IT Administering Red Hat Linux 8 – Part 2

Improve command line productivity

• Run commands more efficiently by using advanced features of the Bash shell, shell scripts, and various utilities provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Schedule future tasks

• Schedule commands to run in the future, either one time or on a repeating schedule.

Tune system performance

• Improve system performance by setting tuning parameters and adjusting scheduling priority of processes.

Control access to files with ACLs

• Interpret and set access control lists (ACLs) on files to handle situations requiring complex user and group access permissions.

Manage SELinux security

• Protect and manage the security of a server by using SELinux.

Manage basic storage

• Create and manage storage devices, partitions, file systems, and swap spaces from the command line.

Manage logical volumes

• Create and manage logical volumes containing file systems and swap spaces from the command line.

Implement advanced storage features

• Manage storage using the Stratis local storage management system and use VDO volumes to optimize storage space in use.

Access network-attached storage

• Use the NFS protocol to administer network-attached storage.

Control the boot process

• Manage the boot process to control services offered and to troubleshoot and repair problems.

Manage network security

• Control network connections to services using the system firewall and SELinux rules.

Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux on servers and virtual machines.

Run Containers

• Obtain, run, and manage simple, lightweight services as containers on a single Red Hat Enterprise Linux server.

Improve command line productivity

• Run commands more efficiently by using advanced features of the Bash shell, shell scripts, and various utilities provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Schedule future tasks

• Schedule commands to run in the future, either one time or on a repeating schedule.

Tune system performance

• Improve system performance by setting tuning parameters and adjusting scheduling priority of processes.

Control access to files with ACLs

• Interpret and set access control lists (ACLs) on files to handle situations requiring complex user and group access permissions.

Manage SELinux security

• Protect and manage the security of a server by using SELinux.

Manage basic storage

• Create and manage storage devices, partitions, file systems, and swap spaces from the command line.

Manage logical volumes

• Create and manage logical volumes containing file systems and swap spaces from the command line.

Implement advanced storage features

• Manage storage using the Stratis local storage management system and use VDO volumes to optimize storage space in use.

Access network-attached storage

• Use the NFS protocol to administer network-attached storage.

Control the boot process

• Manage the boot process to control services offered and to troubleshoot and repair problems.

Manage network security

• Control network connections to services using the system firewall and SELinux rules.

Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux on servers and virtual machines.

Run Containers

• Obtain, run, and manage simple, lightweight services as containers on a single Red Hat Enterprise Linux server.