Common administrative commands

in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7, and 8

System basics File systems, volumes, and disks Jobs and services
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/etc/sysconfig/rhn/ ext3 5 chkconfig --list

View 5 6 5 6
systemid Default file ls /etc/init.d/
subscription system ext4 6
information subscription-manager
6 7 8 xfs 7 8
systemctl -at service
identity ls /etc/systemd/
system/*.service 7
ssm create 7
rhnreg_ks 6 List all ls /usr/lib/systemd/
system/*.service
Configure Create/ gdisk 7 8 services
rhn_register 1, 3 5 6 7 8
subscription modify disk ssm_create 8 systemctl list-units
2 6 7 8
partitions -at service
subscription-manager find /etc/systemd/ /
fdisk 8
5 6 7 8 usr/lib/systemd/ /
hwbrowser 5 parted
run/systemd/ -name
sosreport ssm create 7 8 *.service”
dmidecode 5 6 7 8 Format disk
View system mkfs.filesystem_type service --status-all 5 6
partition (ext4, xfs) 5 6 7 8 List running
profile lstopo
lscpu 6 7 8 mkswap services systemctl -t service
7 8
--state=active
cat/proc/cpuinfo xfs_fsr 6 7 8
8 service name start
lshw
Defragment copy data to new file 5 6
service name stop
disk space system
5 6 7 8 Start/stop
View RHEL fsck (look for ‘non-con- systemctl start name.
version /etc/redhat-release 5 6 7 8 tiguous inodes’) service service
information 7 8
systemctl stop name.
ssm mount 7 8 service
Mount
1 Be aware of potential issues when using subscription-manager on storage mount
5 6 7 8 chkconfig name on
/etc/fstab 5 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: https://access.redhat.com/ chkconfig name off
solutions/129003. Enable/
Mount and /etc/fstab disable systemctl enable name.
2 Subscription-manager is used for Satellite 6, Satellite 5.6 with SAM 5 6 7 8
and newer, and Red Hat’s CDN. activate swap swapon -a service service
7 8
systemctl disable name.
3 RHN tools are deprecated on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. rhn_register service
should be used for Satellite server 5.6 and newer only. For details, Configure /etc/fstab 5 6 7 8
see: What subscription management services are offered by RHSM?, static mounts service name status 5 6
Transition of Red Hat Network Classic Hosted to Red Hat View service
Subscription Management, and Satellite 5.6 unable to register status systemctl status name.
7 8
RHEL 7 client system due to rhn-setup package not included in
View free disk service
df 5 6 7 8
Minimal installation. space
Check if chkconfig name --list 5 6
lvdisplay service is systemctl is-enabled
lvs enabled 7 8
View logical vgdisplay
name
5 6 7 8
Software management volume info vgs
chkconfig --add 5 6
pvdisplay Create new
TASK RHEL pvs service file systemctl daemon-reload
or modify /etc/systemd/system/*. 7 8
ssm create (if backend
yum groupinstall 5 6 Create 8 configuration service
is lvm)
Install physical
software
yum group install 7 8 volume pvcreate 5 6 7 8 runlevel 5 6
View run
5 6 7 8 systemctl get-default 7 8
yum install ssm create (if backend
8
level/target
Create volume is lvm) who -r 5 6 7 8
yum groupinfo 5 6 group
vgcreate 5 6 7 8 /etc/inittab
View software 5 6
yum group info 7 8 init run_level
info ssm create (if backend Change run
Create logical 8
yum info 5 6 7 8
is lvm) level/target systemctl isolate name.
volume target 7 8
lvcreate 5 6 7 8 systemctl set-default
Update yum update 5 6 7 8
software resize2fs 5 6 /etc/syslog.conf 5
Enlarge
volumes xfs_growfs /etc/rsyslog.conf 6 7 8
Upgrade formatted ssm resize 7 8 Configure
yum upgrade 5 6 7 8
software with default logging /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf
/var/log/journal
file system vgextend
5 6 7 8 7 8
lvextend systemd-journald.
Configure subscription-manager
service
software repos 5 6 7 8 resize2fs
repository /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo Shrink lvreduce 5 6 journalctl 7 8
volumes vgreduce View logs
/var/log 5 6 7 8
rpm -qf filename formatted
Find package with default
XFS cannot currently be
yum provides 5 6 7 8 pam_tty_audit kernel
owning file file system
shrunk; copy desired
7 8 module 5 6 7
filename-glob data to a smaller file
system.
tlog 8
rpm -q packagename 5 6
Check/repair ssm check 8 Configure add audit=1 to kernel
View software
version
yum list installed file system fsck 5 6 7 8
system audit cmdline
packagename 7 8 auditctl
rpm -q packagename
/etc/audit/auditd.conf 5 6 7 8
View NFS showmount -e /etc/audit/audit.rules
5 6 7 8
share mount authconfig
View installed rpm -qa /etc/pam.d/system-auth
5 6 7 8
software yum list installed
service nfs reload 5 6
View audit aureport
Configure 5 6 7
Install a yum module install systemctl reload nfs.
7 8
output /var/log/faillog
8 NFS share
module module_name service
cron
/etc/exports 5 6 7 8 at 5 6 7 8
View info on a yum module info Schedule/ batch
8
module module_name Configure /etc/auto.master.d/*. batch tasks
on-demand autofs 8 systemd-run
8
--on-calendar
View a auto-mounts /etc/auto.*
yum module info
module’s 8
module_name Find file by
streams chmod locate 5 6 7 8
chown name
Change file
chgrp 8
yum module remove permissions umask (future file Find file by
module_name:stream creation) find 5 6 7 8
Change characteristic
yum module reset
module 8
streams module:stream Change file tar
chattr 8
yum module install attributes cpio
Create archive 5 6 7 8
module:new_stream zip
Change xz
List available access setfacl 8
yum module list 8
modules control list
Basic configuration Kernel, boot, and hardware Security and identity
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Graphical system-config-* 5 6 append 1 or s or init=/ /etc/selinux/config

