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EX200: RHCSA – Red Hat Certified System Administrator

Administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux confidently from the command line and prepare for the hands-on RHCSA exam.

  • 40 hours of live, trainer-led sessions
  • Dedicated RHEL virtual machines for every learner
  • Storage, LVM, Stratis and file systems in depth
  • SELinux, firewall and boot troubleshooting
  • Timed EX200-style practice tasks
Aligned to Red Hat exam EX200
Duration
5 Days | 40 Hrs
Next batch
Batches on request
Delivery
Live Online · Onsite · Corporate
Level
Intermediate
Exam
EX200
Language
English

Why learn EX200 with Ace Skills

  • Command-line confidence

    Spend most of each day at a RHEL shell, building speed and accuracy.

  • Storage mastery

    Partitions, LVM, swap and persistent mounts until they are second nature.

  • SELinux without fear

    Learn to read, fix and work with SELinux rather than disabling it.

  • Exam-style practice

    Timed hands-on tasks mirror the way the performance-based exam works.

Course overview

Red Hat Enterprise Linux runs a large share of the servers in banks, telecoms, government and enterprise data centres across India and the Gulf. RHCSA is the credential employers use to check that you can administer it properly. Because the exam is entirely hands-on, this five-day course is built around practical tasks on real RHEL systems.

Days one and two build core skills: the shell, files and permissions, text processing, users and groups, processes, scheduled jobs, software management with DNF, systemd services and logging. You will also write simple shell scripts to automate routine work.

Day three focuses on storage — partitions, logical volumes, swap, file systems, persistent mounts and network file systems with autofs. Day four covers networking, firewall configuration, SSH, time synchronisation, SELinux contexts and booleans, and troubleshooting the boot process, including resetting the root password.

Day five covers containers on RHEL with Podman, a full review and a timed practice set in the style of the EX200 exam, with a debrief on technique and verification.

This course is aligned to the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam, EX200. Ace Skills is not a Red Hat training partner and does not use official courseware. Please confirm the current exam objectives and RHEL version on the Red Hat website before booking.

Key features

  • Dedicated RHEL virtual machines
  • Storage and LVM labs on every relevant topic
  • SELinux and firewall troubleshooting practice
  • Boot recovery and root password reset drills
  • Shell scripting for routine tasks
  • Timed EX200-style practice set
  • Course completion certificate from Ace Skills Consulting
  • Post-training doubt support

Who should attend

  • Linux and Unix system administrators
  • Windows administrators moving to Linux
  • Cloud and DevOps engineers who manage RHEL
  • Support engineers in data centre and hosting teams

Prerequisites

  • Basic familiarity with any Linux or Unix command line
  • Understanding of files, directories and networking basics
  • Prior administration experience is helpful but not essential

Curriculum

5 Days · 40 Hours · 17 Modules · 12 Labs

  1. Working at the command line

    • Shell basics and help resources
    • Files and directories
    • Links
    • Input/output redirection and pipes
    • Text editing with vim
    • Lab: Navigate and manage files from the shell · 40 min

    Text processing and archives

    • grep and regular expressions
    • Finding files
    • tar and compression
    • Remote file copy

    Permissions

    • Standard permissions
    • umask
    • Special permissions
    • Access control lists
    • Lab: Configure shared directories with permissions and ACLs · 45 min

  2. Users and groups

    • Local users and groups
    • Password ageing
    • sudo configuration
    • Lab: Create users with password policies and sudo rules · 35 min

    Processes and scheduling

    • Monitoring processes
    • Signals and priorities
    • cron and at
    • systemd timers
    • Tuning profiles

    Software and services

    • DNF and repositories
    • systemd units and targets
    • Enabling and starting services
    • Journald and rsyslog
    • Lab: Configure repositories and manage services · 40 min

    Shell scripting

    • Variables and conditionals
    • Loops
    • Script arguments and exit codes
    • Lab: Write a script to automate a routine task · 40 min

  3. Disks and partitions

    • MBR and GPT
    • Creating partitions
    • Swap space
    • Lab: Partition a disk and add swap · 35 min

