I. Accessing the Command Line
• Accessing the Command Line Using the Local Console
• Practice: Local Console Access Terms
• Accessing the Command Line Using the Desktop
• Practice: The GNOME 3 Desktop Environment
• Executing Commands Using the Bash Shell
• Practice: Bash Commands and keyboard Shortcuts
• Lab: Accessing the Command Line

II. Managing File from the Command Line
• The Linux file system Hierarchy
• Practice: Local Console Access Terms
• Accessing the Command Line using the Desktop
• Practice: Locating files and Directories
• Managing Files using Command-Line Tolls
• Practice: Command-Line File Management
• Matching File Name Expansion
• Lab: Managing Files with shell Expansion

III. Getting help in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Reading Documentation using man Command
• Practice: Using the man Command
• Reading Documentation using pinfo command.
• Practice: using the pinfo command
• Reading Documentation in /usr/share/doc
• Practice: Viewing Package Documentation
• Get Help from Red Hat
• Practice: Creating and Viewing an SOS Report
• Lab: Viewing and Printing Help Documentation.

IV. Creating, Viewing, and Editing Text Files
• Redirecting Output to file or program
• Practice: I/O Redirection and Pipelines
• Editing Text files from the shell prompt
• Practice: Editing files with Vim
• Editing Text Files with a Graphical Editor
• Practice: Copying text Between Windows
• Lab: Creating, Viewing and Editing Text Files

V. Managing local Linux Users & Groups
• User & Groups
• Practice: User and Group Concepts
• Gaining Super user Access
• Practice: Running Commands as root
• Managing Local user Accounts
• Practice: Creating users using Command-line Tools
• Managing Local Group Accounts
• Practice: Managing Groups Using Command-line Tools
• Managing User Passwords
• Practice: Managing User Password Aging
• Lab: Managing Local User and Groups.

VI. Controlling Access to files with Linux File system Permissions
• Linux File System Permissions
• Practice: Interpreting File and Directory Permission
• Managing File system permissions from the command line
• Practice: Managing File Security from the Command Line
• Managing Default permissions and file Access
• Practice: Controlling New File Permissions and ownership
• Lab: Controlling Access to files with Linux File System Permissions.

VII. Monitoring and Managing Linux Processes
• Processes
• Practice: Processes
• Controlling Jobs
• Practice: Background and Foreground Processes
• Killing Processes
• Practice: Killing Processes
• Monitoring Process Activity
• Practice: Monitoring Process Activity
• Lab: Monitoring and Managing Linux processes.

VIII. Controlling Services and Daemons
• Identifying Automatically Started System Processes
• Practice: Identify the status of systemd Units
• Controlling System Service
• Practice: Using systemct1 to manage service
• Lab: Controlling Services and Daemons

IX. Configuring and Securing Open SSH Service
• Accessing the Remote Command Line with SSH
• Practice: Accessing the Remote Command Line Configuring SSH Key-based Authentication
• Practice: Using SSH Key-based Authentication
• Customizing SSH Service Configuration
• Practice: Restricting SSH Logins
• Lab: Configuring and Securing Open SSH Service

X. Analyzing and Storing Logs
• System Log Architecture
• Practice: System Logging Components
• Reviewing Syslog Files
• Practice: Finding Log Entries
• Reviewing systemd Journal Entries
• Practice: Finding Events with Journalctl
• Preserving the systemd Journal
• Practice: Configure a persistent systemd Journal
• Maintaining accurate time
• Practice: Adjusting system Time
• Lab: Analyzing and Storing Logs.

XI. Managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Networking
• Networking Concepts
• Practice: Networking Concepts
• Validating Network Configuration
• Configuring Networking with nmcli
• Practice: Configuring Networking with nmcli
• Editing Network Configuration Files
• Practice: Editing Network Configuration Files
• Configuring Host name and Name Resolution
• Practice: Configuring Host name and Name Resolution
• Lab: Managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Networking

XII. Archiving and Copying Files between Systems
• Managing Compressed tar Archives
• Practice: Backing Up and Restoring Files From a tar Archive
• Copying Files between Systems Securely
• Practice: Copying Files over the Network with scp
• Synchronizing files Between Systems Securely
• Practice: Synchronizing Two Directories securely with rsync
• Lab: Archiving and Copying Files between Systems

XIII. Installing and Updating Software Packages
• Attaching Systems to Subscription for Software Updates
• Practice: Red Hat Subscription Management
• Practice RPM Software Packages
• Managing Software Update with yum
• Practice: Installing and Updating Software with Yum
• Enabling Yum software Repositories
• Practice: Enabling software Repositories
• Examining RPM Package files
• Practice: Working with RPM package Files
• Lab: Installing and Updating Software Packages

XIV. Accessing Linux File Systems
• Identifying file systems and Devices
• Practice: Identifying file systems and Devices
• Mounting and Unmounting File Systems
• Making Links between Files
• Practice: Making Links between Files
• Locating Files on the System
• Practice: Locating Files on the System
• Lab: Accessing Linux File Systems

XV. Using Virtualized Systems
• Managing a Local Virtualization Host
• Practice: Managing a Local Virtualization Host
• Installing a new Virtual Machine
• Practice: Installing a new Virtual Machine
• Chapter Test: Using Virtualized Systems

XVI. Comprehensive Review
• Red Hat System Administration I Comprehensive Review
• Lab: Comprehensive Review