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    This document outlines the contents and lessons of the Red Hat Certified Engineer Complete Course. The course is divided into 4 modules that cover advanced system management, networking and Apache, DNS and file sharing, and essential back-end services. Some topics include configuring authentication, iSCSI, performance reporting, networking, firewalls, Apache virtual hosts, DNS, NFS/SMB file sharing, SMTP, SSH, MariaDB, time services, and shell scripting. The course provides exercises for each lesson to help students learn practical skills for administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.

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    This document outlines the contents and lessons of the Red Hat Certified Engineer Complete Course. The course is divided into 4 modules that cover advanced system management, networking and Apache, DNS and file sharing, and essential back-end services. Some topics include configuring authentication, iSCSI, performance reporting, networking, firewalls, Apache virtual hosts, DNS, NFS/SMB file sharing, SMTP, SSH, MariaDB, time services, and shell scripting. The course provides exercises for each lesson to help students learn practical skills for administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.

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    This document outlines the contents and lessons of the Red Hat Certified Engineer Complete Course. The course is divided into 4 modules that cover advanced system management, networking and Apache, DNS and file sharing, and essential back-end services. Some topics include configuring authentication, iSCSI, performance reporting, networking, firewalls, Apache virtual hosts, DNS, NFS/SMB file sharing, SMTP, SSH, MariaDB, time services, and shell scripting. The course provides exercises for each lesson to help students learn practical skills for administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.

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    Table of Contents

    I: Course Introduction
    II: What to Expect on the RHCE Exam
    III: Preparing an Environment for Doing Exercises

    Module 1: Advanced System Management

    Lesson 1: Configuring Authentication


    1.1: Understanding Red Hat Identity Management
    1.2: Using authconfig to set up External Authentication
    1.3: Configuring a System to Authenticate Using Kerberos
    1.4: Understanding authconfig Configuration Files
    Exercise 1
    Explanation to Exercise 1
    Interactive Exercise — Module 1, Lesson 1

    Lesson 2: Configuring iSCSI Target and Initiator


    2.1: Understanding iSCSI Target and Initiator
    2.2: Setting up an iSCSI Target
    2.3: Connecting the iSCSI Initiator to an iSCSI SAN
    2.4: Verifying the iSCSI Connection
    Exercise 2
    Explanation to Exercise 2
    Interactive Exercise — Module 1, Lesson 2

    Lesson 3: System Performance Reporting


    3.1: Understanding System Performance Parameters
    3.2: Understanding top
    3.3: Understanding iostat
    3.4: Understanding vmstat
    3.5: Understanding sar Components
    3.6: Setting up sar
    3.7: Analyzing sar Data
    Exercise 3
    Explanation to Exercise 3

    Lesson 4: System Optimization Basics


    4.1: Understanding the /proc Contents
    4.2: Analyzing the /proc File System
    4.3: Optimizing Through /proc
    4.4: Introducing sysctl
    4.5: Using sysctl
    4.6: Modifying Network Behavior Through /proc and sysctl
    Exercise 4
    Explanation to Exercise 4

    Lesson 5: Configuring Logging


    5.1: Understanding Logging in RHEL7
    5.2: Connecting Journald to Rsyslog
    5.3: Setting up Remote Logging
    Exercise 5
    Explanation to Exercise 5
    End-of-Module Questions

    Module 2: Networking and Apache


    Lesson 6: Configuring Advanced Networking
    6.1: Networking Basics Resumed
    6.2: Understanding Routing
    6.3: Setting up Static Routing
    6.4: Understanding Network Bridges
    6.5: Setting up Network Bridges
    6.6: Understanding Network Bonds and Teams
    6.7: Configuring Network Teams
    6.8: Configuring IPv6
    Exercise 6
    Explanation to Exercise 6
    Interactive Exercise — Module 2, Lesson 6

    Lesson 7: Managing Linux-Based Firewalls


    7.1: Understanding Firewalld Operation
    7.2: Configuring Firewalld Services and Zones
    7.3: Creating Services Files
    7.4: Configuring Rich Firewall Rules
    7.5: Understanding NAT and Port Forwarding
    7.6: Configuring NAT
    7.7: Configuring Port Forwarding
    Exercise 7
    Explanation to Exercise 7
    Interactive Exercise — Module 2, Lesson 7

    Lesson 8: Configuring Apache Virtual Hosts

    8.1: Understanding Apache Configuration Files


    8.2: Exploring the httpd.conf File
    8.3: Configuring a Simple Web Server
    8.4: Introducing Virtual Hosts
    8.5: Configuring Virtual Hosts
    8.6: Common Errors Working with Virtual Hosts
    Exercise 8
    Explanation to Exercise 8
    Interactive Exercise — Module 2, Lesson 8

    Lesson 9: Managing Advanced Apache Features


    9.1: Setting up Authenticated Web Servers
    9.2: Configuring Apache for LDAP Authentication
    9.3: Enabling CGI Scripts
    9.4: Understanding TLS Protected Web Sites
    9.5: Setting up TLS Protected Web Sites
    Exercise 9
    Explanation to Exercise 9
    End-of-Module Questions

    Module 3: DNS and File Sharing

    Lesson 10: Configuring a Cache-only DNS Server


    10.1: Understanding DNS
    10.2: Understanding Different DNS Server Modes
    10.3: Analyzing DNS Output with dig
    10.4: Setting up a Cache-only DNS Nameserver
    10.5: Opening the Firewall for DNS
    10.6: Working with Cache Dumps
    Exercise 10
    Explanation to Exercise 10
    Interactive Exercise — Module 3, Lesson 10

