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Document Conventions ix

Introduction xi
Red Hat System Administration I ............................................................................... xi
Orientation to the Classroom Environment ................................................................. xii
Controlling Your Systems ................................................................................ xiii
Internationalization ................................................................................................. xiv

1. Getting Started with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1

What is Linux? ......................................................................................................... 2
Quiz: Getting Started with Red Hat Enterprise Linux ..................................................... 9
Summary ................................................................................................................ 11

2. Accessing the Command Line 13

Accessing the Command Line ................................................................................... 14
Quiz: Accessing the Command Line ........................................................................... 19
Accessing the Command Line Using the Desktop ........................................................ 23
Guided Exercise: Accessing the Command Line Using the Desktop ................................ 27
Executing Commands Using the Bash Shell ................................................................ 29
Quiz: Executing Commands Using the Bash Shell ........................................................ 35
Lab: Accessing the Command Line ............................................................................ 39
Summary ............................................................................................................... 45

3. Managing Files From the Command Line 47

Describing Linux File System Hierarchy Concepts ....................................................... 48
Quiz: Describing Linux File System Hierarchy Concepts ................................................ 51
Specifying Files by Name ........................................................................................ 55
Quiz: Specifying Files by Name ................................................................................ 60
Managing Files Using Command-line Tools ................................................................ 64
Guided Exercise: Managing Files Using Command-line Tools ......................................... 70
Making Links Between Files ..................................................................................... 75
Guided Exercise: Making Links Between Files ............................................................. 79
Matching File Names with Shell Expansions ................................................................ 81
Quiz: Matching File Names with Shell Expansions ....................................................... 86
Lab: Managing Files from the Command Line ............................................................. 90
Summary ............................................................................................................. 100

4. Getting Help in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 101

Reading Manual Pages ........................................................................................... 102
Guided Exercise: Reading Manual Pages ................................................................... 106
Reading Info Documentation .................................................................................... 110
Guided Exercise: Reading Info Documentation ............................................................ 113
Lab: Getting Help in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ............................................................ 116
Summary .............................................................................................................. 123

5. Creating, Viewing, and Editing Text Files 125

Redirecting Output to a File or Program ................................................................... 126
Quiz: Redirecting Output to a File or Program ........................................................... 132
Editing Text Files from the Shell Prompt .................................................................. 136
Guided Exercise: Editing Text Files from the Shell Prompt ........................................... 140
Changing the Shell Environment ............................................................................. 142
Guided Exercise: Changing the Shell Environment ..................................................... 148
Lab: Creating, Viewing, and Editing Text Files ............................................................ 151
Summary .............................................................................................................. 159

6. Managing Local Users and Groups 161

Describing User and Group Concepts ....................................................................... 162
Quiz: Describing User and Group Concepts ............................................................... 165

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 Gaining Superuser Access ...................................................................................... 169
Guided Exercise: Gaining Superuser Access .............................................................. 174
Managing Local User Accounts ................................................................................ 179
Guided Exercise: Managing Local User Accounts ....................................................... 182
Managing Local Group Accounts ............................................................................. 185
Guided Exercise: Managing Local Group Accounts ..................................................... 188
Managing User Passwords ....................................................................................... 191
Guided Exercise: Managing User Passwords .............................................................. 195
Lab: Managing Local Users and Groups .................................................................... 199
Summary ............................................................................................................. 204

7. Controlling Access to Files 205

Interpreting Linux File System Permissions .............................................................. 206
Quiz: Interpreting Linux File System Permissions ....................................................... 211
Managing File System Permissions from the Command Line ....................................... 215
Guided Exercise: Managing File System Permissions from the Command Line ................ 219
Managing Default Permissions and File Access ......................................................... 223
Guided Exercise: Managing Default Permissions and File Access ................................. 227
Lab: Controlling Access to Files .............................................................................. 232
Summary ............................................................................................................. 238

8. Monitoring and Managing Linux Processes 239

Listing Processes ................................................................................................. 240
Quiz: Listing Processes ......................................................................................... 245
Controlling Jobs ................................................................................................... 247
Guided Exercise: Controlling Jobs ........................................................................... 250
Killing Processes .................................................................................................. 255
Guided Exercise: Killing Processes ........................................................................... 261
Monitoring Process Activity ................................................................................... 266
Guided Exercise: Monitoring Process Activity ........................................................... 270
Lab: Monitoring and Managing Linux Processes ........................................................ 275
Summary ............................................................................................................. 286

