RH124 – Red Hat System Administration I

Course description

The first of two courses covering the core system administration tasks needed to manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers

Red Hat System Administration I (RH124) is designed for IT professionals without previous Linux system administration experience. The course provides students with Linux administration competence by focusing on core administration tasks. This course also provides a foundation for students who plan to become full-time Linux system administrators by introducing key command-line concepts and enterprise-level tools. 

This course is the first of a two-course series that takes a computer professional without Linux system administration knowledge to become a fully capable Linux administrator. These concepts are further developed in the follow-on course, Red Hat System Administration II (RH134).

This course is based on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 9.0.

Following course completion, you will receive a 45-day extended access to hands-on labs for any course that includes a virtual environment.Note: This course is offered as a five day in person class, a five day virtual class or is self-paced. Durations may vary based on the delivery. For full course details, scheduling, and pricing, select your location then “get started” on the right hand menu.

Course content summary

• Introduce Linux and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ecosystem.
• Run commands and view shell environments.
• Manage, organize, and secure files.
• Manage users, groups and user security policies.
• Control and monitor systemd services.
• Configure remote access using the web console and SSH.
• Configure network interfaces and settings.
• Manage software using DNF

Audience for this course

• The primary persona is a technical professional with current or pending responsibilities as a Linux enterprise or cloud system administrator.
• This course is popular in Red Hat Academy, and is targeted at the student who is planning to become a technical professional using Linux.

Prerequisites for this course

• Basic technical user skills with computer applications on some operating systems are expected.
• Take our free assessment to gauge whether this offering is the best fit for your skills.

Technology considerations

• There are no special technical requirements for this course.
• This course is not designed for bring your own device (BYOD).
• Internet access is not required but is recommended so that students can research and browse Red Hat online resources.