Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) EX200 Prep

Based on the detailed outline you've provided, it looks like a comprehensive guide for preparing for the RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator) exam, specifically version 8. This course is designed to cover all the essential topics that are tested in the RHCSA certification exam. Here's a brief overview of what each section entails:

1. System Installation and Configuration: Understanding how to install Linux on systems, configure keyboard layout, language settings, time zone, and user login details.

2. Basic Linux Operations: Familiarity with fundamental Linux commands like ls, cd, rm, and understanding file systems.

3. User and Group Administration: Managing users (creation, deletion), setting passwords, and administering groups and permissions.

4. File System Management: Working with disk partitioning, file system operations, managing quotas, and backup strategies.

5. Logical Volume Management (LVM): Configuring and managing logical volumes for dynamic disk management.

6. System Administration Tools: Utilizing tools like SSH for remote administration, syslog for logging.

7. Data Management: Using file archiving and compression tools (like tar and gzip), managing packages using RPM, and securely copying files across systems with SCP.

8. Task Automation: Implementing cronjobs to automate routine tasks.

9. Process and Security Management: Monitoring system processes, understanding the basics of SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux) for security policies, and using grep for text processing.

10. Networking in Linux: Setting up network connections, interfaces, configuring DNS, and managing system networking through command-line utilities like nmcli or GUI tools like NetworkManager.

11. File Redirection and Text Editing: Basic shell scripting for output redirection, as well as hands-on practice with text editors vi/vim and nano.

12. System Management and Optimization: Understanding the system boot process, working with soft and hard links, managing swap space, and optimizing system performance.

13. Advanced System Administration: Learning to control services with systemctl, setting up firewalls with tools like firewalld, performing kernel updates, and setting up Linux virtualization using KVM or Virt-manager.

14. Exam Preparation: A final preparatory segment that covers the exam format, objectives, and what to expect on the day of the exam, including a focus on the topics that are critical for passing the RHCSA EX200 exam.

This course is designed to not only help you learn the necessary skills but also to familiarize you with the format and expectations of the RHCSA certification exam. It's important to practice these skills in a lab environment, as hands-on experience is crucial for mastering the concepts and for success on the exam.