Red Hat RHCSA 8

(EX-200.AP1)/ISBN:978-1-64459-183-3

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Pass the RHCSA certification exam with the Red Hat RHCSA 8 course and lab. The lab provides a hands-on learning experience in a safe and online environment. The RHCSA study guide covers the EX-200 exam objectives and teaches how to operate running systems, configure local storage, manage users and groups, and manage security. The RHCSA training also imparts skills tested in this exam are the foundation for system administration across all Red Hat products.

Here's what you will get

The Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam validates a candidate's skills and knowledge in areas of system administration common across a wide range of environments and deployment scenarios. The EX-200 exam is based on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 8. The RHCSA certification is targeted at experienced Linux system administrators who require a certification either by their organization or based on a mandate.

Lessons

33+ Lessons | 250+ Quizzes | 182+ Flashcards | 182+ Glossary of terms

TestPrep

50+ Pre Assessment Questions | 2+ Full Length Tests | 50+ Post Assessment Questions | 100+ Practice Test Questions

Hand on lab

73+ LiveLab | 00+ Minutes

Here's what you will learn

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Lessons 1: Introduction

  • Goals and Methods
  • Who Should Read This Course?
  • How This Course Is Organized
  • Exam Objective to Lesson Mapping

Lessons 2: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

  • Preparing to Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Performing a Manual Installation
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 3: Using Essential Tools

  • Basic Shell Skills
  • Editing Files with vim
  • Understanding the Shell Environment
  • Finding Help
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 4: Essential File Management Tools

  • Working with the File System Hierarchy
  • Managing Files
  • Using Links
  • Working with Archives and Compressed Files
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 5: Working with Text Files

  • Using Common Text File–Related Tools
  • A Primer to Using Regular Expressions
  • Using grep to Analyze Text
  • Working with Other Useful Text Processing Utilities
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 6: Connecting to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

  • Working on Local Consoles
  • Using SSH and Related Utilities
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Labs

Lessons 7: User and Group Management

  • Different User Types
  • Managing User Accounts
  • Creating and Managing Group Accounts
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 8: Permissions Management

  • Managing File Ownership
  • Managing Basic Permissions
  • Managing Advanced Permissions
  • Managing ACLs
  • Setting Default Permissions with umask
  • Working with User-Extended Attributes
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 9: Configuring Networking

  • Networking Fundamentals
  • Managing Network Addresses and Interfaces
  • Validating Network Configuration
  • Configuring Network Configuration with nmtui and nmcli
  • Setting Up Hostname and Name Resolution
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 10: Managing Software

  • Managing Software Packages with yum
  • Using yum
  • Managing Package Module Streams
  • Managing Software Packages with rpm
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Labs

Lessons 11: Managing Processes

  • Introduction to Process Management
  • Managing Shell Jobs
  • Using Common Command-Line Tools for Process Management
  • Using top to Manage Processes
  • Using tuned to Optimize Performance
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 12: Working with Systemd

  • Understanding Systemd
  • Managing Units Through Systemd
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 13: Scheduling Tasks

  • Configuring Cron to Automate Recurring Tasks
  • Configuring at to Schedule Future Tasks
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 14: Configuring Logging

  • Understanding System Logging
  • Configuring rsyslogd
  • Rotating Log Files
  • Working with journald
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 15: Managing Storage

  • Understanding MBR and GPT Partitions
  • Managing Partitions and File Systems
  • Mounting File Systems
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 16: Managing Advanced Storage

  • Understanding LVM
  • Creating LVM Logical Volumes
  • Resizing LVM Logical Volumes
  • Configuring Stratis
  • Configuring VDO
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Labs

Lessons 17: Basic Kernel Management

  • Understanding the Role of the Linux Kernel
  • Working with Kernel Modules
  • Upgrading the Linux Kernel
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 18: Managing and Understanding the Boot Procedure

  • Managing Systemd Targets
  • Working with GRUB 2
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Labs

Lessons 19: Essential Troubleshooting Skills

  • Understanding the RHEL 8 Boot Procedure
  • Passing Kernel Boot Arguments
  • Using a Rescue Disk
  • Fixing Common Issues
  • Recovering Access to a Virtual Machine
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 20: An Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting

  • Understanding Shell Scripting Core Elements
  • Using Variables and Input
  • Using Conditional Loops
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 21: Configuring SSH

  • Hardening the SSH Server
  • Using Other Useful sshd Options
  • Configuring Key-Based Authentication with Passphrases
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 22: Managing Apache HTTP Services

  • Configuring a Basic Apache Server
  • Understanding Apache Configuration Files
  • Creating Apache Virtual Hosts
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 23: Managing SELinux

