OLE study plan

Perform a scripted Oracle Linux installation in a VM, choosing partitioning manually and documenting each screen decision

Configure an LVM volume group with two physical volumes, create an LV, format it with XFS, and mount it persistently via /etc/fstab using UUID

Extend an existing LV and grow the XFS filesystem online without unmounting it

Explain and demonstrate the difference between a standard partition, an LVM logical volume, and a swap area during installation

Configure and verify access to Oracle Linux yum repositories including the BaseOS and AppStream equivalents, and register a system with ULN in a lab

Install, query, verify, and remove packages with dnf, and explain the difference between dnf remove and dnf autoremove

Use rpm -q, rpm -V, rpm -qi, and rpm -qf to audit an installed package and identify which package owns a given file

Enable, disable, and pin a repository, and demonstrate installing a package from a specific repo with --enablerepo and --repo

Use dnf history to roll back a transaction and confirm the rollback in the log

Configure a static IPv4 address, gateway, DNS, and a secondary connection profile using nmcli, then verify with nmcli connection show and ip addr

Create a bond or bridge interface with nmcli and confirm it survives a reboot

Create users and groups, set password aging with chage, and lock and unlock an account

Set and audit file permissions including setgid on a shared directory and the sticky bit on /tmp

Configure sudo access for a group via a drop-in file in /etc/sudoers.d and test the restriction

Inspect and edit GRUB 2 kernel arguments, regenerate the configuration with grub2-mkconfig, and boot successfully with a changed parameter

Set a GRUB boot password and verify the protection works at the boot menu

Load, unload, blacklist, and persist a kernel module using modprobe, lsmod, and a file in /etc/modprobe.d

Reset a forgotten root password from the boot menu using rd.break and explain each step

Set SELinux to enforcing, restore file contexts with restorecon, and diagnose a denial using ausearch and sealert

Configure firewalld zones, open and close a service permanently, and verify with firewall-cmd --list-all after a reload

Add a custom rich rule or port and confirm the behavior with a client connection test

Query journald logs by unit, priority, and time window with journalctl, and make a persistent journal configuration

Configure rsyslog to send logs to a remote collector and confirm delivery

Use top, vmstat, iostat, and free to identify a CPU, memory, or disk bottleneck in a synthetic load test

Write a bash script with argument parsing, functions, strict mode, and proper exit codes that automates a routine admin task

Schedule the script with cron and separately with a systemd timer, and verify both executed by inspecting logs

Add logging and error handling to the script, including redirecting stderr and trapping failures

Use shellcheck to lint the script and fix every reported warning

Automate a log rotation or cleanup task and prove it removed only intended files

Compare the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and the Red Hat Compatible Kernel, and boot into each from GRUB

Install and configure Ksplice in a lab and describe its patching model and limitations accurately

Create a btrfs filesystem, take a snapshot, and roll back to it

Use Oracle Cloud tooling available in the OS to query instance metadata and bootstrap a configuration

Troubleshoot a failed boot caused by a bad fstab entry and recover using emergency mode

Take two full-length timed practice exams and score every domain to find weak areas

Re-drill the three lowest-scoring domains with hands-on labs rather than rereading notes

Rebuild the lab VM from scratch end to end within 90 minutes without notes

Review the command cheat sheets for rpm, dnf, nmcli, firewall-cmd, and journalctl for recall speed