This document outlines a 5-day training course on Red Hat System Administration. The course covers topics such as the GNOME desktop, managing files and software, logical volumes, networking, users/groups, security, services, storage, installation, virtualization and boot processes. Each day is divided into units covering specific tasks and skills related to administering and maintaining Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 systems.

1. RED HAT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION I
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2. DAY ONE DAY TWO DAY THREE DAY FOUR DAY FIVE
Manage
Introduction Networking General Services File Sharing
Logical Volumes
GNOME System Managing Securing
Users / Groups
Desktop Resources Storage 2 Services
Manage Files Manage
Manage Files Installation Review
(Nautilus) Software
Getting Help Bash Permissions Virtualization
Text-based
Local Services Remote Admin Booting
Help
Managing
Storage 1
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3. DAY ONE Unit 1:
Get Started with the
Introduction
GNOME Graphical Desktop
GNOME Desktop ● Using the GNOME Desktop
● Editing Files with gedit
Manage Files (Nautilus)
Getting Help
Local Services
Managing Storage 1
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4. DAY ONE Unit 2:
Manage Files Graphically
Introduction
with Nautilus
GNOME Desktop ● Managing Local Files with
Nautilus
Manage Files (Nautilus) ●
Managing Remote Files with
Nautilus
Getting Help
Local Services
Managing Storage 1
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5. DAY ONE Unit 3:
Get Help in a Graphical
Introduction
Environment
GNOME Desktop ● Research Local Documentation
● Research On-line
Manage Files (Nautilus) Documentation
●
Getting the Most from Red Hat
Getting Help Global Support Services
Local Services
Managing Storage 1
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6. DAY ONE Unit 4:
Configure Local Services
Introduction
GNOME Desktop ● Understand the Role of the Root
User
Manage Files (Nautilus) ●
Manage the System Clock
●
Manage Print Queues
Getting Help
● Manage Print Jobs
Local Services
Managing Storage 1
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7. DAY ONE Unit 5:
Manage Physical Storage I
Introduction
GNOME Desktop ● Describe MBR: Primary,
Extended, Logical Partitions
Manage Files (Nautilus) ●
List Available Disk Devices
●
Introduce Classroom Virtual
Getting Help Machines
● Create a New Partition and
Local Services Format It With a Filesystem
Managing Storage 1
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9. DAY ONE DAY TWO DAY THREE DAY FOUR DAY FIVE
Manage
Introduction Networking General Services File Sharing
Logical Volumes
GNOME System Managing Securing
Users / Groups
Desktop Resources Storage 2 Services
Manage Files Manage
Manage Files Installation Review
(Nautilus) Software
Getting Help Bash Permissions Virtualization
Text-based
Local Services Remote Admin Booting
Help
Managing
Storage 1
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10. DAY TWO Unit 6:
Manage Logical Volumes
Manage Logical Volumes
System Resources ● LVM Concepts and Terms
● Displaying LVM Usage
Manage Software
● Initial LVM Deployment
Bash
● Extending a Volume Group
● Extending a Logical Volume
Text-based Help ● Removing a Physical Volume
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11. Logical Volume Concepts
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12. Logical Volume Concepts
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13. Extending a Volume Group
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14. Extending a Volume Group
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15. Extending a Logical Volume
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16. DAY TWO Unit 7:
Monitor System Resources
Manage Logical Volumes
System Resources ● Understand Process, Priority,
and Signal Concepts
Manage Software ●
Monitor Processes by CPU or
Memory Consumption
Bash ● Manage Running Processes
● Monitor Disk Usage
Text-based Help
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17. DAY TWO Unit 8:
Manage System Software
Manage Logical Volumes
System Resources ● Identify Installed Packages
● Register with Red Hat Network
Manage Software
● Install, Remove, and Update
Packages
Bash
Text-based Help
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18. DAY TWO Unit 9:
Get Started with Bash
Manage Logical Volumes
System Resources ● Bash Syntax
● Using Bash
Manage Software
● Launching Graphical Tools from
Bash
Bash
Text-based Help
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19. DAY TWO Unit 10:
Getting Help in a Textual
Manage Logical Volumes
Environment
System Resources ● Read Documentation Using man
● Identify Relevant man-pages by
Manage Software Keyword
●
Read Documentation Using
Bash pinfo
● Documentation in
Text-based Help /usr/share/doc
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20. DAY ONE DAY TWO DAY THREE DAY FOUR DAY FIVE
Manage
Introduction Networking General Services File Sharing
Logical Volumes
GNOME System Managing Securing
Users / Groups
Desktop Resources Storage 2 Services
Manage Files Manage
Manage Files Installation Review
(Nautilus) Software
Getting Help Bash Permissions Virtualization
Text-based
Local Services Remote Admin Booting
Help
Managing
Storage 1
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21. DAY THREE Unit 11:
Establish Network
Networking
Connectivity
Users / Groups ● Essential Network Concepts
● Linux Network Configuration
Manage Files
● Confirming Network
Functionality
Permissions
Remote Admin
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23. IPv6 Address:
fe80:0000:0000:0000:0215:58ff:fec4:c6fe =
1111111010000000:0000000000000000:0000000000000000:0000000000000000:
0000001000010101:0101100011111111:1111111011000100:1100011011111110
= fe80::215:58ff:fec4:c6fe (abbreviated form)
Netmask:
Normally 64 bits long (/64). Host part is therefore 64 bits long (128 - 64 = 64).