9. Controlling Services and Daemons 287

Identifying Automatically Started System Processes ................................................. 288
Guided Exercise: Identifying Automatically Started System Processes ......................... 293
Controlling System Services ................................................................................... 297
Guided Exercise: Controlling System Services ........................................................... 301
Lab: Controlling Services and Daemons ................................................................... 305
Summary ............................................................................................................. 309

10. Configuring and Securing SSH 311

Accessing the Remote Command Line with SSH ........................................................ 312
Guided Exercise: Accessing the Remote Command Line .............................................. 315
Configuring SSH Key-based Authentication .............................................................. 319
Guided Exercise: Configuring SSH Key-based Authentication ...................................... 323
Customizing OpenSSH Service Configuration ........................................................... 329
Guided Exercise: Customizing OpenSSH Service Configuration .................................... 331
Lab: Configuring and Securing SSH ......................................................................... 337
Summary ............................................................................................................. 344

11. Analyzing and Storing Logs 345

Describing System Log Architecture ....................................................................... 346
Quiz: Describing System Log Architecture ............................................................... 348
Reviewing Syslog Files .......................................................................................... 352
Guided Exercise: Reviewing Syslog Files .................................................................. 356
Reviewing System Journal Entries .......................................................................... 359

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 Guided Exercise: Reviewing System Journal Entries .................................................. 364
Preserving the System Journal ............................................................................... 368
Guided Exercise: Preserving the System Journal ........................................................ 371
Maintaining Accurate Time ..................................................................................... 374
Guided Exercise: Maintaining Accurate Time ............................................................. 378
Lab: Analyzing and Storing Logs ............................................................................ 382
Summary ............................................................................................................. 387

12. Managing Networking 389

Describing Networking Concepts ............................................................................ 390
Quiz: Describing Networking Concepts ..................................................................... 401
Validating Network Configuration ........................................................................... 405
Guided Exercise: Validating Network Configuration ..................................................... 411
Configuring Networking from the Command Line ....................................................... 414
Guided Exercise: Configuring Networking from the Command Line .............................. 420
Editing Network Configuration Files ........................................................................ 425
Guided Exercise: Editing Network Configuration Files ................................................ 428
Configuring Host Names and Name Resolution ......................................................... 433
Guided Exercise: Configuring Host Names and Name Resolution ................................. 436
Lab: Managing Networking ..................................................................................... 440
Summary ............................................................................................................. 445

13. Archiving and Transferring Files 447

Managing Compressed tar Archives ........................................................................ 448
Guided Exercise: Managing Compressed Tar Archives ................................................ 454
Transferring Files Between Systems Securely ........................................................... 457
Guided Exercise: Transferring Files Between Systems Securely ................................... 459
Synchronizing Files Between Systems Securely ......................................................... 461
Guided Exercise: Synchronizing Files Between Systems Securely ................................ 465
Lab: Archiving and Transferring Files ....................................................................... 467
Summary ............................................................................................................. 473

14. Installing and Updating Software Packages 475

Registering Systems for Red Hat Support ................................................................ 476
Quiz: Registering Systems for Red Hat Support ........................................................ 480
Explaining and Investigating RPM Software Packages ............................................... 482
Guided Exercise: Explaining and Investigating RPM Software Packages ........................ 487
Installing and Updating Software Packages with Yum ................................................ 490
Guided Exercise: Installing and Updating Software Packages with Yum ......................... 497
Enabling Yum Software Repositories ....................................................................... 502
Guided Exercise: Enabling Yum Software Repositories ............................................... 505
Managing Package Module Streams ........................................................................ 509
Guided Exercise: Managing Package Module Streams ................................................. 515
Lab: Installing and Updating Software Packages ........................................................ 519
Summary ............................................................................................................. 526

15. Accessing Linux File Systems 527

Identifying File Systems and Devices ...................................................................... 528
Quiz: Identifying File Systems and Devices .............................................................. 532
Mounting and Unmounting File Systems .................................................................. 534
Guided Exercise: Mounting and Unmounting File Systems .......................................... 538
Locating Files on the System .................................................................................. 541
Guided Exercise: Locating Files on the System ......................................................... 548
Lab: Accessing Linux File Systems .......................................................................... 551
Summary ............................................................................................................. 556

