /dev/md0 -a /dev/sda1 • rpcinfo -p localhost
• service nfs reload
Set Kernel Run-time Parameters
• vi /etc/sysctl.conf
• xxx.xx.xxx=1
• sysctl -p
• sysctl -a | grep xxx

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Automount NTP
• mkdir /net • /etc/ntp.conf
• vi /etc/auto.master • ntpstat
• start services -- portmap, autofs • service ntpd restart

FTP Firewall
• install vsftpd • /etc/sysconfig/iptables
• create incoming directory • iptables -L
• mkdir -p /var/ftp/incoming • iptables -F
• vi /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf • service iptables save
• start vsftpd • service iptables restart
• service vsftpd start • chkconfig iptables on

Web proxy PAM

• Install squid, and start the service • /lib/security/
• vi /etc/squid • /etc/pam.d/
• service squid reload
• Configure browser to test Configure Service
• Install RPM
SMTP • rpm -ivh servicename.rpm
• Install sendmail, sendmail-cf, sendmail-doc • Modify Configuration and Firewall
• modify /etc/mail/sendmail.mc • Start Service
• m4 sendmail.mc > sendmail.cf (or make) • service servicename restart
• service sendmail restart • Set Service to Start on Reboot
• chkconfig servicename on
IMAP, IMAPS, and POP3
• install dovecot
• vi /etc/dovcot.conf
• protocols = xxx
• service dovecot restart
• chkconfig dovecot on

SSH
• /etc/ssh/
• ~/.ssh/

DNS
Install bind, bind-utils, and caching-nameserver
• vi /etc/named.conf
To verify:
• named-checkconf
• named-checkzone example.com
example.com.zone
• Check /etc/resolv.conf on client machines

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