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RHCSA Study Guide

Domain-by-domain study guide for Red Hat Certified System Administrator (EX200). Covers all 10 exam objectives with topic checklists, quick notes, and practice links.

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Exam Overview

Key facts before you start studying

Duration

180 min

Questions

Exam Code

EX200

Domains

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1. Understand and use essential tools (15%)
2. Create simple shell scripts (5%)
3. Operate running systems (15%)
4. Configure local storage (15%)
5. Create and configure file systems (10%)
6. Deploy, configure, and maintain systems (10%)
7. Manage basic networking (10%)
8. Create, delete, and modify local user accounts (10%)
9. Manage security (10%)
10. Manage containers (5%)

Domain 1

15%

Understand and use essential tools

Command-line tools for system management

Topics to Master

grep, sed, awk, and text processing
find and locate commands
tar archiving and compression
File permissions and ownership

Domain 2

Create simple shell scripts

Basic bash scripting fundamentals

Topics to Master

Conditionals and loops
Variables and command substitution
Exit codes and error handling

Domain 3

15%

Operate running systems

System operations and boot process

Topics to Master

systemd service management
journalctl log analysis
Boot process and GRUB
System targets and runlevels

Domain 4

15%

Configure local storage

Disk partitioning and LVM

Topics to Master

Partitioning with fdisk/parted
LVM: pvcreate, vgcreate, lvcreate
Swap configuration
Stratis and VDO

Domain 5

10%

Create and configure file systems

Filesystem creation and mounting

Topics to Master

XFS and ext4 filesystems
mount and /etc/fstab
NFS client configuration
AutoFS automounting

Domain 6

10%

Deploy, configure, and maintain systems

Package management and system maintenance

Topics to Master

yum/dnf package management
RPM queries and verification
Repository configuration
Kernel updates

Domain 7

10%

Manage basic networking

Network configuration and troubleshooting

Topics to Master

nmcli network management
firewalld configuration
SSH and scp
Hostname and DNS resolution

Domain 8

10%

Create, delete, and modify local user accounts

User and group management

Topics to Master

useradd, usermod, userdel
Password management with passwd and chage
Group management
ACLs with setfacl and getfacl

Domain 9

10%

Manage security

SELinux and system security

Topics to Master

SELinux modes and contexts
semanage and restorecon
SELinux booleans
audit logs and troubleshooting

Domain 10

Manage containers

Podman container management

Topics to Master

Podman run, ps, images
Containerfile/Dockerfile basics
systemd integration
Rootless containers

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RHCSA Study Guide

Domain-by-domain study guide for Red Hat Certified System Administrator (EX200). Covers all 10 exam objectives with topic checklists, quick notes, and practice links.

Download PDF Notes

Exam Overview

Key facts before you start studying

Duration

180 min

Questions

Exam Code

EX200

Domains

Quick Navigation

Jump to a specific exam domain

1. Understand and use essential tools (15%)
2. Create simple shell scripts (5%)
3. Operate running systems (15%)
4. Configure local storage (15%)
5. Create and configure file systems (10%)
6. Deploy, configure, and maintain systems (10%)
7. Manage basic networking (10%)
8. Create, delete, and modify local user accounts (10%)
9. Manage security (10%)
10. Manage containers (5%)

Domain 1

15%

Understand and use essential tools

Command-line tools for system management

Topics to Master

grep, sed, awk, and text processing
find and locate commands
tar archiving and compression
File permissions and ownership

Domain 2

Create simple shell scripts

Basic bash scripting fundamentals

Topics to Master

Conditionals and loops
Variables and command substitution
Exit codes and error handling

Domain 3

15%

Operate running systems

System operations and boot process

Topics to Master

systemd service management
journalctl log analysis
Boot process and GRUB
System targets and runlevels

Domain 4

15%

Configure local storage

Disk partitioning and LVM

Topics to Master

Partitioning with fdisk/parted
LVM: pvcreate, vgcreate, lvcreate
Swap configuration
Stratis and VDO

Domain 5

10%

Create and configure file systems

Filesystem creation and mounting

Topics to Master

XFS and ext4 filesystems
mount and /etc/fstab
NFS client configuration
AutoFS automounting

Domain 6

10%

Deploy, configure, and maintain systems

Package management and system maintenance

Topics to Master

yum/dnf package management
RPM queries and verification
Repository configuration
Kernel updates

Domain 7

10%

Manage basic networking

Network configuration and troubleshooting

Topics to Master

nmcli network management
firewalld configuration
SSH and scp
Hostname and DNS resolution

Domain 8

10%

Create, delete, and modify local user accounts

User and group management

Topics to Master

useradd, usermod, userdel
Password management with passwd and chage
Group management
ACLs with setfacl and getfacl

Domain 9

10%

Manage security

SELinux and system security

Topics to Master

SELinux modes and contexts
semanage and restorecon
SELinux booleans
audit logs and troubleshooting

Domain 10

Manage containers

Podman container management

Topics to Master

Podman run, ps, images
Containerfile/Dockerfile basics
systemd integration
Rootless containers

Continue Your Prep

Free CertStud resources for EX200

Study Notes Exam Study Plan Start Practice Test