16. Analyzing Servers and Getting Support 557

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 Analyzing and Managing Remote Servers ................................................................ 558
Guided Exercise: Analyzing and Managing Remote Servers ......................................... 572
Getting Help From Red Hat Customer Portal ............................................................ 576
Guided Exercise: Getting Help from Red Hat Customer Portal ..................................... 585
Detecting and Resolving Issues with Red Hat Insights ................................................ 587
Quiz: Detecting and Resolving Issues with Red Hat Insights ........................................ 595
Summary ............................................................................................................. 597
17. Comprehensive Review 599
Comprehensive Review ........................................................................................ 600
Lab: Managing Files from the Command Line ........................................................... 604
Lab: Managing Users and Groups, Permissions and Processes ..................................... 612
Lab: Configuring and Managing a Server .................................................................. 619
Lab: Managing Networks ....................................................................................... 626
Lab: Mounting Filesystems and Finding Files ............................................................ 633

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Red Hat System Administration I

Document Conventions

Introduction

1. Getting Started with Red Hat Enterprise Linux

What is Linux?

Quiz: Getting Started with Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Summary

2. Accessing the Command Line

Accessing the Command Line

Quiz: Accessing the Command Line

Accessing the Command Line Using the Desktop

Guided Exercise: Accessing the Command Line Using the Desktop

Executing Commands Using the Bash Shell

Quiz: Executing Commands Using the Bash Shell

Lab: Accessing the Command Line

Summary

3. Managing Files From the Command Line

Describing Linux File System Hierarchy Concepts

Quiz: Describing Linux File System Hierarchy Concepts

Specifying Files by Name

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 Quiz: Specifying Files by Name
Managing Files Using Command-line Tools

Guided Exercise: Managing Files Using Command-line Tools

Making Links Between Files

Guided Exercise: Making Links Between Files

Matching File Names with Shell Expansions

Quiz: Matching File Names with Shell Expansions

Lab: Managing Files from the Command Line

Summary

4. Getting Help in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Reading Manual Pages

Guided Exercise: Reading Manual Pages

Reading Info Documentation

Guided Exercise: Reading Info Documentation

Lab: Getting Help in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Summary

5. Creating, Viewing, and Editing Text Files

Redirecting Output to a File or Program

Quiz: Redirecting Output to a File or Program

Editing Text Files from the Shell Prompt

Guided Exercise: Editing Text Files from the Shell Prompt

Changing the Shell Environment

Guided Exercise: Changing the Shell Environment

Lab: Creating, Viewing, and Editing Text Files

Summary

6. Managing Local Users and Groups

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 Describing User and Group Concepts
Quiz: Describing User and Group Concepts

Gaining Superuser Access

Guided Exercise: Gaining Superuser Access

Managing Local User Accounts

Guided Exercise: Managing Local User Accounts

Managing Local Group Accounts

Guided Exercise: Managing Local Group Accounts

Managing User Passwords

Guided Exercise: Managing User Passwords

Lab: Managing Local Users and Groups

Summary

7. Controlling Access to Files

Interpreting Linux File System Permissions

Quiz: Interpreting Linux File System Permissions

Managing File System Permissions from the Command Line

Guided Exercise: Managing File System Permissions from the Command Line

Managing Default Permissions and File Access

Guided Exercise: Managing Default Permissions and File Access

Lab: Controlling Access to Files

Summary

8. Monitoring and Managing Linux Processes

Listing Processes

Quiz: Listing Processes

Controlling Jobs

Guided Exercise: Controlling Jobs

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 Killing Processes
Guided Exercise: Killing Processes

Monitoring Process Activity

Guided Exercise: Monitoring Process Activity

Lab: Monitoring and Managing Linux Processes

Summary

9. Controlling Services and Daemons

Identifying Automatically Started System Processes

Guided Exercise: Identifying Automatically Started System Processes

Controlling System Services

Guided Exercise: Controlling System Services

Lab: Controlling Services and Daemons

Summary

10. Configuring and Securing SSH

Accessing the Remote Command Line with SSH

Guided Exercise: Accessing the Remote Command Line

Configuring SSH Key-based Authentication

Guided Exercise: Configuring SSH Key-based Authentication

Customizing OpenSSH Service Configuration

Guided Exercise: Customizing OpenSSH Service Configuration

Lab: Configuring and Securing SSH

Summary

11. Analyzing and Storing Logs

Describing System Log Architecture

Quiz: Describing System Log Architecture

Reviewing Syslog Files

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 Guided Exercise: Reviewing Syslog Files
Reviewing System Journal Entries

