The Complete Red Hat Linux Course: Beginner to System Administrator!

Learn the basics of CentOS and Red Hat Linux! Prepare and pass the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam!

Created by Joseph Delgadillo, Last Updated 31-Jul-2020, Language:English

What Will I Get ?

Learn the basics of CentOS and Red Hat Linux
Setup a Linux operating system (primary, dual and virtual)
Prepare for the RedHat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam
User and group management
Network configuration
Partitioning
Encrypting file systems

Requirements

A personal computer or equivalent system
Internet access to download the necessary software

Description

You can use this course immediately to inspire your learning with Red Hat Linux and your preparation for the RedHat Certified System Administrator Exam (RHCSA)! Ask any question you have about CentOS, Red Hat Linux, or the RHCSA and get an answer quickly!

Whether you have no experience with Red Hat Linux or any other type of Linux operating system, you can count on this course to get you started with the basics and show you what to do all the way into the advanced material. You get to see immediately why Linux is worth learning and using. Next, a basic familiarization with the graphic user interface leaves you feeling like you know your way around. Then, into the file system navigation and command lines. Finally, you experience the packet manager and are ready to dive deeper into the material!

If you are a veteran already at Red Hat Linux and want to continue your Red Hat Linux certification training, you will get the essentials for the exam delivered through three chapters explaining the key functions and highlighting what you need to know for the test. The key with passing any exam is simply effort. This course gives you another excellent resource to use along with your existing study materials to make sure you pass the RHCSA exam!

Course Content

Introduction to the Course

2 Lectures 00:23:35
- Introduction
  
  Preview
  
  00:08:52
- Why learn Linux?
  
  Preview
  
  00:14:43
Installing RedHat or CentOS with minimal modifications to your current system

4 Lectures 01:02:41
- Downloading, installing and configuring VirtualBox on Windows
  
  Preview
  
  00:12:20
- Create a Red Hat virtual machine part 1
  
  Preview
  
  00:18:05
- Create a Red Hat virtual machine part 2
  
  00:14:36
- Create a Red Hat virtual machine part 3
  
  00:17:40
Installing RedHat or CentOS with a dual boot approach on Windows

2 Lectures 00:26:57
- How to dual boot Red Hat and Windows part 1
  
  00:18:42
- How to dual boot Red Hat and Windows part 2
  
  00:08:15
Linux Graphical User Interface (GUI)

2 Lectures 00:23:37
- Basic familiarization with Linux Graphical user interface part 1
  
  00:10:04
- Basic familiarization with Linux Graphical user interface part 2
  
  00:13:33
Linux command line

10 Lectures 02:26:34
- File system navigation commands ls, cd, pwd part 1
  
  Preview
  
  00:16:13
- File system navigation commands ls, cd, pwd part 2
  
  00:14:08
- Finding files commands find, locate, updatedb, man
  
  00:19:45
- File and folder ownership and permissions commands chown, chmod part 1
  
  00:13:57
- File and folder ownership and permissions commands chown, chmod part 2
  
  00:08:47
- Move, delete and copy files commands mv, rm, cp
  
  00:12:57
- Commands grep, pipe, echo, cat
  
  00:18:55
- Yum packet manager part 1
  
  00:19:47
- Yum packet manager part 2
  
  00:14:25
- Rpm packet manager
  
  00:07:40
RedHat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam preparation

1 Lectures 00:16:30
- What does the RedHat Certified System Administrator exam include?
  
  00:16:30
Essential tools for using Red Hat Linux and passing the exam

10 Lectures 01:46:01
- Globbing (wildcards) part 1 - getting files fast without the entire name
  
  00:11:15
- Globbing (wildcards) part 2
  
  00:15:12
- I/O Redirection part 1 - input and output redirection with standard input/output
  
  00:10:45
- I/O Redirection part 2 - redirect standard error to standard output or command
  
  00:13:12
- I/O Redirection part 3 - for redirecting standard error in more depth
  
  00:08:29
- Vim text editor part 1 - how to do text editing and use text editors
  
  00:08:32
- Vim text editor part 2 - making changes in the Vim text editor
  
  00:11:45
- Vim text editor part 3 - how to search for text within a file
  
  00:07:35
- Vim text editor part 4
  
  00:08:15
- Vim text editor part 5 - combining commands together to build new files
  
  00:11:01
The Red Hat Linux file system explained and basic functions

9 Lectures 01:54:46
- Linux file system explained where all files are in the root directory
  
  Preview
  
  00:18:40
- Hard and soft links in the Linux file system
  
  00:08:06
- Backups, recovery, and compression in Linux part 1 introduction and use
  
  00:18:45
- Backups part 2 - how to uncompress files and restore backed up files
  
  00:09:17
- Backups, recovery, and compression part 3 - more about tar
  
  00:11:04
- Automating tasks with cron part 1 - meet the crontab and schedule tasks
  
  00:06:58
- Automating tasks with cron part 2 - creating a cron job and bash script
  
  00:18:04
- Automating tasks with cron part 3 - commenting out a line and making notes
  
  00:13:53
- Automating tasks with cron part 4 - more about crontabs
  
  00:09:59
User and groups management

3 Lectures 00:50:30
- User properties and where are they stored on the system
  
  00:12:32
- Creating a user
  
  00:18:10
- Creating groups and assigning users to them
  
  00:19:48
Network configuration

3 Lectures 00:49:32
- Intro to network interfaces
  
  00:11:12
- Network manager
  
  00:18:30
- Network manager and network configuration part 2 + some troubleshooting tools
  
  00:19:50
Establishing secure connections via SSH

3 Lectures 00:51:24
- Installing and configuring SSH server part 1
  
  00:20:04
- Installing and configuring SSH server part 2
  
  00:14:47
- SSH passwordless login and SCP (secure copying of files between hosts)
  
  00:16:33
Partitioning

4 Lectures 00:53:36
- Partitioning and file systems
  
  00:09:14
- Partitioning a new disk
  
  00:16:33
- Formatting a partition using xfs file system
  
  00:07:29
- Mounting the partitions
  
  00:20:20
Managing LVM Logical Volumes

5 Lectures 00:57:13
- Linux Volume Management (LVM) part 1
  
  00:12:04
- Linux Volume Management (LVM) part 2
  
  00:16:24
- Linux Volume Management (LVM) part 3
  
  00:12:30
- Linux Volume Management (LVM) part 4
  
  00:07:45
- Linux Volume Management (LVM) part 5
  
  00:08:30
Encrypted file systems

2 Lectures 00:30:31
- LUKS part 1
  
  00:13:55
- LUKS part 2
  
  00:16:36

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