Usually not written as ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:0000:0000:0000:0000
Network:
fe80:0000:0000:0000:: =
1111111010000000:0000000000000000:0000000000000000:0000000000000000
Host:
::0215:58ff:fec4:c6fe =
0000001000010101:0101100011111111:1111111011000100:1100011011111110
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25. DAY THREE Unit 12:
Administer Users and
Networking
Groups
Users / Groups ● User and Group Administration
Manage Files
Permissions
Remote Admin
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26. DAY THREE Unit 13:
Manage Files from the
Networking
Command-line
Users / Groups ● The Linux Filesystem Hierarchy
● Navigate with Absolute
Manage Files Pathnames
●
Command-line File Management
Permissions
● Save Typing With Relative
Pathnames
Remote Admin
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29. DAY THREE Unit 14:
Secure Linux File Access
Networking
Users / Groups ● User, Group, Other (UGO)
Concepts
Manage Files ●
Manage Permissions Using GUI
Tools
Permissions ● Manage Permissions from the
Command-line
Remote Admin
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31. DAY THREE Unit 15:
Administer Remote
Networking
Systems
Users / Groups ● Remote GNOME Desktop Access
● Remote Shell Access
Manage Files
● Remote File Transfers
Permissions
● Archives and File Compression
● Using SSH Keys
Remote Admin
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32. DAY ONE DAY TWO DAY THREE DAY FOUR DAY FIVE
Manage
Introduction Networking General Services File Sharing
Logical Volumes
GNOME System Managing Securing
Users / Groups
Desktop Resources Storage 2 Services
Manage Files Manage
Manage Files Installation Review
(Nautilus) Software
Getting Help Bash Permissions Virtualization
Text-based
Local Services Remote Admin Booting
Help
Managing
Storage 1
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33. DAY FOUR Unit 16:
Configure General
General Services
Services
Managing Storage 2 ● Deploy a Generic Network
Service
Installation ●
Securing SSH Access
●
Configuring a VNC Server
Virtualization
● Secure Access to a Remote
GNOME Desktop
Booting
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34. DAY FOUR Unit 17:
Manage Physical Storage II
General Services
Managing Storage 2 ● Examine File System Attributes
● Modify File System Attributes
Installation
● Delete an Existing Partition
Virtualization
● Swap Space Concepts
● Managing Swap Space
Booting
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35. DAY FOUR Unit 18:
Install Linux Graphically
General Services
Managing Storage 2 ● Graphical Installation with
Anaconda
Installation ●
Post-install Configuration with
Firstboot
Virtualization
Booting
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36. DAY FOUR Unit 19:
Manage Virtual Machines
General Services
Managing Storage 2 ● Introduction to KVM
Virtualization
Installation ●
Virtual Guest Installation
●
Configuring Guests to Start at
Virtualization Boot Time
Booting
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37. DAY FOUR Unit 20:
Control the Boot Process
General Services
Managing Storage 2 ● Booting an Alternate Kernel
● Booting into a Different
Installation Runlevel
●
Getting Past a GRUB
Virtualization Misconfiguration
● Making Persistent GRUB
Booting Changes
● Passing Kernel Arguments
● Changing the Default Runlevel
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38. DAY ONE DAY TWO DAY THREE DAY FOUR DAY FIVE
Manage
Introduction Networking General Services File Sharing
Logical Volumes
GNOME System Managing Securing
Users / Groups
Desktop Resources Storage 2 Services
Manage Files Manage
Manage Files Installation Review
(Nautilus) Software
Getting Help Bash Permissions Virtualization
Text-based
Local Services Remote Admin Booting
Help
Managing
Storage 1
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39. DAY FIVE Unit 21:
Deploy File Sharing
File Sharing
Services
Securing Services ● Deploy an FTP Server
● FTP Server Configuration
Review
● Deploy a Web Server
● Web Server Configuration
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40. DAY FIVE Unit 22:
Secure Network Services
File Sharing
Securing Services ● Activate and Deactivate Firewall
Protection
Review ●
Modify the Firewall to Allow
Access to Trusted Services
● Basic SELinux Concepts
● SELinux Modes
● Changing SELinux Modes
● Displaying SELinux Contexts
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44. DAY FIVE Unit 23:
Comprehensive Review
File Sharing
Securing Services
Review
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