RHCE Certification Lab (RH299)

1. Local and remote logins

• Review methods for accessing the system and engaging Red Hat Support

2. File system navigation

• Copy, move, create, delete, link, and organize files while working from the Bash shell prompt

3. Users and groups

• Manage Linux users and groups and administer local password policies

4. File permissions

• Control access to files and directories using permissions and access control lists (ACLs)

5. SELinux permissions

• Manage the SELinux behavior of a system to keep it secure in case of a network service compromise

6. Process management

• Evaluate and control processes running on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system

7. Updating software packages

• Download, install, update, and manage software packages from Red Hat and yum package repositories

8. Creating and mounting file systems

• Create and manage disks, partitions, and filesystems from the command line

9. Service management and boot troubleshooting

• Control and monitor system daemons and troubleshoot the Red Hat Enterprise Linux boot process

10. Network configuration

• Configure basic IPv4 networking on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems

11. System logging and ntp

• Locate and accurately interpret relevant system log files for troubleshooting purposes

12. Logical volume management

• Create and manage logical volumes from the command line

13. Scheduled processes

• Schedule tasks to automatically execute in the future

14. Mounting network file systems

• Use autofs and the command line to mount and unmount network storage with NFS and SMB

15. Firewall configuration

• Configure a basic firewall

16. Virtualization and kickstart

• Automate the installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on virtual machines with kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) and libvirt

17. Managing IPv6 networking

• Configure and troubleshoot basic IPv6 networking on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems

18. Configuring link aggregation and bridging

• Configure and troubleshoot advanced network interface functionality including bonding, teaming, and local software bridges

19. Controlling network port security

• Permit and reject access to network services using advanced SELinux and firewalld filtering techniques

20. Managing DNS for Servers

• Set and verify correct DNS records for systems and configure secure-caching DNS

21. Configuring Email Delivery

• Relay all email sent by the system to a SMTP gateway for central delivery

22. Providing block-based storage

• Provide and use networked iSCSI block devices as remote disks

23. Providing file-based storage

• Provide NFS exports and SMB file shares to specific systems and users

24. Configuring MariaDB databases

• Provide a MariaDB SQL database for use by programs and database administrators

25. Providing Apache HTTPD Web Service

• Configure Apache HTTPD to provide Transport Layer Security (TLS)-enabled websites and virtual hosts

26. Writing Bash scripts

• Write simple shell scripts using Bash

27. Bash conditionals and control structures

• Use Bash conditionals and other control structures to write more sophisticated shell commands and scripts

28. Configuring the shell environment

• Customize Bash startup and use environment variables, Bash aliases, and Bash functions