Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 – Server Deployment

  • General
    • View the real-time clock (RTC) and system clock
    • If necessary, configure the time zone
    • If necessary, configure the current date
    • If necessary, configure the current time
    • Configure the hostname
  • Security
    • Create a standard user account
    • Configure standard user account password
    • Configure the server to require membership in the wheel group to substitute user
    • Configure standard user account elevations privileges to run command as root
    • Disable root login via SSH
    • Modify the default SSH port
    • Configure firewall
  • Utilities
    • Install Telnet
    • Install Nmap
    • Install Mutt
    • Install Elinks
    • Install LFTP
  • Package Management
    • Check for updates
    • Install necessary updates
    • Verify updates were installed