  • Understanding SELinux Working and Modes
  • Understanding Context Settings and the Policy
  • Restoring Default File Contexts
  • Using Boolean Settings to Modify SELinux Settings
  • Diagnosing and Addressing SELinux Policy Violations
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 24: Configuring a Firewall

  • Understanding Linux Firewalling
  • Working with Firewalld
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 25: Accessing Network Storage

  • Using NFS Services
  • Using CIFS Services
  • Mounting Remote File Systems Through fstab
  • Using Automount to Mount Remote File Systems
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 26: Configuring Time Services

  • Understanding Local Time
  • Using Network Time Protocol
  • Managing Time on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Summary
  • Review Questions
  • End-of-Lesson Lab

Lessons 27: Final Preparation

  • General Tips

Lessons 28: Theoretical Pre-Assessment Exam

Lessons 29: RHCSA Practice Exam A

  • General Notes

Lessons 30: RHCSA Practice Exam B

  • General Notes

Lessons 31: RHCSA Practice Exam C

  • General Notes

Lessons 32: RHCSA Practice Exam D

  • General Notes

Appendix A: Study Planner

Hands-on LAB Activities

Using Essential Tools

  • Using Internal and External Commands from the Shell
  • Using I/O Redirection and Pipes
  • Working with History
  • Using Bash Completion
  • Working with vim
  • Managing the Shell Environment
  • Using man -k
  • Using info

Essential File Management Tools

  • Getting an Overview of Current Mounts
  • Working with Directories
  • Working with Files
  • Creating a Hard Link
  • Working with Symbolic Links and Hard Links
  • Using tar

Working with Text Files

  • Applying Basic less Skills
  • Using Basic head and tail Operations
  • Using Common grep Options

Connecting to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

  • Working on Several Terminal Windows Simultaneously
  • Working with Pseudo Terminals

User and Group Management

  • Switching User Accounts
  • Creating User Accounts
  • Working with Groups

Permissions Management

  • Managing Basic Permissions
  • Working with Special Permissions
  • Managing Advanced Permissions Using ACLs

Configuring Networking

  • Validating Network Configuration
  • Verifying Network Settings
  • Managing Network Connections with nmcli
  • Changing Connection Parameters with nmcli

Managing Software

  • Creating Your Own Repository
  • Using yum for Package Management
  • Working with Modules
  • Using RPM Queries

Managing Processes

  • Managing Jobs
  • Managing Processes from the Command Line
  • Using tuned

Working with Systemd

  • Managing Units with systemctl
  • Changing the Unit Configuration

Scheduling Tasks

  • Running Scheduled Tasks Through cron
  • Scheduling Jobs with at

Configuring Logging

  • Using Live Log Monitoring and Logger
  • Changing rsyslog.conf Rules
  • Discovering journalctl
  • Making the journald Journal Permanent

Managing Storage

  • Creating MBR Partitions and File System
  • Creating Logical Partitions
  • Creating GPT Partitions with gdisk
  • Creating Partitions with parted
  • Creating a Swap Partition
  • Mounting Partitions Through /etc/fstab

Managing Advanced Storage

  • Creating a Physical Volume, Volume Group, and Logical Volume
  • Resizing Logical Volumes
  • Managing Stratis Volumes
  • Creating Partitions and Filesystems

Basic Kernel Management

  • Managing Kernel Modules from the Command Line
  • Loading Kernel Modules with Parameters

Managing and Understanding the Boot Procedure

  • Isolating Targets
  • Applying Modifications to GRUB 2

Essential Troubleshooting Skills

  • Exploring Troubleshooting Targets
  • Using the Rescue Option

An Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting

  • Writing a Simple Shell Script
  • Working with Positional Parameters
  • Working with Input
  • Using if ... then ... else

Configuring SSH

  • Configuring SSH Security Options

Managing Apache HTTP Services

  • Setting Up a Basic Web Server

Managing SELinux

  • Manipulating SELinux Modes
  • Setting a Context Label on a Nondefault Apache Document Root
  • Installing SELinux-Specific Man Pages
  • Using restorecon to Relabel Files

Configuring a Firewall

  • Managing the Firewall with firewall-cmd

Accessing Network Storage

  • Setting Up a Samba Server

Configuring Time Services

  • Managing Local Time

Exam FAQs

There are no official prerequisites for the certification exam.

USD 400

Hands-on assignments

The exam contains 10-15 questions.

150 minutes

210

Red Hat certifications are current for three years. These certifications do not "expire," or become "terminated" or "invalid," but they can become "non-current."