Course Description
An introduction to fundamental end-user and administrative tools in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, designed for students with little or no command-line Linux or UNIX experience.

Prerequisites:
User-level experience with any computer system, including: use of mouse, use of menus and use of any graphical user interface.
Preassessment questionnaire:

To assist you in determining whether you have equivalent experience, take the RH033 pre-assessment questionnaire
Goal:
A power user or junior administrator who can effectively install, use and perform basic configuration of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.
Audience:
IT professionals who want to build user-level skills before learning Linux System and Network Administration.

Prepares for:

• RH131 Red Hat Linux System Administration or
• RH133 Red Hat Linux System Administration and RHCT

Includes:

• 5 days intensive training on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Hands-on labs and exercises
• One workstation per student!
• Student materials, pre-assessment questionnaire, study aids, handouts
• Red Hat promotional items!

What you will learn:

Unit 1 - Linux Ideas and History

• An Introduction to Linux and Open Source: what are the central ideas behind the Linux phenomenon and where do they come from?

Unit 2 - Linux Usage Basics

• Logging into the system, changing users and editing text files.

Unit 3 - Running Commands and Getting Help

• How to use built-in and online documentation to enhance your experience.

Unit 4 - Browsing the Filesystem

• Understanding the locations of important directories on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system and navigating them from the command line and using the graphical Nautilus browser.

Unit 5 - Users, Groups and Permissions

• Reading and setting permissions on files and directories.

Unit 6 - Using the bash Shell

• Basic tips and tricks to make Red Hat Enterprise Linux's default shell work
  for you. Topics include tab completion, history and an introduction to shell
  scripting.

Unit 7 - Standard I/O and Pipes

• The ins-and-outs of redirecting output between programs and files.

Unit 8 - Text Processing Tools

• An introduction to some of the most useful text-processing utilities in Red
  Hat Enterprise Linux, including grep, cut, sed, sort, diff and patch.

Unit 9 - vim: An Advanced Text Editor

• How to get the most out of the powerful and flexible vim text editor.

Unit 10 - Investigating and Managing Processes

• Listing, terminating and scheduling program executions on a Red Hat Enterprise
  Linux system.

Unit 11 - Basic System Configuration Tools

• Using Red Hat Enterprise Linux's graphical and text-based configuration tools
  to manage networking, printing and date/time settings.

Unit 12 - Finding and Processing Files

• In-depth coverage of using the find command and related utilities to locate
  and act upon files based on arbitrary criteria .

Unit 13 - Network Clients

• An overview of network tools available in Red Hat Enterprise linux, from web
  browsers to email clients and diagnostic utilities.

Unit 14 - Advanced Topics in Users, Groups and Permissions

• A deeper discussion of how user and group identities are stored on a Red Hat
  Enterprise Linux system, as well as the introduction of advanced filesystem
  permissions like SetUID and SetGID.

Unit 15 - The Linux Filesystem In-Depth

• The nuts-and-bolts of how Red Hat Enterprise Linux deals with filesystems.
  Topics include partitions, inodes, linking and archiving tools.

Unit 16 - Essential System Administration Tools

• An introduction to fundamental system administration topics such as installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux, managing software packages, and enhancing security with SELinux and the netfilter firewall.

Unit 17 - So... What Now?

• Exposure to further options for training and involvement in the larger open-source community.