Strengthen your RHEL administration practice through 11 guided labs covering automation, scheduling, performance, security, storage, recovery, and containers. Although every lab is labeled Beginner, the topics move beyond basic shell use and show how several system components work together during common administrative tasks.
You will write and run commands, configuration files, and scripts in isolated lab environments, with step-by-step guidance and automated checks. The course combines direct RHEL-oriented practice with carefully scoped simulations where full machine reboots or separate infrastructure are not available.
What You Will Learn
- Write executable Bash scripts with system commands, loops,
grep, and regular expressions - Schedule one-time and recurring work with
at, cron, systemd timers, andsystemd-tmpfiles - Select
tunedprofiles and inspect or change process priority withniceandrenice - Manage SELinux modes, file contexts, booleans, and Apache denials, and coordinate SELinux port labels with
firewalld - Partition practice disks, create XFS file systems and swap areas, set persistent mounts and swap priorities, and verify
/etc/fstab - Create and extend LVM physical volumes, volume groups, logical volumes, and XFS file systems
- Configure NFS mounts and
autofsmaps, inspect systemd targets, and rehearse boot-recovery procedures - Build UBI-based images with Docker and deploy Podman containers with persistent storage, custom networking, published ports, and restart policies
Who This Course Is For
This course is for Linux administrators, support engineers, and DevOps learners who already understand fundamental command-line administration and want guided practice with broader RHEL topics. It is useful as a bridge from foundational administration toward more focused RHCSA or enterprise Linux study.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with shell navigation, files and permissions, users, services, package management, and basic networking is recommended. Completing RH124 or having equivalent Linux experience will make the storage, SELinux, and recovery labs easier to follow.
Learning environment: The course contains 11 guided labs, 60 steps, and automated checks. Ten labs run in Red Hat UBI 9 terminals; the deployment lab runs in an Ubuntu 22.04 graphical environment and uses Docker with UBI images. NFS uses one host as both server and client, and boot recovery is partly simulated because the lab cannot reboot into GRUB or rd.break.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this course aligned with the current RHCSA or RHCE exams?
The labs preserve selected topics associated with RH134, but they are not a complete or current map of either exam. For current exam-aligned study, use the updated RHCSA Learning Path or the RHCE Enterprise Linux Learning Path.
Is prior Linux administration experience required?
It is strongly recommended. The labs provide step-by-step instructions and are labeled Beginner, but they assume you can already navigate the shell and recognize common administration concepts. This is not an introduction to Linux commands from scratch.
Will I perform a complete RHEL installation and real boot recovery?
No. The deployment lab builds and tests UBI-based Docker images and uses scripts to illustrate automation concepts; it does not run Anaconda, Kickstart, or a full operating-system installation. The recovery lab explains GRUB, rescue mode, rd.break, root-password reset, and /etc/fstab repair, but rehearses the key commands without an actual reboot.
Does the course use separate servers or a production network?
No. The NFS lab runs its server and client on the same environment, and container services run locally. You still configure mounts, autofs, storage, networks, ports, and service behavior, but the topology is designed for focused single-environment practice.
