[RHCE] first meeting notes

[Jim Ray]

i lifted the prerequisite from jeff's handout and prolly should have lifted
this instead:

Unit 1: Hardware and Installation
 Hardware CompatibilityCPU and SMP SupportNew Hardware DetectionPlug and
PlayBlock and Other DevicesDisk Addressing and PartitioningPeripheral
Devices and their ConfigurationThe Red Hat InstallerPerforming and
Validating the Installation

Unit 2: The Boot Process
 Virtual ConsolesThe Boot ProcessKernel Initializationinit and
/etc/inittabExploration of the init ProcessThe GRUB Boot Loader

Unit 3: Filesystem and Software Administration
 Partitioning UtilitiesJournaling FilesystemsFormatting FilesystemsmountThe
Automounter/etc/fstabRed Hat Network ImplementationMaintaining Software with
RPMPerforming RPM QueriesRPM Related Utilities

Unit 4: User Administration
 PAMCreating User AccountsMaintaining User AccountsCreating/Maintaining
GroupsThe User Private Group ModelSGID DirectoriesThe Initial User
EnvironmentConfiguring QuotasNIS Server and Client Configuration

Unit 5: System Administration Tools
 Installing with Kickstartcron SchedulingDaily cron ScriptsNetwork Interface
ConfigurationCUPS Configuration and AdministrationLPRng Configuration and
Administrationsyslog Configuration

Unit 6: Kernel Services and Configuration
 Linux LVM Configuration and AdministrationManaging Kernel ModulesExamining
and Setting Kernel Parameters in /procSoftware RAID Configuration and
Recovery

Unit 7: Apache and Squid
 Squid Proxy Server OverviewApache ConfigurationImplementing Apache Virtual
Hosts

Unit 8: NFS and Samba
 Configuring an NFS ServerSamba Client ToolsSamba Server
ConfigurationWindows Passwords and SambaSharing Files, Directories and
Printers with Samba

Unit 9: DNS and Electronic Mail
 Sendmail Configuration Filesm4 Macro Language and the sendmail.mc
FileAdditional sendmail Configuration FilesPostfix Configuration
FilesConfiguring BINDnamed.confConfiguring Forward and Reverse Lookup
ZonesSpecial ZonesZone Files

Unit 10: FTP, xinetd, and OpenSSH
 vsftpd ConfigurationDHCP Server ConfigurationOpenSSH Client
UtilitiesOpenSSH Server ConfigurationOpenSSH Authentication
Methodsxinetd.confxinetd Service Files

Unit 11: The X Window System
 Configuring XFree86The X Protocol OverviewX Protocol Network TransparencyX
Window System and sshWindow ManagersDisplay ManagersX Window System
SecurityX Window System ModularityXFree86 StartupThe X Font Server

Unit 12: Securing Services
 tcp wrappers Configurationnetfilter ConfigurationMaintaining netfilter
Rulesnetfilter Examplenetfilter Network Address Translationnetfilter
Connection Tracking

Unit 13: Troubleshooting
 Filesytem CorruptionFilesytem RecoveryThings to Check: The X Window
SystemThings to Check: ServicesThings to Check: NetworkingThings to Check:
BootingThe Rescue EnvironmentRecovery RunlevelsBoot Floppies

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhce-bounces at trilug.org
> [mailto:rhce-bounces at trilug.org]On Behalf
> Of Jim Ray
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 8:36 PM
> To: rhce at trilug.org
> Subject: [RHCE] first meeting notes
>
>
> any volunteers to facilitate next week's meeting?
>
> TRILUG RHCE – Organizational Meeting
> 3 September 2003
> 1. meeting time – Wednesdays 8-10 PM
>
> 2. meeting place – 2610 Vanderbilt Ave
>
> 3. irc time – Thursdays 8-10 PM
> Attendees
> Craig Isdahl craig at dashsystems.com 878-3274 x201
> Matt Frye matthew.frye at rexhealth.com 784-3791
> Steve Hoffman srhoofman at bellsouth.net 795-3679
> Max Woodbury max.teneyck.woodbury at verizon.net 403-9110
> Jim Ray jim at neuse.net 838-1672 x201
> Greg Woodbury ggw at wolves.durham.nc.us 493-1998
> http://members.trilug.org/~redwolfe
> Chris Woodbury ccw at wolves.durham.nc.us none
>
> Minutes
> Available for our Class:
> http://www.terrapinjunction.com
> ftp.terrapinjunction.com
> mail.terrapinjunction.com
>
> Recommended Books:
> RHCE Study Guide, Osborne
>
> Syllabus
> 1.	Basic hardware knowledge
> ·	Intel and Intel clone architectures
> ·	IRQs and IRQ settings for standard serial ports
> ·	Disk subsystems (IDE, EIDE, SCSI)
> ·	Disk partitioning
>
> 2.	Basic UNIX/Linux knowledge
> ·	Basic text editor usage
> 1.	Opening, closing, writing, and abandoning files
> 2.	Basic text editing
>
> 3.	UNIX Filesystem Hierarchy and Structure
> ·	UNIX/Linux filesystems
> ·	SCSI, floppy, CD-ROM, and IDE devices
> ·	Referencing /dev devices
> ·	ISA and PCI hardware issues
> ·	Filesystem formating and checking, fdisk, mkfs, fsck
> ·	Span multiple partitions with root filesystem
> ·	Mount misc partitions with mount
>
> 4.	Basic file operations and manipulation
> ·	Basics: cp, mv, ls, more, less, cd, pwd, tar, find, etc.
> ·	Filters: cat, grep, egrep, wc, cat, tail, head, sort, etc.
> ·	File Name wildcards: *, ?, [ ], etc.
>
> 5.	Printing
> ·	lpq, lprm, lpr
> ·	adding local and remote printers
>
> 6.	UNIX/Linux Shell
> ·	Basic Shell Programming
> ·	Piping, I/O and error redirection
> ·	Script execution and permissions
> ·	Variables and parameters
> ·	The inherited environment
>
> 7.	Basic security
> ·	Shadow passwords
> ·	File permissions
> ·	Understanding users, groups and umask
> ·	Suid
>
> 8.	UNIX System Administration
> ·	/etc/skel/... and home directories
> ·	Daemons
> ·	Cron
> ·	Superuser
> ·	Syslogd and logging
> ·	Backup and Restore Tasks
> ·	Control of Network Services and Daemons
> ·	System crontab
> ·	Using and managing the system log files
> ·	Basic system backup and restore operations
>
> 9.	Basic TCP/IP Networking
> ·	IP numbers and classes
> ·	The network address, broadcast address and subnet mask
> ·	Tools and commands
> 1.	ping
> 2.	ifconfig
> 3.	netstat
> ·	Name resolution configuration
> 1.	/etc/hosts
> 2.	/etc/resolv.conf
> 3.	/etc/host.conf
> 4.	/etc/nsswitch.conf
>
> 10.	Familiarity with Standard Networking Services
> ·	NFS and remote filesystems
> ·	Sendmail
> ·	POP, IMAP
> ·	FTP
> ·	DNS
> ·	DHCP
> ·	SMB
> ·	httpd
> ·	YP, Nis
> ·	Inetd
>
> 11. Basic Network Security
>
>
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