Every large enterprise that runs Linux eventually hits the same wall: junior admins who can install a server, but not run one under real operational conditions — secure authentication, resilient networking, encrypted web services, shared storage and automated monitoring all working together. Closing that gap is exactly what separates an RHCSA-level administrator from an RHCE-level engineer.

Built around Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 — the platform behind Red Hat's open-source, community-powered approach to cloud, storage and virtualization technology — the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy's Advanced Red Hat Enterprise Linux Administration and RHCE Certification training course takes administrators who already work from the Linux command line and builds them into engineers who can run production systems end to end, whether the machine sits on their desk or on a remote server across the internet.

Who should attend?

• IT specialists and system administrators moving beyond day-to-day operations
• DevOps technicians who need deeper Linux service management skills
• Linux administrators already working at RHCSA level
• Software engineers who need to gain the RHCE certification

How attendees will benefit?

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

• Configure and manage Kerberos authentication for servers and clients, and use it to secure shared NFS and Samba/SMB file services
• Build resilient networks with Network Manager, static routes, teaming, bridging and IPv6, and protect them with advanced firewall rules, NAT and port forwarding
• Stand up a caching DNS server and deploy a secured Apache web service, including virtual hosts, private directories, CGI applications and TLS encryption
• Manage iSCSI SAN storage end to end and administer a MariaDB database, from installation to backup and restore
• Run a mail service with Postfix, manage SSH including key-based authentication, and keep systems in sync with NTP
• Automate routine tasks with shell scripting and monitor systems using rsyslog, the systemd journal and the sysctl utility

Module 1: Why RHCE Matters for Enterprise Linux Administration

• The gap between RHCSA-level administration and RHCE-level engineering
• What the certification covers and how this programme is organised

Module 2: Centralized Authentication and File Sharing

• Configuring and managing Kerberos authentication (server and client), including the KDC admin server
• NFS file sharing: NFSv4 features, server and client setup, SELinux settings, Kerberized NFS and group collaboration
• SMB file sharing: Samba server overview, server and client configuration, and group collaboration over SMB

Module 3: Building and Securing the Network

• Advanced networking with Network Manager: static routes, network teaming, network bridging and IPv6 configuration
• Firewall fundamentals: understanding firewalld and configuring rich rules
• NAT, masquerading and port forwarding

Module 4: Name Resolution and Web Services

• Understanding and configuring a cache-only DNS server
• Understanding Apache Web Server and creating a simple website
• Configuring virtual hosts, private directories and group-managed content
• Deploying a CGI application
• Understanding and configuring TLS security for Apache

Module 5: Shared Storage and Database Services

• iSCSI SAN storage: understanding the technology, configuring an iSCSI target, and connecting an initiator to it
• MariaDB: installation, creating a database, running SQL queries, and backup and restore

Module 6: Mail, Remote Access and Time Synchronization

• Mail services and configuring Postfix
• Managing SSH: introduction, key-based authentication and SSH options
• NTP: introduction and peer setup

Module 7: Automation and System Monitoring

• Shell scripting: variables, conditions and loops
• Remote logging with rsyslog and integrating the journal with the system
• Using the sysctl utility