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Red Hat Linux Rapid Track Course (RH-301-VT)

Red Hat Linux Rapid Track Course (RH-301-VT)
 
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The Red Hat Linux Rapid Track Course is designed for UNIX- and Linux-experienced users, networking specialists, and system administrators. This 4-day course provides intensive hands-on training on Red Hat Linux 9, and is for those who are interested in taking the rapid track course, but who would prefer to defer taking the exam until the later date, or who are not interested in certification.

 
 
Format
This course is presented using Sun's web-based Live Virtual Class (LVC). The LVC is a dynamic and fully interactive online learning environment that features live teaching collaboration, and instructor-assisted activities.

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RH-301-VT 4 days $2,698.00

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Lab Information
The hands-on online labs offered in this course involve accessing equipment through a network terminal session. Students will not have physical access to this equipment. Students will access the equipment through Sun's Remote Lab Data Center (RLDC).

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Languages
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Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are UNIX or Linux system administrators who have significant real-world experience with UNIX or Linux systems administration and some experience setting up key networking services such as HTTP, DNS, NIS, DHCP, and who want a fast-track course to prepare for the RHCE Exam.

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Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be UNIX or Linux system administrators who have significant real-world experience with UNIX or Linux systems administration and some experience setting up key networking services such as HTTP, DNS, NIS, DHCP, and who want a fast-track course to prepare for the RHCE Exam.

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Skills Gained

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Course Content

Module 1 - Hardware and Installation

  • Hardware Compatibility
  • CPU and SMP Support
  • New Hardware Detection
  • Plug and Play
  • Block and Other Devices
  • Disk Addressing and Partitioning
  • Peripheral Devices and their Configuration
  • The Red Hat Installer
  • Performing and Validating the Installation

Module 2 - The Boot Process

  • Virtual Consoles
  • The Boot Process
  • Kernel Initialization
  • init and /etc/inittab
  • Exploration of the init Process
  • The GRUB Boot Loader

Module 3 - Filesystem and Software Administration

  • Partitioning Utilities
  • Journaling Filesystems
  • Formatting Filesystems
  • mount
  • The Automounter
  • /etc/fstab
  • Red Hat Network Implementation
  • Maintaining Software with RPM
  • Performing RPM Queries
  • RPM Related Utilities

Module 4 - User Administration

  • PAM
  • Creating User Accounts
  • Maintaining User Accounts
  • Creating/Maintaining Groups
  • The User Private Group Model
  • SGID Directories
  • The Initial User Environment
  • Configuring Quotas
  • NIS Server and Client Configuration

Module 5 - System Administration Tools

  • Installing with Kickstart
  • cron Scheduling
  • Daily cron Scripts
  • Network Interface Configuration
  • CUPS Configuration and Administration
  • LPRng Configuration and Administration
  • syslog Configuration

Module 6 - Kernel Services and Configuration

  • Linux LVM Configuration and Administration
  • Managing Kernel Modules
  • Examining and Setting Kernel Parameters in /proc
  • Software RAID Configuration and Recovery

Module 7 - Apache and Squid

  • Squid Proxy Server Overview
  • Apache Configuration
  • Implementing Apache Virtual Hosts

Module 8 - NFS and Samba

  • Configuring an NFS Server
  • Samba Client Tools
  • Samba Server Configuration
  • Windows Passwords and Samba
  • Sharing Files, Directories and Printers with Samba

Module 9 - DNS and Electronic Mail

  • Sendmail Configuration Files
  • m4 Macro Language and the sendmail.mc File
  • Additional sendmail Configuration Files
  • Postfix Configuration Files
  • Configuring BIND
  • named.conf
  • Configuring Forward and Reverse Lookup Zones
  • Special Zones
  • Zone Files

Module 10 - FTP, xinetd, and OpenSSH

  • vsftpd Configuration
  • DHCP Server Configuration
  • OpenSSH Client Utilities
  • OpenSSH Server Configuration
  • OpenSSH Authentication Methods
  • xinetd.conf
  • xinetd Service Files

Module 11 - The X Window System

  • Configuring XFree86
  • The X Protocol Overview
  • X Protocol Network Transparency
  • X Window System and ssh
  • Window Managers
  • Display Managers
  • X Window System Security
  • X Window System Modularity
  • XFree86 Startup
  • The X Font Server

Module 12 - Securing Services

  • tcp wrappers Configuration
  • netfilter Configuration
  • Maintaining netfilter Rules
  • netfilter Example
  • netfilter Network Address Translation
  • netfilter Connection Tracking

Module 13 - Troubleshooting

  • Filesytem Corruption
  • Filesytem Recovery
  • Things to Check: The X Window System
  • Things to Check: Services
  • Things to Check: Networking
  • Things to Check: Booting
  • The Rescue Environment
  • Recovery Runlevels
  • Boot Floppies

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