Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

The Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) is the entry-level Red Hat certification, validating skills in performing core system administration tasks on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). It is a 100% performance-based, hands-on exam with no multiple choice questions — you must demonstrate real Linux administration skills in a live environment.

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What is the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)?

Who Should Take This Course?

Linux Administrators and System Engineers
DevOps Engineers managing RHEL-based infrastructure
IT professionals transitioning to Linux environments
Cloud Engineers working with Linux in AWS, Azure, or GCP
Site Reliability Engineers with RHEL deployments
Anyone preparing for RHCE or Red Hat specialist certifications

What You Will Learn in the RHCSA Course

A comprehensive curriculum covering all exam objectives with hands-on labs and real-world practice.

Essential Linux Command Line Skills

Navigate and operate Linux systems from the command line.

Shell basics: Bash, variables, and command history
File and directory management: cp, mv, find, grep
File permissions: chmod, chown, umask, ACLs
Text processing: sed, awk, cut, sort

User and Group Administration

Manage users, groups, and access controls.

User account management: useradd, usermod, passwd
Group management and secondary groups
sudo configuration and privilege management
Password aging and login policy enforcement

Storage and File System Management

Configure and manage storage on RHEL systems.

Partition management: fdisk, parted, gdisk
Logical Volume Manager (LVM): PVs, VGs, LVs
File system creation and mounting: ext4, xfs
Persistent mounts with /etc/fstab

Networking and Services

Configure networking and manage system services.

Network configuration with nmcli and nmtui
SSH server configuration and key-based authentication
Firewall management with firewalld and nftables
Service management with systemd: start, stop, enable

Security and Containers

Implement security controls and manage containers.

SELinux contexts, modes, and troubleshooting
Time synchronization with chrony
Container basics with Podman
Basic shell scripting for automation

Course Prerequisites

Pre-requisites training is free when you purchase the course from ProSupport

Basic Linux familiarity or CompTIA Linux+ knowledge
Understanding of file system concepts
Comfort with command-line environments

Exam Information

Everything you need to know about the RHCSA certification exam.

Exam Component	Details
Exam Name	Red Hat Certified System Administrator
Exam Code	EX200
Exam Type	Performance-Based (100% hands-on, no multiple choice)
Total Questions	Multiple tasks
Passing Score	210 out of 300
Exam Duration	150 minutes
Language	English
Exam Provider	Red Hat / Kryterion (in-person only)
Exam Focus	Linux system administration on RHEL: users, storage, networking, services, and security
Exam Registration	Red Hat Training Portal (training.redhat.com)
Retake Policy	Additional exam purchase required for retake
Certification Validity	3 years