Guided Exercise: Reviewing System Journal Entries

Preserving the System Journal

Guided Exercise: Preserving the System Journal

Maintaining Accurate Time

Guided Exercise: Maintaining Accurate Time

Lab: Analyzing and Storing Logs

Summary

12. Managing Networking

Describing Networking Concepts

Quiz: Describing Networking Concepts

Validating Network Configuration

Guided Exercise: Validating Network Configuration

Configuring Networking from the Command Line

Guided Exercise: Configuring Networking from the Command Line

Editing Network Configuration Files

Guided Exercise: Editing Network Configuration Files

Configuring Host Names and Name Resolution

Guided Exercise: Configuring Host Names and Name Resolution

Lab: Managing Networking

Summary

13. Archiving and Transferring Files

Managing Compressed tar Archives

Guided Exercise: Managing Compressed Tar Archives

Transferring Files Between Systems Securely

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 Guided Exercise: Transferring Files Between Systems Securely
Synchronizing Files Between Systems Securely

Guided Exercise: Synchronizing Files Between Systems Securely

Lab: Archiving and Transferring Files

Summary

14. Installing and Updating Software Packages

Registering Systems for Red Hat Support

Quiz: Registering Systems for Red Hat Support

Explaining and Investigating RPM Software Packages

Guided Exercise: Explaining and Investigating RPM Software Packages

Installing and Updating Software Packages with Yum

Guided Exercise: Installing and Updating Software Packages with Yum

Enabling Yum Software Repositories

Guided Exercise: Enabling Yum Software Repositories

Managing Package Module Streams

Guided Exercise: Managing Package Module Streams

Lab: Installing and Updating Software Packages

Summary

15. Accessing Linux File Systems

Identifying File Systems and Devices

Quiz: Identifying File Systems and Devices

Mounting and Unmounting File Systems

Guided Exercise: Mounting and Unmounting File Systems

Locating Files on the System

Guided Exercise: Locating Files on the System

Lab: Accessing Linux File Systems

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 Summary

16. Analyzing Servers and Getting Support

Analyzing and Managing Remote Servers

Guided Exercise: Analyzing and Managing Remote Servers

Getting Help From Red Hat Customer Portal

Guided Exercise: Getting Help from Red Hat Customer Portal

Detecting and Resolving Issues with Red Hat Insights

Quiz: Detecting and Resolving Issues with Red Hat Insights

Summary

17. Comprehensive Review

Comprehensive Review

Lab: Managing Files from the Command Line

Lab: Managing Users and Groups, Permissions and Processes

Lab: Configuring and Managing a Server

Lab: Managing Networks

Lab: Mounting Filesystems and Finding Files

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Document Conventions ix

Introduction xi
Red Hat System Administration II .............................................................................. xi
Orientation to the Classroom Environment ................................................................. xii
Controlling Your Systems ................................................................................ xiii
Internationalization ................................................................................................. xiv

1. Improving Command-line Productivity 1

Writing Simple Bash Scripts ....................................................................................... 2
Guided Exercise: Writing Simple Bash Scripts ............................................................... 6
Running Commands More Efficiently Using Loops ........................................................ 9
Guided Exercise: Running Commands More Efficiently Using Loops ............................... 15
Matching Text in Command Output with Regular Expressions ........................................ 18
Guided Exercise: Matching Text in Command Output with Regular Expressions ................ 26
Lab: Improving Command-line Productivity ................................................................ 29
Summary ............................................................................................................... 35

2. Scheduling Future Tasks 37

Scheduling a Deferred User Job ............................................................................... 38
Guided Exercise: Scheduling a Deferred User Job ....................................................... 40
Scheduling Recurring User Jobs ............................................................................... 44
Guided Exercise: Scheduling Recurring User Jobs ....................................................... 47
Scheduling Recurring System Jobs ........................................................................... 50
Guided Exercise: Scheduling Recurring System Jobs ................................................... 53
Managing Temporary Files ....................................................................................... 57
Guided Exercise: Managing Temporary Files ............................................................... 60
Quiz: Scheduling Future Tasks .................................................................................. 63
Summary ............................................................................................................... 67

3. Tuning System Performance 69

Adjusting Tuning Profiles ......................................................................................... 70
Guided Exercise: Adjusting Tuning Profiles ................................................................ 75
Influencing Process Scheduling ................................................................................. 77
Guided Exercise: Influencing Process Scheduling ......................................................... 81
Lab: Tuning System Performance ............................................................................. 85
Summary ............................................................................................................... 89

