Chapter 5

Connecting to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

The following topics are covered in this chapter:

The following RHCSA exam objectives are covered in this chapter:

  • Access remote systems using SSH

  • Log in and switch users in multiuser targets

  • Boot, reboot, and shut down a system normally

  • Securely transfer files between systems

  • Configure key-based authentication for SSH

You have already learned how to log in on Linux from a graphical environment. In this chapter, you learn about some other methods to access a Linux shell and start working. You learn how to work from local consoles and from Secure Shell (SSH) to connect to Linux. You also learn how to perform some basic tasks from these ...

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