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 ext4 6
system
information subscription-manager
6 7 8
systemctl -at service
identity xfs 7 8 ls /etc/systemd/system/*.
service 7
6 ssm create 7 ls /usr/lib/systemd/
rhnreg_ks List all
system/*.service
Create/ gdisk 7 8 services
Configure rhn_register 1, 3 5 6 7 8
subscription modify disk ssm_create 8
systemctl list-units -at
partitions service
subscription-manager 2 6 7 8 find /etc/systemd/ /
fdisk 8
parted 5 6 7 8 usr/lib/systemd/ /
hwbrowser 5 run/systemd/ -name
*.service”
sosreport
ssm create 7 8
5 6 7 8 Format disk
dmidecode
mkfs.filesystem_type (ext4,
service --status-all 5 6
View system partition List running
xfs) 5 6 7 8
profile lstopo
6 7 8 mkswap
services systemctl -t service
7 8
lscpu --state=active

cat/proc/cpuinfo
xfs_fsr 6 7 8 service name start
lshw 8 5 6
Defragment copy data to new file service name stop
disk space system Start/stop
View RHEL 5 6 7 8 systemctl start name.
fsck (look for ‘non-contig- service service
version /etc/redhat-release 5 6 7 8 uous inodes’) 7 8
systemctl stop name.
information service
ssm mount 7 8
Mount
1 Be aware of potential issues when using subscription-manager on Red storage mount chkconfig name on
5 6
Hat Enterprise Linux 5: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/129003. /etc/fstab 5 6 7 8 chkconfig name off
Enable/
2 Subscription-manager is used for Satellite 6, Satellite 5.6 with SAM disable systemctl enable name.
and newer, and Red Hat’s CDN. Mount and /etc/fstab
5 6 7 8 service service
3 RHN tools are deprecated on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. rhn_register activate swap swapon -a
systemctl disable name.
7 8
should be used for Satellite server 5.6 and newer only. For details, see: service
What subscription management services are offered by RHSM?, Configure
Transition of Red Hat Network Classic Hosted to Red Hat Subscription /etc/fstab 5 6 7 8 5 6
static mounts service name status
Management, and Satellite 5.6 unable to register RHEL 7 client system View service
due to rhn-setup package not included in Minimal installation. status systemctl status name.
7 8
View free disk service
df 5 6 7 8
space
Check if chkconfig name --list 5 6
lvdisplay service is
Software management lvs enabled systemctl is-enabled name 7 8
View logical vgdisplay
volume info vgs 5 6 7 8
TASK RHEL Create new chkconfig --add 5 6
pvdisplay
pvs service file systemctl daemon-reload
yum groupinstall 5 6 or modify /etc/systemd/system/*. 7 8
Install Create ssm create (if backend is
8
configuration service
yum group install 7 8 lvm)
software physical
volume runlevel 5 6
yum install 5 6 7 8 pvcreate 5 6 7 8
View run
systemctl get-default 7 8
yum groupinfo 5 6 ssm create (if backend is level/target
Create volume lvm) 8
who -r 5 6 7 8
View software group
yum group info 7 8
info vgcreate 5 6 7 8 /etc/inittab
init run_level 5 6
yum info 5 6 7 8 ssm create (if backend is
8
Change run
Create logical lvm) level/target systemctl isolate name.
Update volume target 7 8
yum update 5 6 7 8
software lvcreate 5 6 7 8 systemctl set-default

