Take the latest editions of the challenging RHCSA and RHCE certification exams with confidence

This comprehensive self-study guide clearly explains what you need to know—and gets you fully prepared—for the RHCSA and RHCE certification exams. Written by a pair of Linux certification experts and experienced authors, this new edition has been thoroughly revised for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and provides complete coverage of all exam objectives.

RHCSA/RHCE Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Certification Study Guide, Eighth Edition (Exams EX200 & EX294) is an integrated study system based on proven pedagogy. Each chapter includes step-by-step exercises, special “Exam Watch” and “On the Job” sidebars, “Two-Minute Drills,” self-tests, and hands-on lab questions. The companion website contains searchable glossaries, downloadable virtual machine files, four complete lab-based practice exams (two for each exam), and 100+ lab-based exercises with answers and explanations.

• Features 100+ lab-based exercises with answers and in-depth explanations
• Online content includes four complete lab-based practice exams—two for RHSCA and two for RHCE
• Written by a pair of Linux certification experts

Table of Contents

1. Prepare for the Red Hat RHCSA Certification

2. Fundamental Command-Line Skills

3. Managing Basic Networking

4. Software Management

5. systemd and the Boot Process

6. User Administration

7. Storage and Filesystem Administration

8. Linux Security

9. System Administration Tasks

10. An Introduction to Containers

A. Prepare a System for the Sample Exams

B. Solutions to RHCSA Sample Exam 1

C. Solutions to RHCSA Sample Exam 2

D. About the Online Content

About the Author

Michael Jang, (RHCE, LPIC-2, UCP, Linux+, MCP), author of the popular RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide (Exam RH302) and about 20 other professional technology titles, is currently a full-time writer, specializing in operating systems and networks. His experience with computers goes back to the days of jumbled punch cards. He has written other books on Linux certification, including LPIC-1 in Depth, Mike Meyers Linux+ Certification Passport, and Sair GNU/Linux Installation and Configuration Exam Cram. His other Linux books include Linux Annoyances for Geeks, Linux Patch Management, and Mastering Fedora Core Linux 5. He has also written or contributed to books on Microsoft operating systems, including MCSE Guide to Microsoft Windows 98 and Mastering Windows XP Professional, Second Edition.

Alessandro Orsaria (London, England) is an IT Infrastructure Architect with more than 15 years of experience with Linux systems. He is currently employed by a global equity hedge fund and has authored articles for Linux Magazine and Linux Journal. Alessandro is Red Hat RHCE and RHCA certified and has a double Cisco CCIE certification in Routing & Switching and Datacenter. He holds an MBA from Imperial College of London and a degree in Physics.