    Lesson 11: Configuring NFS File Sharing


    11.1: Understanding NFSv4 Features
    11.2: Configuring NFS Exports Suitable for Group Collaboration
    11.3: Mounting NFS Shares
    11.4: Using Kerberos to Control Access to NFS Network Shares–Part 1
    11.5: Using Kerberos to Control Access to NFS Network Shares–Part 2
    11.6: Opening the Firewall for NFS
    11.7: Understanding showmount and NFSv4
    11.8: Understanding NFS SELinux Configuration
    Exercise 11
    Explanation to Exercise 11

    Lesson 12: Managing SMB File Sharing


    12.1: Accessing SMB Shares
    12.2: Samba Server Configuration Overview
    12.3: Creating the SMB Share: Linux Tasks
    12.4: Creating the SMB Share: smb.conf Tasks
    12.5: Tuning the Share for Access Restrictions
    12.6: Verifying the Configuration
    12.7: Using Samba-Related SELinux Settings
    12.8: Opening the Firewall for SMB Traffic
    Exercise 12
    Explanation to Exercise 12
    Interactive Exercise — Module 3, Lesson 12
    End-of-Module Questions

    Module 4: Essential Back-end Services

    Lesson 13: Setting up an SMTP Server


    13.1: Understanding Server Roles in Email
    13.2: Understanding Postfix Configuration
    13.3: Configuring Postfix for Mail Reception
    13.4: Configuring Postfix for Relaying Mail
    13.5: Demonstration: Monitoring a Working Mail Configuration
    13.6: Understanding Postfix Maps
    Exercise 13
    Explanation to Exercise 13
    Interactive Exercise — Module 4, Lesson 13

    Lesson 14: Managing SSH


    14.1: Understanding Secure SSH Authentication
    14.2: Configuring Key-based Authentication
    14.3: Understanding Important SSH Options
    14.4: Tuning SSH Client Options
    14.5: Understanding the Use of SSH Tunnels
    14.6: Creating SSH Tunnels
    Exercise 14
    Explanation to Exercise 14

    Lesson 15: Managing MariaDB


    15.1: Understanding Relational Databases
    15.2: Creating a Base MariaDB Configuration
    15.3: Creating Databases and Tables
    15.4: Managing Users and Permissions
    15.5: Backing up the Database
    Exercise 15
    Explanation to Exercise 15
    Interactive Exercise — Module 4, Lesson 15

    Lesson 16: Managing Time Services


    16.1: Understanding RHEL7 Time Services
    16.2: Configuring NTP Peers
    Exercise 16
    Explanation to Exercise 16

    Lesson 17: Shell Scripting


    17.1: Understanding Shell Scripting Core Elements
    17.2: Using Variables
    17.3: Using Positional Parameters
    17.4: Understanding if then else
    17.5: Understanding for
    17.6: Understanding while and until
    17.7: Understanding case
    Exercise 17
    Explanation to Exercise 17
    End-of-Module Questions

    Module 1: Advanced System Management

    In this module, you learn how to perform some advanced system management tasks.

    Lesson 1: Configuring Authentication


    In this lesson, you learn how to configure authentication using authconfig. You get insight in the
    configuration files behind it, and learn how to set up an IPA server as an LDAP and Kerberos
    server.

    Lesson 2: Configuring iSCSI Target and Initiator


    In this lesson, you learn how to set up RHEL 7 as an iSCSI target using the LIO target software,
    and how connect RHEL to an iSCSI SAN using iscsiadm.

    Lesson 3: System Performance Reporting


    This lesson teaches you how to use common performance measurement tools for reporting
    system performance.

    Lesson 4: System Optimization Basics


    This lesson shows how to apply Linux system optimization basics using /proc and sysctl.

    Lesson 5: Configuring Logging


    This lesson explains how rsyslog and the syslog journal relate to one another and how to set up
    an rsyslog log server.
    Module 2: Networking and Apache

    In this module, you learn how to set up advanced networking features as well as the Apache web
    server.

    Lesson 6: Configuring Advanced Networking


    In this lesson, you learn how to set up advanced network configurations, such as teams and
    bridges.

    Lesson 7: Managing Linux-Based Firewalls


    This lesson shows how to create firewall configurations using firewalld.

    Lesson 8: Configuring Apache Virtual Hosts

    In this lesson, you learn how a basic Apache web server is organized and how to configure
    virtual hosts.

    Lesson 9: Managing Advanced Apache Features


    This lesson teaches you how to configure Apache with TLS and how to secure it using
    authentication.

    Module 3: DNS and File Sharing

    In this module, you learn how to set up an unbound cache-only DNS name server and NFS and
    Samba file sharing.

    Lesson 10: Configuring a Cache-only DNS Server


    In this lesson, you learn how to configure the unbound service to set up a cache-only DNS name
    server.

    Lesson 11: Configuring NFS File Sharing


    In this lesson, you learn how to set up an NFS server and how to secure it using Kerberos and
    SELinux transparency.

    Lesson 12: Managing SMB File Sharing


    In this lesson, you learn how to set up Samba file sharing on your server. You also learn how to
    apply appropriate SELinux settings to secure it.

    Module 4: Essential Back-end Services

    In this module, different important back-end services are discussed.


    Lesson 13: Setting up an SMTP Server
    In this lesson, you learn how to set up Postfix as a mail relay server and how to send mail
    messages between Linux servers in a datacenter.

    Lesson 14: Managing SSH


    This lesson explains how to set up key-based SSH authentication and discusses some important
    SSH settings.

    Lesson 15: Managing MariaDB


    In this lesson, you learn essential database administration tasks. You also learn how to make a
    logical or physical backup of a database.

    Lesson 16: Managing Time Services


    In this lesson, you learn how to set up time services using chrony and timedatectl.

    Lesson 17: Shell Scripting


    This lesson teaches you shell scripting basics.

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