RHCE 6 Objactive

 

 

 

System Configuration and Management :

Route IP traffic and create static routes

Use iptables to implement packet filtering and configure network address translation (NAT)

Use /proc/sys and sysctl to modify and set kernel run-time parameters

Configure system to authenticate using Kerberos

Build a simple RPM that packages a single file

Configure a system as an iSCSI initiator that persistently mounts an iSCSI target

Produce and deliver reports on system utilization (processor, memory, disk, and network)

Use shell scripting to automate system maintenance tasks

Configure a system to log to a remote system

Configure a system to accept logging from a remote system

Network Services:

Network services are an important subset of the exam objectives.

 

Install the packages needed to provide the service

Configure SELinux to support the service

Configure the service to start when the system is booted

Configure the service for basic operation

Configure host-based and user-based security for the service

HTTP/HTTPS

Configure a virtual host

Configure private directories

Deploy a basic CGI application

Configure group-managed content

DNS

Configure a caching-only name server

Configure a caching-only name server to forward DNS queries

Note: Candidates are not expected to configure master or slave name servers

FTP

Configure anonymous-only download

NFS

Provide network shares to specific clients

Provide network shares suitable for group collaboration

SMB

Provide network shares to specific clients

Provide network shares suitable for group collaboration

SMTP

Configure a mail transfer agent (MTA) to accept inbound email from other systems

Configure an MTA to forward (relay) email through a smart host

SSH

Configure key-based authentication

Configure additional options described in documentation

NTP

Synchronize time using other NTP peers