RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5, 6, AND 7

Common administrative commands

Configure subscription

View system profile

RHEL6

RHEL7

/etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid

/etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid
subscription-manager identity

subscription-manager identity

rhn_register

rhn_register
rhnreg_ks
subscription-manager

subscription-manager 1
rhn_register 2

sosreport
dmidecode
hwbrowser

TASK

sosreport
dmidecode
lshw

View RHEL version information

/etc/redhat-release

Configure system
security

Report on system
security
LDAP, SSSD, Kerberos

1 subscription-manager is used for Satellite 6, Satellite 5.6 with SAM and newer, and Red Hats CDN.
2 RHN tools are deprecated on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. rhn_register should be used for Satellite server 5.6 and newer only. For details, see: Satellite 5.6 unable to register RHEL 7 client system due to
rhn-setup package not included in Minimal installation

RHEL5

RHEL6

timedatectl
date

ntpdate
/etc/ntp.conf

timedatectl
/etc/chrony.conf

system-config-keyboard

localectl

smbclient
/etc/samba/smb.conf
smbpasswd

TASK

Configure logging

RHEL5

/etc/syslog.conf

/etc/rsyslog.conf

/etc/rsyslog.conf
/etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf
/var/log/journal
systemd-journald.service
systemctl -at service
ls /etc/systemd/system/*.service
ls /usr/lib/systemd/system/*.service

chkconfig --list
ls /etc/init.d/

List all services

List running services

service --status-all

systemctl -t service --state=active

service name start

service name stop

systemctl start name.service

systemctl stop name.service

chkconfig name on
chkconfig name off

systemctl enable name.service

systemctl disable name.service

service name status

systemctl status name.service

Check if service is enabled

chkconfig name

systemctl is-enabled name

Create new service file or

modify configuration

chkconfig --add

systemctl daemon-reload

runlevel
who -r

systemctl get-default
who -r

/etc/inittab
init run_level

systemctl isolate name.target

systemctl set-default

/var/log

/var/log
journalctl

Start/stop service
Enable/disable service
View service status

JOBS AND SERVICES

RHEL7

Change run level/target

View logs

add

Configure system audit

View audit output

Configure batch tasks

RHEL5

KERNEL, BOOT, AND HARDWARE

RHEL6

systemctl shutdown

Configure default run level/target

Configure GRUB bootloader

poweroff

systemctl poweroff

halt

systemctl halt

reboot

systemctl reboot

/etc/inittab

systemctl set-default

/boot/grub/grub.conf

/etc/default/grub
grub2-mkconfig
grub-set-default

hwbrowser

modprobe -r
rpm -q kernel
uname -r

View kernel version

SOFTWARE
MANAGEMENT

vgcreate

vgcreate
ssm create (if backend is lvm)

Create logical volume

lvcreate

lvcreate
ssm create (if backend is lvm)

Enlarge volumes
formatted with default
file system

vgextend
lvextend
resize2fs

vgextend
lvextend
xfs_growfs
ssm resize

Shrink volumes
formatted with default
file system

resize2fs
lvreduce
vgreduce

XFS cannot currently be shrunk; copy

desired data to a smaller file system.

fsck

fsck
ssm check

/etc/exports
service nfs reload

/etc/exports
systemctl reload nfs.service

Check/repair file system

Configure NFS share
Mount and activate
swap

/etc/fstab
swapon -a

Automatically mount
at boot

/etc/fstab

View free disk space

df
lvdisplay
lvs
vgdisplay
vgs
pvdisplay
pvs
showmount -e
mount
/etc/auto.master.d/*.autofs
/etc/auto.*
chmod
chown
chgrp
umask
setfacl

RHEL5

RHEL6

RHEL7

iptables and ip6tables

/etc/sysconfig/ip*tables

iptables and ip6tables

/etc/sysconfig/ip*tables
system-config-firewall

firewall-cmd
firewall-config

dhcpd
/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
/etc/sysconfig/dhcpd

/etc/dhcpd.conf
/etc/dhcp6c.conf

/etc/hosts
/etc/resolv.conf

/etc/hosts
/etc/resolv.conf
nmcli con mod

/etc/sysconfig/network

hostnamectl
/etc/hostname
nmtui

ip addr
ifconfig
brctl

ip addr
nmcli dev show
teamdctl
brctl
bridge

Configure network
interface

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*
nmcli con [add|mod|edit]
nmtui
nm-connection-editor

