Prepare for the RHCSA

The exam

Performance-based: you configure real systems; results are checked after reboot.

What this path covers

Covers core tools hands-on and the RHEL-specific topics (SELinux, LVM, firewalld, boot recovery, podman) as theory. Practise those on a RHEL-compatible VM too.

11 hands-on labs and 20 questions

Finish every step to earn a BrokenCluster completion certificate you can add to LinkedIn.

1. 1.Core tools

   0/7
   • Find Files by Name, Size and Ageeasy
   • Find Every Config That Uses a Settingeasy
   • Create a Clean Backup Archiveeasy
   • Hard Links and Symbolic Linkseasy
   • Set an Exact File Modeeasy
   • Grant One Extra User Access with ACLsmedium
   • Set Up SSH Key Authenticationmedium

2. 2.Running systems

   0/6
   • Booting into Rescue Modemedium
   • Root Password Recoveryhard
   • Stop a Process That Ignores SIGTERMeasy
   • Process Priority with niceeasy
   • Keeping Logs Across Rebootsmedium
   • Filtering the Journaleasy

3. 3.Storage

   0/5
   • Growing a Logical Volumemedium
   • Shrinking XFS vs ext4medium
   • Robust fstab Entriesmedium
   • Activating Swap Spaceeasy
   • autofs Indirect Mapshard

4. 4.Deploy, configure and maintain

   0/7
   • Schedule a Nightly Cron Jobeasy
   • systemd Timers vs cronmedium
   • Which Package Owns a Fileeasy
   • Persistent Static IP with nmclimedium
   • Create a User Accounteasy
   • Grant Exactly One Command via sudomedium
   • Password Aging with chageeasy

5. 5.Security

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   • firewalld Runtime vs Permanenteasy
   • SELinux Modes and Rebootseasy
   • Persistent SELinux File Contextshard
   • SELinux Booleansmedium

6. 6.Containers

   0/2
   • Images vs Containerseasy
   • Rootless Podman at Boothard

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