    Logical volumes

    • Physical volumes, volume groups and logical volumes
    • Extending volumes and file systems
    • Stratis overview
    • Lab: Build and extend an LVM volume · 50 min

    File systems and mounts

    • XFS and ext4
    • Persistent mounts with fstab and UUIDs
    • NFS clients
    • autofs
    • Lab: Configure NFS and autofs home directories · 45 min

  4. Networking

    • NetworkManager and nmcli
    • IPv4 and IPv6 configuration
    • Hostname resolution
    • Time synchronisation with chrony
    • Lab: Configure static networking and hostname resolution · 35 min

    Remote access and firewall

    • SSH keys and hardening
    • firewalld zones and services

    SELinux

    • Modes and policy
    • File contexts
    • Booleans
    • Port labelling
    • Diagnosing denials
    • Lab: Fix a web server blocked by SELinux · 45 min

    Boot process

    • Boot targets
    • Resetting the root password
    • Repairing file system issues at boot
    • Lab: Recover a system that fails to boot · 40 min

  5. Containers on RHEL

    • Podman basics
    • Container images and registries
    • Persistent storage for containers
    • Running containers as systemd services

    Review

    • Common mistakes
    • Verifying your work
    • Making changes persistent across reboots

    Exam readiness

    • Exam environment and rules
    • Time management
    • Timed practice set with debrief
    • Lab: Timed EX200-style practice set · 120 min
Download full syllabus (PDF)

Skills you will gain

  • RHEL administration
  • Bash
  • File permissions & ACLs
  • User management
  • systemd
  • DNF
  • Shell scripting
  • LVM
  • File systems
  • NFS & autofs
  • NetworkManager
  • firewalld
  • SELinux
  • Boot troubleshooting
  • Podman

Tools & technologies

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Bash
  • vim
  • nmcli
  • firewalld
  • DNF
  • LVM
  • Podman

Certification exam

Exam details
Exam nameRed Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam
Exam codeEX200
Voucher includedNo — book directly with the vendor
Question formatPerformance-based lab

Skill areas measured

  1. Understand and use essential tools
  2. Create simple shell scripts
  3. Operate running systems
  4. Configure local storage
  5. Create and configure file systems
  6. Deploy, configure and maintain systems
  7. Manage basic networking
  8. Manage users and groups
  9. Manage security

Exam details are pending verification. Vendors change exams; confirm on the official vendor page before booking. Official exam page (opens in a new tab)

Schedule & Pricing

Live Online

Individual

Price on request

  • 40 hours of live, trainer-led sessions
  • 12 hands-on labs
  • Ace Skills course completion certificate

Onsite

At your office or our centre

Pricing depends on location, group size and dates.

  • Delivered at your premises or an Ace centre
  • Same curriculum and labs as live online
  • Dates planned around your team

Corporate / Team

Private batch for your organisation

A private batch with content adapted to your environment and goals.

  • Customised curriculum
  • Private batch, online or onsite
  • Progress and assessment reports
  • GST invoice and PO-based billing

No public batches scheduled — Talk to an Advisor for a private batch.

Projects & labs you will build

  • Day 3 · 50 min

    Build and extend an LVM volume

  • Day 4 · 45 min

    Fix a web server blocked by SELinux

Your certificate

Certificate of Completion — Ace Skills Consulting

Awarded on completing the course. It records the course title and training hours, and you can share it on your LinkedIn profile.

The Red Hat certification itself is awarded by Red Hat when you pass exam EX200.

Frequently asked questions

Is the RHCSA exam hands-on?

Yes. EX200 is performance-based: you complete real administration tasks on live systems rather than answering multiple-choice questions.

Which RHEL version is used?

We teach on the RHEL version that matches the current exam and point out differences from older releases you may meet at work.

Is this an official Red Hat course?

No. It is an independent Ace Skills course aligned to the EX200 objectives; it does not use Red Hat courseware.

What comes after RHCSA?

Most learners continue to RHCE, which focuses on automation with Ansible.

Can I practise after the course?

Yes. We share instructions for building a free practice lab so you can keep rehearsing tasks.

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