4. Controlling Access to Files with ACLs 91

Interpreting File ACLs ............................................................................................. 92
Quiz: Interpreting File ACLs ..................................................................................... 99
Securing Files with ACLs ......................................................................................... 101
Guided Exercise: Securing Files with ACLs ................................................................ 105
Lab: Controlling Access to Files with ACLs ................................................................ 110
Summary .............................................................................................................. 119

5. Managing SELinux Security 121

Changing the SELinux Enforcement Mode ................................................................ 122
Guided Exercise: Changing the SELinux Enforcement Mode ........................................ 126
Controlling SELinux File Contexts ............................................................................ 129
Guided Exercise: Controlling SELinux File Contexts .................................................... 133
Adjusting SELinux Policy with Booleans ................................................................... 136
Guided Exercise: Adjusting SELinux Policy with Booleans ........................................... 138
Investigating and Resolving SELinux Issues ............................................................... 141
Guided Exercise: Investigating and Resolving SELinux Issues ...................................... 145
Lab: Managing SELinux Security .............................................................................. 149
Summary ............................................................................................................. 155

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6. Managing Basic Storage 157
Adding Partitions, File Systems, and Persistent Mounts .............................................. 158
Guided Exercise: Adding Partitions, File Systems, and Persistent Mounts ...................... 168
Managing Swap Space ............................................................................................ 172
Guided Exercise: Managing Swap Space .................................................................... 176
Lab: Managing Basic Storage .................................................................................. 180
Summary .............................................................................................................. 188
7. Managing Logical Volumes 189
Creating Logical Volumes ....................................................................................... 190
Guided Exercise: Creating Logical Volumes ............................................................... 197
Extending Logical Volumes .................................................................................... 202
Guided Exercise: Extending Logical Volumes ............................................................ 207
Lab: Managing Logical Volumes ............................................................................... 211
Summary .............................................................................................................. 217
8. Implementing Advanced Storage Features 219
Managing Layered Storage with Stratis ................................................................... 220
Guided Exercise: Managing Layered Storage with Stratis ........................................... 225
Compressing and Deduplicating Storage with VDO .................................................... 231
Guided Exercise: Compressing and Deduplicating Storage with VDO ............................ 234
Lab: Implementing Advanced Storage Features ........................................................ 238
Summary ............................................................................................................. 247
9. Accessing Network-Attached Storage 249
Mounting Network-Attached Storage with NFS ......................................................... 250
Guided Exercise: Managing Network-Attached Storage with NFS ................................ 255
Automounting Network-Attached Storage ............................................................... 259
Guided Exercise: Automounting Network-Attached Storage ........................................ 262
Lab: Accessing Network-Attached Storage ............................................................... 268
Summary ............................................................................................................. 275
10. Controlling the Boot Process 277
Selecting the Boot Target ...................................................................................... 278
Guided Exercise: Selecting the Boot Target .............................................................. 283
Resetting the Root Password ................................................................................. 286
Guided Exercise: Resetting the Root Password ......................................................... 290
Repairing File System Issues at Boot ...................................................................... 292
Guided Exercise: Repairing File System Issues at Boot ............................................... 294
Lab: Controlling the Boot Process ........................................................................... 297
Summary ............................................................................................................. 303
11. Managing Network Security 305
Managing Server Firewalls ..................................................................................... 306
Guided Exercise: Managing Server Firewalls .............................................................. 314
Controlling SELinux Port Labeling ........................................................................... 318
Guided Exercise: Controlling SELinux Port Labeling ................................................... 321
Lab: Managing Network Security ............................................................................ 325
Summary ............................................................................................................. 333
12. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 335
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux ......................................................................... 336
Guided Exercise: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux ................................................. 340
Automating Installation with Kickstart ..................................................................... 343
Guided Exercise: Automating Installation with Kickstart ............................................. 351
Installing and Configuring Virtual Machines ............................................................. 354
Quiz: Installing and Configuring Virtual Machines ..................................................... 359
Lab: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux ................................................................... 361

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 Summary ............................................................................................................. 367
13. Comprehensive Review 369
Comprehensive Review ......................................................................................... 370
Lab: Fixing Boot Issues and Maintaining Servers ....................................................... 373
Lab: Configuring and Managing File Systems and Storage .......................................... 380
Lab: Configuring and Managing Server Security ........................................................ 387

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RH134
Red Hat System Administration II