resize2fs 5 6 /etc/syslog.conf 5
Upgrade Enlarge
yum upgrade 5 6 7 8
software volumes xfs_growfs /etc/rsyslog.conf 6 7 8
formatted 7 8 Configure
ssm resize
with default logging /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf
Configure subscription-manager
file system vgextend /var/log/journal 7 8
software repos 5 6 7 8 lvextend 5 6 7 8 systemd-journald.service
repository /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo
resize2fs journalctl 7 8
Shrink 5 6 View logs
Find package rpm -qf filename
volumes
lvreduce
5 6 7 8 vgreduce /var/log 5 6 7 8
owning file yum provides filename-glob
formatted
with default XFS cannot currently be pam_tty_audit kernel
5 6 7
rpm -q packagename 5 6 file system shrunk; copy desired data 7 8 module
to a smaller file system.
View software yum list installed tlog 8
version ssm check 8
packagename 7 8 Check/repair Configure add audit=1 to kernel
rpm -q packagename file system system audit cmdline
fsck 5 6 7 8
auditctl
View installed rpm -qa
View NFS
/etc/audit/auditd.conf 5 6 7 8
5 6 7 8 showmount -e
software yum list installed
share mount 5 6 7 8 /etc/audit/audit.rules
authconfig
/etc/pam.d/system-auth
Install a yum module install service nfs reload 5 6
8
module module_name View audit aureport
Configure systemctl reload nfs. 5 6 7
7 8 output /var/log/faillog
NFS share service
View info on a yum module info
8
module module_name /etc/exports 5 6 7 8 cron
Schedule/ at 5 6 7 8
batch
View a Configure /etc/auto.master.d/*. batch tasks
yum module info
module’s 8 on-demand autofs 8 systemd-run --on-calendar 8
module_name
streams auto-mounts /etc/auto.*
Find file by locate 5 6 7 8
yum module remove chmod name
chown
module_name:stream Change file
Change chgrp 8
yum module reset permissions Find file by
module 8 umask (future file find 5 6 7 8
streams module:stream creation) characteristic
yum module install
module:new_stream Change file tar
chattr 8
attributes Create archive cpio
5 6 7 8
zip
List available yum module list 8 xz
modules Change
access setfacl 8
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 append 1 or s or rd.break security
semanage
setsebool
Text-based or init=/bin/bash to 7 8 system-config-selinux
kernel cmdline
configuration system-config-*-tui 5 6
tools Report on
Shut down shutdown 5 6 7 8 system sealert 5 6 7 8
system
Configure system-config-printer 5 6 7 security
printer 8 systemctl poweroff 7 8
gnome-control-center Power off authconfig
system authconfig-tui 5 6 7
system-config-date 5 6 poweroff 5 6 7 8 LDAP, SSSD,
authconfig-gtk
Kerberos
Configure timedatectl 7 8 systemctl halt 7 8
Halt system authselect 8
time and date date 5 6 7 8 halt 5 6 7 8
Network users getent 5 6 7 8
gnome-control-center 8 systemctl reboot 7 8
Reboot
/etc/ntp.conf 5 6 system reboot 5 6 7 8
ntpdate 5 6 7
Configure /etc/inittab 5 6
Synchronize
default run
time and date
timedatectl
/etc/chrony.conf 7 8
level/target systemctl set-default 7 8
User management
date TASK RHEL
8 /boot/grub/grub.conf 5 6
chronyc Configure
GRUB /etc/default/grub Graphical user system-config-users 5 6 7
system-config-keyboard 5 6 bootloader management
grub2-mkconfig 7 8
Configure grub-set-default
gnome-control-center 8
localectl 7 8
keyboard
hwbrowser 5 Create user useradd 5 6 7
gnome-control-center 8
View hardware account gnome-control-center 8
lshw (in EPEL) 6 7
/etc/ssh/ssh_config configured
Configure /etc/ssh/sshd_config userdel 5 6 7
5 6 7 8 lshw 8 Delete user
SSH ~/.ssh/config
ssh-keygen account gnome-control-center 8
Configure modprobe 5 6 7 8
kernel module usermod
/etc/passwd
View/change 5 6 7
Configure
user account vipw
Networking hardware udev 5 6 7 8
details id
device
TASK RHEL gnome-control-center 8
View kernel sysctl -a
7 8 5 6 7 8 groupadd 5 6 7
Configure nmcli con mod parameters cat /proc/cmdline Create user
name group
/etc/hosts gnome-control-center 8
resolution /etc/resolv.conf
5 6 7 8 Load kernel modprobe 5 6 7 8
module Delete user groupdel 5 6 7
/etc/sysconfig/network 5 6
group gnome-control-center 8
Configure Remove
hostnamectl modprobe -r 5 6 7 8
hostname /etc/hostname 7 8 kernel module groupmod
nmtui Change group 5 6 7
/etc/group
View kernel rpm -q kernel details
ifconfig 5 6 5 6 7 8 8
version uname -r gnome-control-center

nmcli dev show

Change user passwd 5 6 7
View network teamdctl 7 8
interface info bridge password gnome-control-center 8
ip addr
5 6 7 8 usermod
brctl Resource management Change user visudo
5 6 7
nmcli con [add|mod|edit] permissions
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7 8 gnome-control-center 8
Configure nmtui
nm-connection-editor
network Trace system 5 6 7
interface strace 5 6 7 8 Change chage
/etc/sysconfig/ calls
5 6 7 8 password
network-scripts/ifcfg-*
policy gnome-control-center 8
Trace library
View routes ip route 5 6 7 8
ltrace 5 6 7 8
calls w 5 6 7
View user
system-config-network 5 6 sessions
Change gnome-control-center 8
nice
nmcli process renice 5 6 7 8
Configure nmtui 7 8 priority
routes nm-connection-editor

ip route add
Change
/etc/sysconfig/route-iface
5 6 7 8 process run taskset 5 6 7 8
location
iptables and ip6tables
5 6
/etc/sysconfig/ip*tables kill
Kill a process pkill 5 6 7 8
Configure system-config-firewall 6 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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