Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Administration: Master Linux administration skills and prepare for the RHCSA certification exam

Book Description

Develop the skill to manage and administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux and get ready to achieve the RHCSA certification

Key Features

• Learn the most common administration and security tasks and manage enterprise Linux infrastructures efficiently
• Assess your knowledge using self-assessment questions based on real-world examples
• Understand how to apply the concepts of core systems administration in the real world

Book Description

Whether in infrastructure or development, as a DevOps or site reliability engineer, Linux skills are now more relevant than ever for any IT job, forming the foundation of understanding the most basic layer of your architecture. With Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) becoming the most popular choice for enterprises worldwide, achieving the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification will validate your Linux skills to install, configure, and troubleshoot applications and services on RHEL systems.

Complete with easy-to-follow tutorial-style content, self-assessment questions, tips, best practices, and practical exercises with detailed solutions, this book covers essential RHEL commands, user and group management, software management, networking fundamentals, and much more. You’ll start by learning how to create an RHEL 8 virtual machine and get to grips with essential Linux commands. You’ll then understand how to manage users and groups on an RHEL 8 system, install software packages, and configure your network interfaces and firewall. As you advance, the book will help you explore disk partitioning, LVM configuration, Stratis volumes, disk compression with VDO, and container management with Podman, Buildah, and Skopeo.

By the end of this book, you’ll have covered everything included in the RHCSA EX200 certification and be able to use this book as a handy, on-the-job desktop reference guide.

This book and its contents are solely the work of Miguel Pérez Colino, Pablo Iranzo Gómez, and Scott McCarty. The content does not reflect the views of their employer (Red Hat Inc.). This work has no connection to Red Hat, Inc. and is not endorsed or supported by Red Hat, Inc.

What you will learn

• Deploy RHEL 8 in different footprints, from bare metal and virtualized to the cloud
• Manage users and software on local and remote systems at scale
• Discover how to secure a system with SELinux, OpenSCAP, and firewalld
• Gain an overview of storage components with LVM, Stratis, and VDO
• Master remote administration with passwordless SSH and tunnels
• Monitor your systems for resource usage and take actions to fix issues
• Understand the boot process, performance optimizations, and containers

Who this book is for

This book is for IT professionals or students who want to start a career in Linux administration and anyone who wants to take the RHCSA 8 certification exam. Basic knowledge of Linux and familiarity with the Linux command-line is necessary.

Table of Contents

1. Installing RHEL8
2. RHEL8 Advanced Installation Options
3. Basic Commands and Simple Shell Scripts
4. Tools for Regular Operations
5. Securing Systems with Users, Groups, and Permissions
6. Enabling Network Connectivity
7. Adding, Patching, and Managing Software
8. Administering Systems Remotely
9. Securing Network Connectivity with firewalld
10. Keeping Your System Hardened with SELinux
11. System Security Profiles with OpenSCAP
12. Managing Local Storage and Filesystems
13. Flexible Storage Management with LVM
14. Advanced Storage Management with Stratis and VDO
15. Understanding the Boot Process

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中文：

书名：Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Administration: Master Linux administration skills and prepare for the RHCSA certification exam

培养管理和管理Red Hat Enterprise Linux的技能，为获得RHCSA认证做好准备

主要特点

• 了解最常见的管理和安全任务并高效地管理企业Linux基础架构
• 使用基于真实世界实例的自我评估问题来评估您的知识
• 了解如何在现实世界中应用核心系统管理的概念

图书描述

无论是在基础设施还是开发方面，作为一名DevOps或站点可靠性工程师，Linux技能现在对任何IT工作都比以往任何时候都更加重要，这构成了理解体系结构最基本的层的基础。随着Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL)成为全球企业最受欢迎的选择，获得Red Hat认证系统管理员(RHCSA)认证将验证您在RHEL系统上安装、配置和故障排除应用程序和服务的Linux技能。

这本书包括易于遵循的教程风格的内容、自我评估问题、提示、最佳实践和具有详细解决方案的实践练习，涵盖了基本的RHEL命令、用户和组管理、软件管理、网络基础等。您将从学习如何创建RHEL 8虚拟机开始，并掌握基本的Linux命令。然后，您将了解如何在RHEL 8系统上管理用户和组、安装软件包以及配置网络接口和防火墙。随着您的学习，本书将帮助您探索磁盘分区、LVM配置、Stratis卷、使用VDO进行磁盘压缩，以及使用Podman、Buildah和Skopeo进行容器管理。

到本书结束时，您将已经涵盖了RHCSA EX200认证中包含的所有内容，并能够将本书用作方便的在职台式机参考指南。

本书及其内容完全出自米格尔·佩雷斯·科利诺、巴勃罗·伊拉佐·戈麦斯和斯科特·麦卡蒂之手。内容不反映其雇主(Red Hat Inc.)的观点。此工作与Red Hat，Inc.无关，也未得到Red Hat，Inc.的认可或支持。

你将学到什么

• 在不同的环境中部署RHEL 8，从裸机到虚拟化到云
• Manage users and software on local and remote systems at scale
• 了解如何使用SELinux、OpenSCAP和Firewald保护系统
• 通过LVM、Stratis和VDO概括了解存储组件
• 使用无密码SSH和隧道进行主远程管理
• 监视您的系统的资源使用情况并采取措施修复问题
• Understand the boot process, performance optimizations, and containers

Who this book is for

本书面向IT专业人士或想要开始Linux管理职业生涯的学生，以及任何想参加RHCSA 8认证考试的人。必须具备基本的Linux知识并熟悉Linux命令行。

目录表

1. 安装RHEL8
2. RHEL8高级安装选项
3. 基本命令和简单的外壳脚本
4. Tools for Regular Operations
5. 使用用户、组和权限保护系统
6. Enabling Network Connectivity
7. Adding, Patching, and Managing Software
8. Administering Systems Remotely
9. 使用Firewald保护网络连接
10. 使用SELinux保持您的系统安全
11. 使用OpenSCAP的系统安全配置文件
12. 管理本地存储和文件系统
13. 借助LVM实现灵活的存储管理
14. 使用Stratis和VDO的高级存储管理
15. 了解引导过程

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