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Exam Readiness Checklist |
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Official Objective |
Certification Objective |
Ch # |
Pg # |
Beginner |
Intermediate |
Expert |
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Red Hat Exam Prerequisite Skills | ||||||
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Use standard command line tools (e.g., ls, cp, mv, rm, tail, and cat) to create, remove, view, and investigate files and directories |
Basic Commands |
1 |
16 | |||
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Use grep, sed, and awk to process text streams and files |
Basic Commands |
1 |
16 | |||
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Use a terminal-based text editor, such as vi/vim, to modify text files |
Basic Linux Knowledge |
1 |
5 | |||
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Use input/output redirection |
Shells |
1 |
24 | |||
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Understand basic principles of TCP/IP networking, including IP addresses, netmasks, and gateways |
Basic TCP/IP Networking |
1 |
36 | |||
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Use su to switch user accounts |
System Administration |
1 |
31 | |||
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Use passwd to set passwords |
Basic Security |
1 |
27 | |||
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Use tar, gzip, and bzip2v |
System Administration |
1 |
31 | |||
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Configure an e-mail client on Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
Basic Graphical Applications |
6 |
409 | |||
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Use Mozilla and/or links to access HTTP/HTTPS URLs |
Basic Graphical Applications |
6 |
409 | |||
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Use lftp to access FTP URLs |
The Very Secure FTP Service |
7 |
453 | |||
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RHCT Troubleshooting and System Maintenance Skills | ||||||
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Boot systems into different run levels for troubleshooting and system maintenance |
The linux rescue Environment |
11 |
671 | |||
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Diagnose and correct misconfigured networking |
Network Configuration |
4 |
260 | |||
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Diagnose and correct hostname resolution problems |
DNS/BIND |
9 |
545 | |||
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Configure the X Window System and a desktop environment |
X Window System (entire chapter) |
6 |
369 | |||
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Add new partitions, filesystems, and swap to existing systems |
1, 2, 3 |
1, 73, 155 | ||||
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Use standard command-line tools to analyze problems and configure (your) system |
all | |||||
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RHCE Troubleshooting and System Maintenance Skills | ||||||
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Use the rescue environment provided by first installation CD |
The linux rescue Environment |
11 |
671 | |||
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Diagnose and correct boot loader failures arising from boot loader, module, and filesystem errors |
The linux rescue Environment |
11 |
671 | |||
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Diagnose and correct problems with network services (see the following Installation and Configuration skills for a list of these services) |
7, 8, 9, 10 |
425, 483, 543, 601 | ||||
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Add, remove, and resize logical volumes |
3, 11 |
155, 661 | ||||
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RHCT Installation and Configuration Skills | ||||||
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Perform network OS installation |
Configuring a Network Installation, The Installation Process |
2 |
87, 110 | |||
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Implement a custom partitioning scheme |
The Installation Process |
2 |
110 | |||
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Configure printing |
Print Services |
8 |
516 | |||
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Configure the scheduling of tasks using cron and at |
The cron System |
5 |
349 | |||
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Attach system to a network directory service, such as NIS or LDAP |
Configuring Directory Clients and NIS Servers |
10 |
603 | |||
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Configure autofs |
Filesystem Management and the Automounter |
4 |
237 | |||
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Add and manage users, groups, and quotas |
Adding, Deleting, and Modifying User Accounts |
4 |
220 | |||
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Configure filesystem permissions for collaboration |
Red Hat User Private Group Scheme |
11 |
664 | |||
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Install and update RPMs |
The Red Hat Package Manager Command and Utility, RPM Sources |
4 |
245, 256 | |||
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Properly update the kernel RPM |
Kernel, cron, and User Administration (multiple sections) |
5 |
295 | |||
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Modify the system boot loader |
2, 3, 11 |
73, 155, 661 | ||||
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Implement software RAID at install-time and runtime |
2, 3 |
73, 155 | ||||
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Use /proc/sys and sysctl to modify and set kernel runtime parameters |
5, 10 |
295, 601 | ||||
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RHCE Installation and Configuration Skills | ||||||
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For SMB, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security |
Samba Networking |
8 |
485 | |||
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For HTTP/HTTPS, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security |
Apache |
7 |
427 | |||
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For NFS, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security |
Network File System |
9 |
563 | |||
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For FTP, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security |
The Very Secure FTP Service |
7 |
453 | |||
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For Web proxy, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security |
Easy Squid Configuration |
7 |
449 | |||
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For SMTP, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security |
Mail Services |
7 |
459 | |||
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For IMAP/IMAPS/POP3, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security |
Mail Services |
7 |
459 | |||
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For SSH, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security |
The Secure Shell Package |
11 |
692 | |||
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For DNS, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security |
DNS/BIND |
9 |
545 | |||
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Configure hands-free installation using Kickstart |
Automated Installation with Kickstart |
3 |
188 | |||
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Implement logical volumes at install-time |
The Installation Process |
2 |
110 | |||
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Use PAM to implement user-level restrictions |
The Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) System |
10 |
614 | |||