RHCSA

The Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) is a performance-based certification that validates essential skills in managing and troubleshooting Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems, covering user management, storage, networking, security, and system administration tasks.

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Skill level

Beginner, Intermediate

Hours to complete

Projects

Prerequisites

None

Your Guided Learning Pathway

In this 15 hour course your instructor will take you from beginner to intermediate level practitioner.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Learn RedHat Admin Basics

During your RHCSA training, you will learn to manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems, covering user administration, file systems, storage, networking, and security tasks, including SELinux and permissions.

You’ll also gain hands-on skills in troubleshooting, service management, and system monitoring to ensure efficient and secure server operations.

Live Labs

Follow along with your expert trainer as you configure file systems, storage, security, and other key components.

Every lesson includes hands-on demonstrations you can follow using free software.

Get Exam Ready

This course not only prepares you to become a Red Hat systems engineer, but it also prepares you for the exam.

All Red Hat exams now feature hands-on tests, in addition to traditional exam questions.

Follow our hands-on labs and then take our practice exams featuring over 100 questions designed to cement your learning.

What it covers

This course prepares you for a career in RedHat Linux networking..

System Administration Basics
User and Group Management
File System Management
Permissions and Access Control
Storage Management
Logical Volume Management (LVM)
Network Configuration
Service Management
Software Installation and Updates
Security and SELinux
System Monitoring and Logging
Virtualization Basics
Troubleshooting System Issues

Benefits of the certification

Passing the RHCSA gets you:

Industry-recognized Linux certification
Validates Red Hat Enterprise Linux skills
Enhances career opportunities in system administration
Increases earning potential
Demonstrates expertise in Linux environments
Prepares for advanced Red Hat certifications (e.g., RHCE)
Boosts credibility with employers
Improves system troubleshooting proficiency
Competitive edge in IT job market
Access to Red Hat’s professional community

Target audience

This certification is ideal for:

Aspiring Linux System Administrators
IT Professionals Seeking Linux Expertise
Career Changers to System Administration
Junior System Admins
Students in IT or Computer Science
DevOps or Cloud Professionals
Aspiring Red Hat Certification Candidates
Small Business IT Managers

Prerequisites

There are no mandatory prerequisites.

Practical Experience: Familiarity with Linux system administration, including file management, user administration, storage configuration, and basic networking, is highly recommended.
Consider taking the LPI Linux Essentials first

Your Instructor

Diogo Oliveira

Diogo is an assistant professor in the School of Information at the Florida State University, focusing his research on network performance, cybersecurity, disaster recovery techniques for large-scale networks, software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV). Additionally, he has more than 15 years of industry experience in network and Linux engineering.

He received a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, and a M.S. degree in computer engineering from the Federal University of Goias, Brazil. Both his masters and PhD research topics focused on network performance and security.

Curriculum

Module 1	File Content and Permissions
Unit 1	Preparing Your RedHat 9 System
Unit 2	Managing File Content
Unit 3	Discretionary Permissions
Unit 4	Task 1
Unit 5	Task 2
Module 2	Shell Scripts
Unit 1	Create Shell Scripts
Unit 2	Shell Scripts - Testing Number Values
Unit 3	Task 1
Unit 4	Task 2
Module 3	Running Systems
Unit 1	Operate Running Systems - Targets
Unit 2	Operate Running Systems - Journald
Unit 3	Task 1
Unit 4	Task 2
Module 4	Local Storage
Unit 1	Configure Local Storage
Unit 2	Task 1
Module 5	File Systems
Unit 1	Linux LVM
Unit 2	NFS and autofs
Unit 3	Task 1
Unit 4	Task 2
Module 6	Maintain Systems
Unit 1	Redhat Package Manager
Unit 2	Task Schedulers
Unit 3	Task 1
Unit 4	Task 2
Module 7	Basic Networking
Unit 1	Basic Network in Linux
Unit 2	Firewalld
Unit 3	Network-Manager
Module 8	Users and Groups
Unit 1	Manage Users and Groups
Unit 2	Using Sudo
Unit 3	Task 1
Unit 4	Task 2
Module 9	Security
Unit 1	SSH Security
Unit 2	SELINUX
Unit 3	SELINUX Domains
Unit 4	Task 1
Module 10	Containers
Unit 1	Manage Containers with Podman
Unit 2	Accessing Container Instances
Module 11	Exams
Unit 1	Exam 1
Unit 2	Exam 2

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