OCS-linux-199: RHCSA™ Review Outline

This one-day, online review class is designed to review the key topics that are testable on the RHCE™ exam. Each RHCE™ exam objective will be reviewed on a point-by-point basis. Students are taught by an instructor who is both RHCSA™ and RHCE™ certified.

System Configuration and Management

  • Route IP traffic and create static routes
  • Use iptables to implement packet filtering and configure network address translation (NAT)
  • Use /proc/sys and sysctl to modify and set kernel run-time parameters
  • Configure system to authenticate using Kerberos
  • Build a simple RPM that packages a single file
  • Configure a system as an iSCSI initiator that persistently mounts an iSCSI target
  • Produce and deliver reports on system utilization (processor, memory, disk, and network)
  • Use shell scripting to automate system maintenance tasks
  • Configure a system to log to a remote system
  • Configure a system to accept logging from a remote system

Network Services

  • Install the packages needed to provide the service
  • Configure SELinux to support the service
  • Configure the service to start when the system is booted
  • Configure the service for basic operation
  • Configure host-based and user-based security for the service

HTTP/HTTPS

  • Configure a virtual host
  • Configure private directories
  • Deploy a basic CGI application
  • Configure group-managed content

DNS

  • Configure a caching-only name server
  • Configure a caching-only name server to forward DNS queries

FTP

  • Configure anonymous-only download

NFS

  • Provide network shares to specific clients
  • Provide network shares suitable for group collaboration

SMB

  • Provide network shares to specific clients
  • Provide network shares suitable for group collaboration

SMTP

  • Configure a mail transfer agent (MTA) to accept inbound email from other systems
  • Configure an MTA to forward (relay) email through a smart host

SSH

  • Configure key-based authentication
  • Configure additional options described in documentation

NTP

  • Synchronize time using other NTP peers
1 Day

Prior to attending this class, students should have the following experience:

  • Completion of "OCS-linux-075: Linux Essentials" or equivalent experience and
  • Completion of "OCS-linux-175: Linux System Administration I" or equivalent experience and
$250