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Everything needed to plan for the RHCSA (EX200) exam: number of questions, time limit, passing score, and the official domain weightings. For the study checklist itself, see the EX200 study guide.
RHCSA (EX200) is a Associate level Red Hat certification exam with about 60 questions in 180 minutes, requiring 70% to pass. It covers 10 official domains: Understand and use essential tools (15%); Operate running systems (15%); Configure local storage (15%); Create and configure file systems (10%); Deploy, configure, and maintain systems (10%); Manage basic networking (10%); Create, delete, and modify local user accounts (10%); Manage security (10%); Create simple shell scripts (5%); Manage containers (5%).
Exam code
EX200
Questions
~60
Time limit
180 min
Passing score
70%
Official domains
10
Level
Associate
Provider
Red Hat
Practice questions
300+ on CertStud
| Domain | Weight | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Understand and use essential tools | 15% | Command-line tools for system management |
| Operate running systems | 15% | System operations and boot process |
| Configure local storage | 15% | Disk partitioning and LVM |
| Create and configure file systems | 10% | Filesystem creation and mounting |
| Deploy, configure, and maintain systems | 10% | Package management and system maintenance |
| Manage basic networking | 10% | Network configuration and troubleshooting |
| Create, delete, and modify local user accounts | 10% | User and group management |
| Manage security | 10% | SELinux and system security |
| Create simple shell scripts | 5% | Basic bash scripting fundamentals |
| Manage containers | 5% | Podman container management |
Percentages reflect published official domain weightings. Prerequisite knowledge and current scoring rules are confirmed on the Red Hat exam page before booking.
The EX200 exam has approximately 60 questions. Question counts can vary slightly between deliveries, so treat 60 as the planning figure rather than a fixed number.
Candidates get about 180 minutes to complete the EX200 exam, which works out to roughly 3 minute(s) per question at 60 questions.
The EX200 exam requires 70% to pass. Scores are reported on a scaled rather than a raw percentage basis, so a passing result does not correspond to a simple count of correct answers.
The EX200 exam covers 10 official domains: Understand and use essential tools (15%), Create simple shell scripts (5%), Operate running systems (15%), Configure local storage (15%), Create and configure file systems (10%), Deploy, configure, and maintain systems (10%), Manage basic networking (10%), Create, delete, and modify local user accounts (10%), Manage security (10%), Manage containers (5%).
Understand and use essential tools carries the heaviest weighting on the EX200 exam at 15% of the exam. Command-line tools for system management
EX200 is the exam code for RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator), a Associate level Red Hat certification exam covering 10 domains.
The EX200 exam reports 70% on a scaled score. Plan for roughly 60 questions across 180 minutes, weighted by domain: 15% Understand and use essential tools, 15% Operate running systems, 15% Configure local storage, 10% Create and configure file systems, 10% Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, 10% Manage basic networking, 10% Create, delete, and modify local user accounts, 10% Manage security, 5% Create simple shell scripts, 5% Manage containers.
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