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RedHat 135 course (Week 2)
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So much like week 1, the day started with intros and just general talk about Linux experiences. Most of the people from this class were also in the week 1 class I attended 2 weeks ago. A lot of the other students seem to be having a hard time grasping concepts.
Day 1
So far, I have learned more than I did in week 1. A lot of command line tasks to complete. Most of the Linux experience I have is all through using ssh and the CLI. So this really isnt that difficult for me so far. We covered 4 chapters on day 1. I will break them down here.
Chapter 1 - Automated Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Day 2
Day 2 went in depth in a few things. I feel like I learned some more as well as really solidified the concepts and objectives that are to be covered on the exam.
Chapter 5 - Network Configuration and troubleshooting
Day 3
Chapter 8 - Accessing Network File Sharing Services.
Chapter 10 - Network Users Accounts with LDAP
Day 1
So far, I have learned more than I did in week 1. A lot of command line tasks to complete. Most of the Linux experience I have is all through using ssh and the CLI. So this really isnt that difficult for me so far. We covered 4 chapters on day 1. I will break them down here.
Chapter 1 - Automated Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Create a kickstart file with system-config-kickstart
- Make the kickstart file available to installers
- Create boot media
- Point installer to a kick start file
- Modify a kickstart file
- Accessing the command line locally
- Accessing the command line using ssh
- Using hard links
- Archives and compression
- Intro to vim
- Basic vim workflow
- Basic regular expressions
- Using grep
- Pipelines and redirection
Day 2
Day 2 went in depth in a few things. I feel like I learned some more as well as really solidified the concepts and objectives that are to be covered on the exam.
Chapter 5 - Network Configuration and troubleshooting
- Network configuration files
- Basic troubleshooting process
- Network troubleshooting tool kit
- Adding file system space
- Encrypting partitions
- Adding swap space
- Review LVM concepts
- Implement LVM storage
- Grow a file system
- Add a disk
- Snapshot as backup
Day 3
Chapter 8 - Accessing Network File Sharing Services.
- Mounting network shares
- Automount network shares
- NFS
- CIFS
- Using /net
- autofs
- User definition
- Manage local users
- Password expiration
- Password policies
- /ect/passwd file
Chapter 10 - Network Users Accounts with LDAP
- LDAP Client configuration
- Automounter metacharacters
- getent command
- Network mounting home directories
- autofs
- Managing groups
- Access control lists
- getfacl command
- setfacl command
- default acl's
- collaborative directory permissions
- Review basic SELinux concepts
- Displaying and setting SELinux modes
- Displaying and setting SELinux file contexts
- Tuning policy behavior with SELinux booleans
- Monitoring SELinux policy variations
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YuckTheFankees Member Posts: 1,281 ■■■■■□□□□□
Nice review so far and I agree with the IO redirection material..that's one of my weak areas as well. -
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YuckTheFankees Member Posts: 1,281 ■■■■■□□□□□
The more info you give about the class, the more I want to take because I have the funds now...but I'm wondering if I should save the money and just self study for the exam. -
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MrAgent Member Posts: 1,310 ■■■■■■■■□□
I wouldnt be able to take this class if my company hadnt paid for it. I would recommend it if your company is willing to send you. Im getting a lot of out of this class. Hopefully I pass the exam on Friday, if not I will be self studying for the retake. -
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YuckTheFankees Member Posts: 1,281 ■■■■■□□□□□
I don't know if I've asked this question already, but how much Linux experience or knowledge did you have before starting the Red Hat courses? -
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MrAgent Member Posts: 1,310 ■■■■■■■■□□
I have some normal experience as far as a user. Meaning, I have compiled binaries... recompiled the kernel etc, but a lot of the normal administrator tasks they are giving us, I have never done. For instance, I havent ever had to setup volumes after the inital setup nor have I ever setup persistent mounts to a CIFS share. This is the kind of stuff I am learning. The stuff that an administrator should know. -
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MrAgent Member Posts: 1,310 ■■■■■■■■□□
Unfortuneatly not. I got a 185. Needed a 210. I made a few mistakes when reviewing after the exam. Ill pass next time. Retaking next month. ill post the rest of my review tomorrow. Just got back home. -
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YuckTheFankees Member Posts: 1,281 ■■■■■□□□□□
Sorry to hear that, but thanks for all the information regarding the Red Hat classes. Definitely let us know when you take the exam again. -
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YuckTheFankees Member Posts: 1,281 ■■■■■□□□□□
When you have a chance can you update the rest of this course? thanks -
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YuckTheFankees Member Posts: 1,281 ■■■■■□□□□□
After taking the RhCSA exam..what are your thoughts on it and what area's were you weak in?(was the exam everything you expected?, were there a lot of area's not covered?) -
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MrAgent Member Posts: 1,310 ■■■■■■■■□□
The exam is exactly what I expected it to be. The funny thing is the time went by so fast during the exam, before I realized it I only had 5 minutes left! I am definitely weak in autofs and permissions. I definitely need to review them before I retake the exam next month. Everything that was on the exam was definitely covered in the class. -
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YuckTheFankees Member Posts: 1,281 ■■■■■□□□□□
How were the questions worded? I'm use to multiple choice exams..so I dont know what to expect for a lab based exam.
