Linux Red Hat Advanced System Administration Part 3: User Administration and X Windows

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Summary: Linux Red Hat Advanced System Administration Part 3
Review: Course Overview
The third course in the Linux Red Hat Advanced System Administration series covers some advanced user administration and X Windows topics. It examines disk quotas and shell configuration. The course also covers Kernel concepts, installation, and configuration. Finally, it teaches the learner how to set up X Windows servers and clients.

Learn To

Identify the guidelines for managing disk quotas in Linux.
Identify the procedure for handling quotas in Linux.
Identify the features of Linux initialization.
Identify the features of the Linux kernel.
Identify the features of configuring the Linux kernel by using the config command.
Identify the features of configuring the Linux kernel by using the menuconfig command.
Identify the features of the X Window system.
Identify the features of Linux X configuration tools.
Identify the features of Linux X client applications.

Audience
The audience for this curriculum will be relatively wide. Learners will generally come from three backgrounds: The first group are existing Linux System Administrators whose focus is to learn specifically about Red Hat Linux. The second group is specifically preparing to take the RHCE exam and is using our course to support this certification. The third group are Linux expert/power users who want to learn the nuts and bolts of Red Hat Linux system administration. In general, you can consider the learners who take this curriculum will have a strong understanding of the content in our Linux Essentials curriculum.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
ITCAP credits: Not Applicable CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Advanced System and User Administration 2 - 3 hours

Identify the guidelines for managing disk quotas in Linux.
Identify the procedure for handling quotas in Linux.
Create disk quotas.
Create default disk quotas.
Match the report quota commands with the reports they produce.
Identify the features of Linux initialization.
Identify the features of runlevels.
Identify the features of Linux processes.
Identify the functions of the stages of Linux initialization.
Configure startup options by using the Runlevel Manager.
Identify shutdown options.
Identify the features of RAID.
Sequence the steps involved in installing RAID with Red Hat Linux.
Sequence the steps involved in configuring RAID.

Unit 2: Advanced Kernel Management 2 - 3 hours

Identify the features of the Linux kernel.
Identify the features of configuring the Linux kernel by using the config command.
Identify the features of configuring the Linux kernel by using the menuconfig command.
Identify the features of configuring the Linux kernel by using the xconfig command.
Identify the steps to build a modularized kernel.
Sequence the steps to reconfigure Linux Loader (LILO).
Sequence the steps to build a monolithic kernel.

Unit 3: X Window System 2 hours

Identify the features of the X Window system.
Identify the features of Linux X configuration tools.
Identify the features of Linux X client applications.
Identify the features of Linux window managers.
Identify the features of the GNOME and the KDE desktop environments.
Sequence the steps to run X applications on a remote display.
Identify the functions of the startx command.
Identify the display manager configuration options for starting the X Window system.