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-====== RHCSA ====== 
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-**General Information** 
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-Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam study notes.  
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-====== External Resources ====== 
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-  * [[ http://www.redhat.com/en/services/training/ex200-red-hat-certified-system-administrator-rhcsa-exam|RHCSA Objectives Link ]] 
-  * [[https://linuxacademy.com/|Linux Academy (Interactive Training)]] 
-  * [[https://www.certdepot.net/rhel7-rhcsa-quiz/|RHCSA RHEL 7 Quiz]] 
-  * [[https://www.certdepot.net/rhel7-rhcsa-sample-exam-1/|RHCSA RHEL 7 Sample Exam]] 
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-====== Schedule an Exam ====== 
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-Taking an individual exam means you will sit at a kiosk style computer and be monitored via a camera at an exam center. 
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-  * Buy an exam voucher from Red Hat (good for 1 year): [[https://www.redhat.com/en/services/certification/individual-exams]] 
-    * Click on Red Hat Certified System Administrator (EX200) 
-    * Under "How will you train/test?", select "Individual Exam" and then click "Enroll". 
-    * Purchase the exam voucher. 
-    * If you already have a login 
-      * Login, which brings you to your Red Hat Training page. 
-      * At the top, click "Request Learning" 
-      * Above the "Request Booking" form, click "Search Catalog" 
-      * Type "RHCE" and then search 
-      * Add the "Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam (EX300K)" to your cart and checkout. 
-  * Schedule an exam using the voucher. 
-    * **Note**: You will need to wait 2-3 days for your exam voucher to be fully processed before you can schedule the exam. 
-    * Sign up at Innovative Exams (create an account or sign in): [[https://www.examslocal.com/ScheduleExam/Home]] 
-    * Schedule a date/time/location to take the exam with Innovative Exams using the exam voucher purchased from Red Hat. 
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-====== Taking the Exam ====== 
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-You will need: 
-  * Photo ID card (Drivers License) 
-  * Confirmation code 
-  * Innovative Exams login and password (to actually login and take the test at the kiosk) 
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-Expect: 
-  * Individual Exam: A kiosk style computer and being monitored remotely via web cam 
-  * Tasks, not questions: You will be given tasks to complete on a live system. 
-  * Exam Results e-mailed to you within 3 business days, but many report getting results back within a few hours. 
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-====== Objectives ====== 
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-Objectives are listed below in each of their sections. 
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-===== Lab Setup ===== 
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-For a lab setup, using something like VirtualBox works great. 
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-In order to practice the objectives below, setup a virtual machine lab: 
-  * server1.example.com 
-    * Description: Main VM to perform anything local only and anything from a "client" perspective 
-    * CPU/Memory: 1 CPU/1024 MB memory 
-    * IP: 192.168.1.150 (bridged adapter) 
-  * server2.example.com 
-    * Description: Secondary VM to function as a source for "server1" to perform tests (ie NFS/CIFS/HTTP server) 
-    * CPU/Memory: 1 CPU/1024 MB memory 
-    * IP: 192.168.1.151 (bridged adapter) 
-  * ipa.example.com 
-    * Description: FreeIPA LDAP server to install for client authentication practice 
-    * CPU/Memory: 1 CPU/1024 MB memory 
-    * IP: 192.168.1.152 (bridged adapter) 
-    * [[http://www.unixmen.com/configure-freeipa-server-centos-7/|Install FreeIPA]] 
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-Install CentOS 7 on all VMs (Basic Server) and [[linux_wiki:boot_systems_into_different_targets_manually|set to the multi-user target]]. 
-  * **Note: Do not expect to have a access to a GUI on the exam.** 
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-===== Understand and use essential tools ===== 
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-  * [[Access a shell prompt and issue commands with correct syntax]] 
-  * [[Use input-output redirection]] 
-  * [[Use grep and regular expressions to analyze text]] 
-  * [[Access remote systems using ssh]] 
-  * [[Log in and switch users in multiuser targets]] 
-  * [[Archive, compress, unpack, and uncompress files using tar, star, gzip, and bzip2]] 
-  * [[Create and edit text files]] 
-  * [[Create, delete, copy, and move files and directories]] 
-  * [[Create hard and soft links]] 
-  * [[List, set, and change standard ugo/rwx permissions]] 
-  * [[Locate, read, and use system documentation including man, info, and files in /usr/share/doc]] 
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-===== Operate running systems ===== 
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-  * [[Boot, reboot, and shut down a system normally]] 
-  * [[Boot systems into different targets manually]] 
-  * [[Interrupt the boot process in order to gain access to a system]] 
-  * [[Identify CPU/memory intensive processes, adjust process priority with renice, and kill processes]] 
-  * [[Locate and interpret system log files and journals]] 
-  * [[Access a virtual machine's console]] 
-  * [[Start and stop virtual machines]] 
-  * [[Start, stop, and check the status of network services]] 
-  * [[Securely transfer files between systems]] 
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-===== Configure local storage ===== 
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-  * [[List, create, delete partitions on MBR and GPT disks]] 
-  * [[Create and remove physical volumes, assign physical volumes to volume groups, and create and delete logical volumes]] 
-  * [[Configure systems to mount file systems at boot by Universally Unique ID (UUID) or label]] 
-  * [[Add new partitions and logical volumes, and swap to a system non-destructively]] 
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-===== Create and configure file systems ===== 
-  * [[Create, mount, unmount, and use vfat, ext4, and xfs file systems]] 
-  * [[Mount and unmount CIFS and NFS network file systems]] 
-  * [[Extend existing logical volumes]] 
-  * [[Create and configure set-GID directories for collaboration]] 
-  * [[Create and manage Access Control Lists (ACLs)]] 
-  * [[Diagnose and correct file permission problems]] 
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-===== Deploy, configure, and maintain systems ===== 
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-  * [[Configure networking and hostname resolution statically or dynamically]] 
-  * [[Schedule tasks using at and cron]] 
-  * [[Start and stop services and configure services to start automatically at boot]] 
-  * [[Configure systems to boot into a specific target automatically]] 
-  * [[Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux automatically using Kickstart]] 
-  * [[Configure a physical machine to host virtual guests]] 
-  * [[Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems as virtual guests]] 
-  * [[Configure systems to launch virtual machines at boot]] 
-  * [[Configure network services to start automatically at boot]] 
-  * [[Configure a system to use time services]] 
-  * [[Install and update software packages from Red Hat Network, a remote repository, or from the local file system]] 
-  * [[Update the kernel package appropriately to ensure a bootable system]] 
-  * [[Modify the system bootloader]] 
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-===== Manage users and groups ===== 
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-  * [[Create, delete, and modify local user accounts]] 
-  * [[Change passwords and adjust password aging for local user accounts]] 
-  * [[Create, delete, and modify local groups and group memberships]] 
-  * [[Configure a system to use an existing authentication service for user and group information]] 
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-===== Manage security ===== 
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-  * [[Configure firewall settings using firewall-config, firewall-cmd, or iptables]] 
-  * [[Configure key-based authentication for SSH]] 
-  * [[Set enforcing and permissive modes for SELinux]] 
-  * [[List and identify SELinux file and process context]] 
-  * [[Restore default file contexts]] 
-  * [[Use boolean settings to modify system SELinux settings]] 
-  * [[Diagnose and address routine SELinux policy violations]] 
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