Are the questions like... Create a file named test1.txt and make it read-only to everyone? -
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MrAgent Member Posts: 1,310 ■■■■■■■■□□
There arent any questions, its all tasks.
Itll be something like
Create user 1
Add user 1 to group 1
Or find all files and list them in this file.
Pretty easy to understand. They arent trying to trick you. -
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YuckTheFankees Member Posts: 1,281 ■■■■■□□□□□
Oh nice, that does sound pretty straightforward. -
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10halec Registered Users Posts: 2 ■□□□□□□□□□
Hey, how in depth was the test when it came to creating and configuring files systems and partitions? And was there any SELinux on the test after all? -
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MrAgent Member Posts: 1,310 ■■■■■■■■□□
I really cant say how in depth it went without breaking the NDA. Our instructor told us there was nothing on SELinux, and he was right. -
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10halec Registered Users Posts: 2 ■□□□□□□□□□
Understandable, but its definitely something to study for? -
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onesaint Member Posts: 801
Understandable, but its definitely something to study for?
Per the RHCSA exam objectives,[h=4]Manage security[/h]- Configure firewall settings using system-config-firewall or iptables.
- Set enforcing and permissive modes for SELinux.
- List and identify SELinux file and process context.
- Restore default file contexts.
- Use boolean settings to modify system SELinux settings.
- Diagnose and address routine SELinux policy violations.
- List, create, delete, and set partition type for primary, extended, and logical partitions.
- Create and remove physical volumes, assign physical volumes to volume groups, and create and delete logical volumes.
- Create and configure LUKS-encrypted partitions and logical volumes to prompt for password and mount a decrypted file system at boot.
- Configure systems to mount file systems at boot by Universally Unique ID (UUID) or label.
- Add new partitions and logical volumes, and swap to a system non-destructively.
So, yeah, it's on the objectives and needs to be known.Work in progress: picking up Postgres, elastisearch, redis, Cloudera, & AWS.
Next up: eventually the RHCE and to start blogging again.
Control Protocol; my blog of exam notes and IT randomness -
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YuckTheFankees Member Posts: 1,281 ■■■■■□□□□□
@MrAgent, Do you know when you're going to retake the exam? -
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AceRimmer Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 41 ■■□□□□□□□□
It's needed indirectly, just like KVM.
Let's say you want to share a file via ftp or http. If you copy file to the ftp/http root dir it should automatically inherit right SE Linux context. But if you move it, you'll need to correct context manually. So it depends.
Also, there are few bugs in SE Linux policy that one should be aware off and know workarounds. I think autofs service, and root password change in single user mode are affected. -
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MrAgent Member Posts: 1,310 ■■■■■■■■□□
YuckTheFankees wrote: »@MrAgent, Do you know when you're going to retake the exam?
Yes, I am taking it on March 30th. -
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onesaint Member Posts: 801
Hey, how in depth was the test when it came to creating and configuring files systems and partitions? And was there any SELinux on the test after all?
I came across this today and thought it might be of interest regarding SELinux.
Paranoid Penguin - Introduction to SELinux | Linux JournalWork in progress: picking up Postgres, elastisearch, redis, Cloudera, & AWS.
Next up: eventually the RHCE and to start blogging again.
Control Protocol; my blog of exam notes and IT randomness -
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AceRimmer Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 41 ■■□□□□□□□□
official "RHEL6 SE Linux user guide" is more then enough, IMHO