Document Conventions

Introduction

1. Improving Command-line Productivity

Writing Simple Bash Scripts

Guided Exercise: Writing Simple Bash Scripts

Running Commands More Efficiently Using Loops

Guided Exercise: Running Commands More Efficiently Using Loops

Matching Text in Command Output with Regular Expressions

Guided Exercise: Matching Text in Command Output with Regular Expressions

Lab: Improving Command-line Productivity

Summary

2. Scheduling Future Tasks

Scheduling a Deferred User Job

Guided Exercise: Scheduling a Deferred User Job

Scheduling Recurring User Jobs

Guided Exercise: Scheduling Recurring User Jobs

Scheduling Recurring System Jobs

Guided Exercise: Scheduling Recurring System Jobs

Managing Temporary Files

Guided Exercise: Managing Temporary Files

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 Quiz: Scheduling Future Tasks
Summary

3. Tuning System Performance

Adjusting Tuning Profiles

Guided Exercise: Adjusting Tuning Profiles

Influencing Process Scheduling

Guided Exercise: Influencing Process Scheduling

Lab: Tuning System Performance

Summary

4. Controlling Access to Files with ACLs

Interpreting File ACLs

Quiz: Interpreting File ACLs

Securing Files with ACLs

Guided Exercise: Securing Files with ACLs

Lab: Controlling Access to Files with ACLs

Summary

5. Managing SELinux Security

Changing the SELinux Enforcement Mode

Guided Exercise: Changing the SELinux Enforcement Mode

Controlling SELinux File Contexts

Guided Exercise: Controlling SELinux File Contexts

Adjusting SELinux Policy with Booleans

Guided Exercise: Adjusting SELinux Policy with Booleans

Investigating and Resolving SELinux Issues

Guided Exercise: Investigating and Resolving SELinux Issues

Lab: Managing SELinux Security

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 Summary

6. Managing Basic Storage

Adding Partitions, File Systems, and Persistent Mounts

Guided Exercise: Adding Partitions, File Systems, and Persistent Mounts

Managing Swap Space

Guided Exercise: Managing Swap Space

Lab: Managing Basic Storage

Summary

7. Managing Logical Volumes

Creating Logical Volumes

Guided Exercise: Creating Logical Volumes

Extending Logical Volumes

Guided Exercise: Extending Logical Volumes

Lab: Managing Logical Volumes

Summary

8. Implementing Advanced Storage Features

Managing Layered Storage with Stratis

Guided Exercise: Managing Layered Storage with Stratis

Compressing and Deduplicating Storage with VDO

Guided Exercise: Compressing and Deduplicating Storage with VDO

Lab: Implementing Advanced Storage Features

Summary

9. Accessing Network-Attached Storage

Mounting Network-Attached Storage with NFS

Guided Exercise: Managing Network-Attached Storage with NFS

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 Automounting Network-Attached Storage
Guided Exercise: Automounting Network-Attached Storage

Lab: Accessing Network-Attached Storage

Summary

10. Controlling the Boot Process

Selecting the Boot Target

Guided Exercise: Selecting the Boot Target

Resetting the Root Password

Guided Exercise: Resetting the Root Password

Repairing File System Issues at Boot

Guided Exercise: Repairing File System Issues at Boot

Lab: Controlling the Boot Process

Summary

11. Managing Network Security

Managing Server Firewalls

Guided Exercise: Managing Server Firewalls

Controlling SELinux Port Labeling

Guided Exercise: Controlling SELinux Port Labeling

Lab: Managing Network Security

Summary

12. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Guided Exercise: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Automating Installation with Kickstart

Guided Exercise: Automating Installation with Kickstart

Installing and Configuring Virtual Machines

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 Quiz: Installing and Configuring Virtual Machines
Lab: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Summary

13. Running Containers

Introducing Containers

Quiz: Introducing Containers

Running a Basic Container

Guided Exercise: Running a Basic Container

Finding and Managing Container Images

Guided Exercise: Finding and Managing Container Images

Performing Advanced Container Management

Guided Exercise: Performing Advanced Container Management

Attaching Persistent Storage to a Container

Guided Exercise: Attaching Persistent Storage to a Container

Managing Containers as Services

Guided Exercise: Managing Containers as Services

Lab: Running Containers

Summary

14. Comprehensive Review

Comprehensive Review

Lab: Fixing Boot Issues and Maintaining Servers

Lab: Configuring and Managing File Systems and Storage

Lab: Configuring and Managing Server Security

Lab: Running Containers

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