Red Hat RHCSA 8 Cert Guide · EX200 by Vugt, Sander van -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page About This eBook Title Page Copyright Page Contents at a Glance Table of Contents About the Author Dedication Acknowledgments About the Technical Reviewer We Want to Hear from You! Reader Services Introduction

Goals and Methods Who Should Read This Book? How This Book Is Organized How to Use This Book Other Features Exam Objective to Chapter Mapping Where Are the Companion Content Files?

Figure Credits Part I: Performing Basic System Management Tasks

Chapter 1. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Preparing to Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Performing a Manual Installation Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 1.1

Chapter 2. Using Essential Tools

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Basic Shell Skills Editing Files with vim Understanding the Shell Environment Finding Help Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 2.1

Chapter 3. Essential File Management Tools

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Working with the File System Hierarchy Managing Files Using Links Working with Archives and Compressed Files Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 3.1

Chapter 4. Working with Text Files

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Using Common Text File–Related Tools A Primer to Using Regular Expressions Using grep to Analyze Text Working with Other Useful Text Processing Utilities Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 4.1

Chapter 5. Connecting to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Working on Local Consoles Using SSH and Related Utilities Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Labs Lab 5.1 Lab 5.2

Chapter 6. User and Group Management

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Different User Types Managing User Accounts Creating and Managing Group Accounts Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 6.1

Chapter 7. Permissions Management

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Managing File Ownership Managing Basic Permissions Managing Advanced Permissions Managing ACLs Setting Default Permissions with umask Working with User-Extended Attributes Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 7.1

Chapter 8. Configuring Networking

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Networking Fundamentals Managing Network Addresses and Interfaces Validating Network Configuration Configuring Network Configuration with nmtui and nmcli Setting Up Hostname and Name Resolution Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 8.1

Part II: Operating Running Systems

Chapter 9. Managing Software

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Managing Software Packages with yum Using yum Managing Package Module Streams Managing Software Packages with rpm Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Labs Lab 9.1 Lab 9.2

Chapter 10. Managing Processes

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Introduction to Process Management Managing Shell Jobs Using Common Command-Line Tools for Process Management Using top to Manage Processes Using tuned to Optimize Performance Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 10.1

Chapter 11. Working with Systemd

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Understanding Systemd Managing Units Through Systemd Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 11.1

Chapter 12. Scheduling Tasks

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Configuring Cron to Automate Recurring Tasks Configuring at to Schedule Future Tasks Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 12.1

Chapter 13. Configuring Logging

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Understanding System Logging Configuring rsyslogd Rotating Log Files Working with journald Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 13.1

Chapter 14. Managing Storage

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Understanding MBR and GPT Partitions Managing Partitions and File Systems Mounting File Systems Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 14.1

Chapter 15. Managing Advanced Storage

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Understanding LVM Creating LVM Logical Volumes Resizing LVM Logical Volumes Configuring Stratis Configuring VDO Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Labs Lab 15.1 Lab 15.2 Lab 15.3

Part III: Performing Advanced System Administration Tasks

Chapter 16. Basic Kernel Management

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Understanding the Role of the Linux Kernel Working with Kernel Modules Upgrading the Linux Kernel Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 16.1

Chapter 17. Managing and Understanding the Boot Procedure

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Managing Systemd Targets Working with GRUB 2 Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Labs Lab 17.1 Lab 17.2

Chapter 18. Essential Troubleshooting Skills

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Understanding the RHEL 8 Boot Procedure Passing Kernel Boot Arguments Using a Rescue Disk Fixing Common Issues Recovering Access to a Virtual Machine Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 18.1

Chapter 19. An Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Understanding Shell Scripting Core Elements Using Variables and Input Using Conditional Loops Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 19.1

Part IV: Managing Network Services

Chapter 20. Configuring SSH

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Hardening the SSH Server Using Other Useful sshd Options Configuring Key-Based Authentication with Passphrases Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 20.1

Chapter 21. Managing Apache HTTP Services

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Configuring a Basic Apache Server Understanding Apache Configuration Files Creating Apache Virtual Hosts Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 21.1

Chapter 22. Managing SELinux

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Understanding SELinux Working and Modes Understanding Context Settings and the Policy Restoring Default File Contexts Using Boolean Settings to Modify SELinux Settings Diagnosing and Addressing SELinux Policy Violations Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 22.1

Chapter 23. Configuring a Firewall

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Understanding Linux Firewalling Working with Firewalld Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Key Topics Define Key Terms Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 23.1

Chapter 24. Accessing Network Storage

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Using NFS Services Using CIFS Services Mounting Remote File Systems Through fstab Using Automount to Mount Remote File Systems Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 24.1

Chapter 25. Configuring Time Services

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz Foundation Topics Understanding Local Time Using Network Time Protocol Managing Time on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Summary Exam Preparation Tasks Review All Key Topics Complete Tables and Lists from Memory Define Key Terms Review Questions End-of-Chapter Lab Lab 25.1

Chapter 26. Final Preparation

General Tips

Chapter 27. Theoretical Pre-Assessment Exam

Part V: RHCSA RHEL 8 Practice Exams

RHCSA Practice Exam A

General Notes

RHCSA Practice Exam B

General Notes

Appendix A. Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Review Questions

Answers to the “Do I Know This Already” Quizzes Answers to the Review Questions

Glossary

Index Online Elements

RHCSA Practice Exam C

General Notes

RHCSA Practice Exam D

General Notes

Appendix B. Memory Tables

Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 18 Chapter 20 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 25

Appendix C. Memory Tables Answer Key

Appendix D. Study Planner

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