RH199 – Certified System Administrator Rapid Track Course
Learn essential Red Hat Enterprise Linux configuration, administration, and maintenance in a condensed format designed for experienced Linux system administrators.
Course description
Learn essential Red Hat Enterprise Linux configuration, administration, and maintenance in a
condensed format designed for experienced Linux system administrators.
The RHCSA Rapid Track course (RH199) features Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 10 and is designed for
those who already have significant experience with Linux administration. This accelerated course combines
essential content from Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) and Red Hat System Administration II
(RH134) to help students operate, manage, and maintain a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.
This course is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
Course Content Summary
- Manage users, groups, and authentication
- Manage packages with a new repository structure and AppStream modules
- Use and manage desktop software by using Flatpak
- Manage processes, scheduling, and tuning
- Configure network services and security
- Create storage devices, volumes, and file systems, including Stratis storage management
- Perform server management with the Cockpit web management utility
- Troubleshoot problems and obtain support
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with fundamental Linux computing concepts, experience as a Linux user, and readiness to perform system administration tasks.
- Significant field experience working with Linux as a system administrator is recommended.
- If you do not have experience with fundamental Linux computer concepts, Red Hat recommends that you start by taking the Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) course instead.
Audience
- System Administrators
- Platform Engineers, Developers
- Other IT professionals who have a foundational understanding of the Linux command line and are seeking to learn key tasks to administer a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.
Outline
Register a system by using your Red Hat account to get support services and software that Red Hat provides.
Copy, move, create, delete, and organize files from the command line.
Create, view, and edit text files from the command line.
Obtain superuser access to a system; create, manage, and delete local users and groups; and administer local password policies.
Set standard permissions on files and interpret the security effects of different permission settings.
Download, install, update, and manage software packages from Red Hat and DNF package repositories.
Install, upgrade, and use desktop software from the Red Hat Ecosystem Catalog by using Flatpak.
Access file systems on removable media devices by mounting them on a directory in the file-system
hierarchy.
Investigate, control, and terminate processes that run on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux System.
Control and monitor the system services and daemons that systemd starts.
Configure network interfaces and settings on Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.
Schedule system programs that must run on a recurring basis to support daemons or operating system
functions
Locate and interpret system logs for troubleshooting purposes, and ensure accurate timestamps for log
events.
Protect systems and manage security by using SELinux.
Manage storage devices by creating partitions, file systems, and swap spaces from the command line.
Use Logical Volume Manager (LVM) to manage logical volumes that can contain file systems and swap
spaces.
Manage how the system boots to control which services start and to troubleshoot and repair boot-time
problems.
Gain administrative access to a system when the superuser password is unknown or is locked.
Control network connections to services by using the system firewall, and network services that can bind to
particular ports by using SELinux.
Access network-attached storage that is provided by using the Network File System (NFS) protocol, either
manually or by using the automounter.
Practice skills learned in RHCSA Repaid Track Course.