View ports/sockets

ss
lsof
netstat

ss
lsof

Configure hostname

View network interface

info

TASK

modprobe

Remove kernel module

View installed software

Create volume group

ip route
/etc/sysconfig/network
system-config-network

Configure routes

sysctl -a
cat /proc/cmdline

Load kernel module

View software version

pvcreate
ssm create (if backend is lvm)

udev

View kernel parameters

Find file in package

pvcreate

RHEL5

RHEL6

RHEL7

top
ps
sar
iostat
netstat
vmstat
mpstat
numastat

top
ps
sar
iostat
netstat
ss
vmstat
mpstat
numastat
tuna

top
ps
sar
iostat
ss
vmstat
mpstat
numastat
tuna

modprobe

Configure hardware device

Configure software repository

Create physical volume

View routes

lshw

Configure kernel module

Upgrade software

RHEL7

shutdown

Reboot system

Update software

mount
/etc/fstab
ssm mount

Configure name
resolution

append rd.break or init=/bin/bash

to kernel cmdline

Halt system

View software info

/etc/shadow

mount
/etc/fstab

Configure DHCP client

append 1 or s or init=/bin/bash to kernel cmdline

Power off system

Install software

chage

mkfs.filesystem_type (ext4, xfs)

mkswap
ssm create

Configure firewall

tar
cpio
zip
gzip
bzip2

Shut down system

TASK

groupmod
/etc/sudoers

find

Create archive

View hardware configured

Change group permissions

mkfs.filesystem_type (ext4, xfs)

mkswap

TASK

locate

Find file by characteristic

Single user/rescue mode

usermod
/etc/sudoers

batch

Find file by name

TASK

Change user permissions

fdisk
gdisk
parted
ssm create

Change access
control list

cron
at

Schedule tasks

passwd username

fdisk
parted

Change file permissions

aureport /var/log/faillog

groupmod

copy data to new file system

fsck (look for non-contiguous inodes)
xfs_fsr

copy data to new file system

fsck (look for non-contiguous inodes)

Automatically
mount after boot

auditctl
/etc/audit/auditd.conf
/etc/audit/audit.rules
authconfig
/etc/pam.d/system-auth
pam_tty_audit kernel module

Change group details

View/end user sessions

View NFS share

audit=1 to kernel cmdline

groupdel

Encrypted password
location

View logical volume info

View run level/target

Delete user group

Change user password

authconfig
authconfig-tui
authconfig-gtk

Mount storage

RHEL6

groupadd

Change password policy

Format disk partition

/etc/ssh/ssh_config
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
~/.ssh/config ssh-keygen

Configure SSH

Create user group

sealert

Create/modify disk
partitions

FILE SYSTEMS, VOLUMES, AND DISKS

Configure samba

usermod
/etc/passwd

View user account details

xfs

system-config-date

system-config-printer

usermod

ext4

localectl

Configure printer

Change user account details

ext3

system-config-language

system-config-*-tui

userdel

RHEL7

system-config-network

Text-based configuration tools

Delete user account

RHEL6

Defragment disk space

NETWORKING

BASIC CONFIGURATION

Configure keyboard

useradd

RHEL5

nmcli
nmtui
nm-connection-editor

Synchronize time and date

/etc/selinux/config
chcon
restorecon
semanage
setsebool
system-config-selinux

Create user account

TASK

Default file system

Configure time and date

RHEL7

RHEL7

system-config-users

getent

gnome-control-center

Configure network

RHEL6

RHEL6

Network users

system-config-*

Graphical configuration tools

Configure system language

RHEL7

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

TASK

RHEL5

RHEL5

Graphical user management

USER MANAGEMENT

View subscription information

RHEL5

SECURITY
AND IDENTITY

SYSTEM BASICS

TASK

TASK

RHEL5

RHEL6

RHEL7

yum install
yum groupinstall

yum install
yum group install

yum info
yum groupinfo

yum info
yum group info

View system usage

View disk usage

Trace system calls

strace

Trace library calls

ltrace

Change process priority

nice
renice

Change process run

location

taskset

Kill a process

kill
pkill
killall

yum update
yum upgrade

df
iostat

df

/etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo
rpm -qf filename
rpm -q packagename
rpm -qa

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