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Linux System Engineer: Network Filesystems Using NFS and Samba

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Become a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE). Learn how to create and mount NFS and Samba file shares—important topics from the RHCE certification exam.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Using Linux for network filesystems
  • What you will need
  • OS installation
  • Lab setup
  • Configure VM settings
  • Install Guest Additions
1. Introduction to Network File System
  • Introduction to NFS
  • NFS versions
  • NFS security
  • Install NFS packages
2. NFS Server Configuration
  • NFS commands
  • NFS files
  • About the exportfs file
  • NFS and SELinux
  • Create a simple NFS share
3. NFS Client Usage
  • Mount a simple NFS share
  • NFS client options
  • Mount NFS exports
  • Delayed mounting with autofs
  • Troubleshoot NFS exports
  • Monitor NFS activity
4. NFS Share Exercises
  • Create an NFS share with root access
  • Create an NFS share for group collaboration
  • Mount an NFS share for group collaboration
5. Introduction to Samba
  • Introduction to Samba
  • Samba commands and services
  • Samba files
  • Install Samba packages
  • Preparing your lab for Samba
6. Samba Server Configuration
  • Samba configuration file format
  • Samba global configuration options
  • Samba share configuration definitions
  • Configure SELinux for Samba
  • Create a simple public share
7. Samba Client Tools
  • Use smbclient to test shares
  • CIFS mount options
  • Mount a simple public share
8. Samba Share Exercises
  • Create a private Samba file share
  • Automount using a credentials file
  • Create a Samba share for group collaboration
  • Mount a share for group collaboration
  • Create a secure share using Kerberos
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Grant McWilliams

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