Certification Guide
RHCA Linux Administration
Complete RHCA Linux Administration course — 31 chapters covering partitions, LVM, RAID, networking, security, services, DNS, Apache, clustering and Veritas from Ratnakar's Level 2 notes.
Course Modules
21 modules — completely free, no account required
01
SSH Remote Administration: Complete RHCA Guide
Master SSH for RHCA — configure key-based authentication, harden sshd_config, control user access, enable X11 forwardi...
9 min
02
Linux Memory Management and Swap Configuration: RHCA Guide
Complete Linux memory and swap guide for RHCA — create swap partitions and swap files, understand virtual memory conce...
2 min
03
Linux Backup and Restore: tar, cpio, dd and rsync Guide
Complete Linux backup and restore guide for RHCA — tar incremental backups, cpio archives, dd disk cloning, rsync mirr...
4 min
04
Managing Linux Services: systemctl, chkconfig and service Commands
Complete guide to managing Linux services for RHCA — systemctl start/stop/enable/disable/mask, chkconfig runlevel mana...
3 min
05
Configure FTP Server on Linux: vsftpd Complete Guide
Set up vsftpd FTP server on Linux — enable anonymous and authenticated access, configure chroot jail, passive mode por...
3 min
06
Configure NFS Server and Autofs on Linux: RHCA Guide
Set up NFS file sharing between Linux systems — configure /etc/exports, start NFS daemons, mount shares on clients, au...
6 min
07
Configure Samba Server on Linux: Share Files with Windows
Set up Samba on Linux to share files with Windows systems — configure smb.conf shares, create Samba users, set SELinux...
5 min
08
Configure NTP and Chrony Time Synchronization on Linux
Configure accurate time synchronization on Linux using NTP (RHEL 6) and Chrony (RHEL 7) — set up time server and clien...
2 min
09
Configure BIND DNS Server on Linux: RHCA Complete Guide
Set up BIND DNS server on Linux for RHCA — configure named.conf, create forward and reverse lookup zones, add A/PTR/NS...
6 min
10
Configure DHCP Server on Linux: RHCA Step-by-Step Guide
Set up DHCP server on Linux for automatic IP assignment — configure dhcpd.conf with subnet pools, assign static IPs by...
2 min
11
Configure Apache Web Server on Linux: Virtual Hosts and HTTPS
Set up Apache web server on Linux for RHCA — configure IP-based, name-based and port-based virtual hosts, enable HTTPS...
8 min
12
Linux iptables and firewalld: Complete Firewall Configuration Guide
Master Linux firewall configuration for RHCA — iptables chains and rules, firewalld zones and services, allow/block po...
7 min
13
Configure MySQL and MariaDB on Linux: RHCA Administration Guide
Complete MySQL and MariaDB administration guide for RHCA — install, secure and configure the database server, manage u...
7 min
14
Configure iSCSI Remote Storage on Linux: Target and Initiator Setup
Set up iSCSI remote storage for RHCA — configure iSCSI target to export LUNs, use iscsiadm to discover and login on th...
2 min
15
Linux Log Server and Log File Management: rsyslog Complete Guide
Set up a centralized rsyslog log server for RHCA — configure log server to receive logs from clients, understand all /...
4 min
16
Linux Virtualization with KVM: RHCA Complete Guide
Master Linux KVM virtualization for RHCA — install and configure KVM, create and manage virtual machines with virsh an...
2 min
17
Linux Kickstart and PXE Network Installation: RHCA Guide
Automate Linux server deployment using Kickstart and PXE — create and customize kickstart files, set up PXE boot serve...
3 min
18
RedHat Cluster Configuration: High Availability with Pacemaker and Corosync
Configure a RedHat High Availability cluster with Pacemaker and Corosync for RHCA — set up two-node clusters, create c...
2 min
19
Veritas Volume Manager and Veritas Cluster: RHCA Administration Guide
Veritas Volume Manager and Cluster Server administration for RHCA — manage disk groups and volumes with VxVM, configur...
3 min
20
Linux Interview Questions and Answers for System Administrators
Comprehensive Linux sysadmin interview preparation — 50+ questions and detailed answers covering disk management, LVM,...
3 min
21
Linux Performance Monitoring: top, vmstat, iostat, sar Commands
Complete Linux performance monitoring guide for RHCA — use top, vmstat, iostat, sar and free to analyze CPU usage, mem...
3 min