configuration bin/bash to kernel 5 6 Configure chcon
tools gnome-control-center 7 8 Single user/ cmdline
system restorecon
5 6 7 8
rescue mode semanage
append 1 or s or security setsebool
Text-based rd.break or init=/bin/ 7 8 system-config-selinux
bash to kernel cmdline
configuration system-config-*-tui 5 6
tools Report on
Shut down system sealert 5 6 7 8
shutdown 5 6 7 8
system security
Configure system-config-printer 5 6 7
printer gnome-control-center 8 systemctl poweroff 7 8
Power off authconfig
system-config-date 5 6
system LDAP, SSSD, authconfig-tui 5 6 7
poweroff 5 6 7 8 authconfig-gtk
Kerberos
Configure timedatectl 7 8 systemctl halt 7 8 authselect 8
time and date date 5 6 7 8
Halt system
halt 5 6 7 8 Network users getent 5 6 7 8
gnome-control-center 8
Reboot systemctl reboot 7 8
/etc/ntp.conf 5 6
system reboot 5 6 7 8
ntpdate 5 6 7
Synchronize Configure /etc/inittab 5 6
time and date
timedatectl
/etc/chrony.conf 7 8 default run User management
level/target systemctl set-default 7 8
TASK RHEL
date
8
chronyc
/boot/grub/grub.conf 5 6 5 6 7
Configure Graphical user system-config-users
system-config-keyboard 5 6 GRUB /etc/default/grub management
Configure gnome-control-center 8
localectl 7 8 bootloader grub2-mkconfig 7 8
keyboard grub-set-default
Create user useradd 5 6 7
gnome-control-center 8
hwbrowser 5 account gnome-control-center 8
/etc/ssh/ssh_config View hardware
Configure /etc/ssh/sshd_config lshw (in EPEL) 6 7
5 6 7 8 configured 5 6 7
SSH ~/.ssh/config Delete user userdel
ssh-keygen lshw 8 account gnome-control-center 8
Configure modprobe 5 6 7 8 usermod
kernel module
/etc/passwd
View/change 5 6 7
user account vipw
Networking Configure
details id
hardware udev 5 6 7 8
TASK RHEL device gnome-control-center 8

Configure nmcli con mod 7 8 View kernel groupadd 5 6 7

sysctl -a
5 6 7 8
Create user
name parameters cat /proc/cmdline group
resolution
/etc/hosts
5 6 7 8 gnome-control-center 8
/etc/resolv.conf
Load kernel Delete user groupdel 5 6 7
5 6 modprobe 5 6 7 8
/etc/sysconfig/network module group
Configure gnome-control-center 8
hostnamectl
hostname /etc/hostname 7 8 Remove modprobe -r 5 6 7 8 groupmod
nmtui kernel module Change group /etc/group
5 6 7
details
ifconfig 5 6
View kernel rpm -q kernel gnome-control-center 8
5 6 7 8
nmcli dev show version uname -r
View network teamdctl 7 8 Change user passwd 5 6 7
interface info bridge password gnome-control-center 8
ip addr
5 6 7 8
brctl usermod
Change user 5 6 7
visudo
nmcli con Resource management permissions
[add|mod|edit]
Configure 7 8 gnome-control-center 8
nmtui TASK RHEL
network nm-connection-editor
Change chage 5 6 7
interface
/etc/sysconfig/ Trace system password
5 6 7 8 strace 5 6 7 8
network-scripts/ifcfg-* calls policy gnome-control-center 8

View routes ip route 5 6 7 8 Trace library w 5 6 7

ltrace 5 6 7 8 View user
calls sessions
system-config-network 5 6 gnome-control-center 8

nmcli Change
nice
Configure nmtui 7 8 process renice 5 6 7 8
routes nm-connection-editor priority
ip route add
/etc/sysconfig/ 5 6 7 8 Change
route-iface process run taskset 5 6 7 8
location
iptables and ip6tables
5 6
/etc/sysconfig/ip*tables
kill
system-config-firewall 6
Kill a process pkill 5 6 7 8
Configure killall
firewall firewall-cmd
7 8 netstat 5 6
firewall-config
ss
nftables 8 tuna 6 7 8

pcp-dstat--socket 8 pcp atop 8

View ports/ View system
sockets
ss usage top
lsof 5 6 7 8 ps
netstat sar
iostat 5 6 7 8
vmstat
mpstat
numastat

iostat 6 7 8
View disk pcp-dstat
usage pmiostat 8

df 5 6 7 8

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