Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Administration: A comprehensive Linux System Administration Guide for RHCSA Certification Exam Candidates, 2nd Edition

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This book is a tool for those who want to learn Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system administration. This comprehensive guide, now in its 2nd edition, will help you develop the skills needed to manage your RHEL environment on-premises or in the cloud while preparing you for the RHCSA certification exam.

With a purchase of the print or Kindle book, you will receive a free eBook in PDF format. Key features of the book include becoming an expert in system administration, securing and hardening your Linux environment using SSH, SELinux, firewall, and system permissions, and gaining confidence to pass the RHCSA exam with helpful practice tests.

The book presents essential tasks such as configuring and maintaining systems – including software installation, updates, and core services. It also covers configuration of local storage through the use of partitions and logical volumes, as well as assigning and deduplicating storage. This guide provides a base for users who aspire to become full-time Linux system administrators by presenting key command-line concepts and enterprise-level tools. It will give you essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation for creating simple shell scripts or running commands. The guide presents numerous command line examples and practical tips to facilitate your learning and save you time.

After reading Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Administration, you will have gained the confidence to manage the filesystem, users, storage, network connectivity, security, and software in RHEL 9 systems on any platform.

The guide covers the fundamentals of RHEL9 from system deployment to user management, securing your system by using SELinux policies and configuring firewall rules, VDO deduplication and understanding LVM to manage volumes, system monitoring through SSH and public key authentication, the boot process and kernel tunable to adjust your systems. It also presents automated tasks using scripts or Ansible Playbooks.

This book is recommended for Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators and Linux system administrators. Any IT professional who wants to learn system administration, and RHCSA certification candidates will find this book useful in their preparation for the certification exam.

The book has a table of contents that includes Getting RHEL Up and Running, Basic Commands and Simple Shell Scripts, Tools for Regular Operations, Administering Systems Remotely, Securing Network Connectivity with firewalld, Managing Local Storage and Filesystems, Flexible Storage Management with LVM, Advanced Storage Management with Stratis and VDO, Understanding the Boot Process, Kernel Tuning and Managing Performance Profiles with tuned.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Administration comprises 530 pages and it is written in English. Its item weight is 1.99 pounds, and its dimensions are 7.5 x 1.2 x 9.25 inches. The publisher is Packt Publishing; 2nd ed. edition (November 18, 2022).