Exam RH302

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Exam Readiness Checklist
Official Objective	Certification Objective	Ch #	Pg #	Beginner	Intermediate	Expert
Red Hat Exam Prerequisite Skills
Use standard command line tools (e.g., ls, cp, mv, rm, tail, and cat) to create, remove, view, and investigate files and directories	Basic Commands	1	16
Use grep, sed, and awk to process text streams and files	Basic Commands	1	16
Use a terminal-based text editor, such as vi/vim, to modify text files	Basic Linux Knowledge	1	5
Use input/output redirection	Shells	1	24
Understand basic principles of TCP/IP networking, including IP addresses, netmasks, and gateways	Basic TCP/IP Networking	1	36
Use su to switch user accounts	System Administration	1	31
Use passwd to set passwords	Basic Security	1	27
Use tar, gzip, and bzip2v	System Administration	1	31
Configure an e-mail client on Red Hat Enterprise Linux	Basic Graphical Applications	6	409
Use Mozilla and/or links to access HTTP/HTTPS URLs	Basic Graphical Applications	6	409
Use lftp to access FTP URLs	The Very Secure FTP Service	7	453
RHCT Troubleshooting and System Maintenance Skills
Boot systems into different run levels for troubleshooting and system maintenance	The linux rescue Environment	11	671
Diagnose and correct misconfigured networking	Network Configuration	4	260
Diagnose and correct hostname resolution problems	DNS/BIND	9	545
Configure the X Window System and a desktop environment	X Window System (entire chapter)	6	369
Add new partitions, filesystems, and swap to existing systems		1, 2, 3	1, 73, 155
Use standard command-line tools to analyze problems and configure (your) system		all
RHCE Troubleshooting and System Maintenance Skills
Use the rescue environment provided by first installation CD	The linux rescue Environment	11	671
Diagnose and correct boot loader failures arising from boot loader, module, and filesystem errors	The linux rescue Environment	11	671
Diagnose and correct problems with network services (see the following Installation and Configuration skills for a list of these services)		7, 8, 9, 10	425, 483, 543, 601
Add, remove, and resize logical volumes		3, 11	155, 661
RHCT Installation and Configuration Skills
Perform network OS installation	Configuring a Network Installation, The Installation Process	2	87, 110
Implement a custom partitioning scheme	The Installation Process	2	110
Configure printing	Print Services	8	516
Configure the scheduling of tasks using cron and at	The cron System	5	349
Attach system to a network directory service, such as NIS or LDAP	Configuring Directory Clients and NIS Servers	10	603
Configure autofs	Filesystem Management and the Automounter	4	237
Add and manage users, groups, and quotas	Adding, Deleting, and Modifying User Accounts	4	220
Configure filesystem permissions for collaboration	Red Hat User Private Group Scheme	11	664
Install and update RPMs	The Red Hat Package Manager Command and Utility, RPM Sources	4	245, 256
Properly update the kernel RPM	Kernel, cron, and User Administration (multiple sections)	5	295
Modify the system boot loader		2, 3, 11	73, 155, 661
Implement software RAID at install-time and runtime		2, 3	73, 155
Use /proc/sys and sysctl to modify and set kernel runtime parameters		5, 10	295, 601
RHCE Installation and Configuration Skills
For SMB, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security	Samba Networking	8	485
For HTTP/HTTPS, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security	Apache	7	427
For NFS, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security	Network File System	9	563
For FTP, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security	The Very Secure FTP Service	7	453
For Web proxy, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security	Easy Squid Configuration	7	449
For SMTP, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security	Mail Services	7	459
For IMAP/IMAPS/POP3, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security	Mail Services	7	459
For SSH, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security	The Secure Shell Package	11	692
For DNS, install, configure to start on reboot, for basic operation, and host- and user-based security	DNS/BIND	9	545
Configure hands-free installation using Kickstart	Automated Installation with Kickstart	3	188
Implement logical volumes at install-time	The Installation Process	2	110
Use PAM to implement user-level restrictions	The Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) System	10	614

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