RHCSA study plan

Navigate the filesystem and locate files using find with -name, -type, -size, and -mtime filters

Create, copy, move, and delete files and directories, then inspect and modify ownership and permissions with ls -l, chmod, and chown

Search text recursively with grep using regular expressions and pipe results through sort, uniq, wc, head, and tail

Edit files in vim using insert and normal modes, search-and-replace, and write-quit commands

Create and extract tar archives with gzip and bzip2 compression and list contents with tar -tf

Chain at least three commands into one pipeline using redirection, pipes, and command substitution, sending both stdout and stderr to separate files

Install, remove, and query packages with dnf and enable or disable a repository

Install and remove a package group and inspect package metadata with rpm -qi and dnf info

Create a local dnf repository configuration pointing at a directory of RPM files and install a package from it

Create a soft link and a hard link and verify the inode and link-count difference with ls -li

Partition a spare disk with fdisk and parted and print the resulting table with lsblk and parted print

Create LVM physical volumes, a volume group, and a logical volume, then extend the logical volume and grow its filesystem online

Add a swap file, activate it with swapon, and persist it in /etc/fstab

Mount a partition by UUID through /etc/fstab and confirm with mount -a and findmnt

Create ext4 and xfs filesystems with mkfs, mount them, and apply and verify labels with e2label and xfs_admin

Set and verify ownership, mode bits, and special bits including setgid on a shared directory and the sticky bit on a scratch directory

Configure a POSIX ACL with setfacl and getfacl, including a default ACL that new files inherit

Diagnose and repair a deliberately broken /etc/fstab entry using mount -a errors and systemd journal messages

Run fsck on an unmounted device to check and repair consistency

Start, stop, enable, disable, and mask systemd units and inspect their state with systemctl status

Switch the default target and boot into rescue or emergency mode to recover from a failed service

Read the journal with journalctl filtered by unit, priority, and time range, and enable persistent journal storage

Write a bash script that accepts positional arguments, branches with if and case, and loops over a file list

Add exit-code handling to a script and schedule it with a cron entry or a systemd timer

Create users with useradd, set passwords with passwd, and set comment, shell, and expiry fields with usermod and chage

Create groups, add users to supplementary groups, and verify membership with id and groups

Grant sudo rights by dropping a validated file into /etc/sudoers.d with visudo -c

Lock, unlock, and expire accounts and confirm the effect on login

Automate bulk account creation by reading a CSV with a bash while-read loop

Configure a static IPv4 address, gateway, and DNS server with nmcli and verify with ip addr and nmcli connection show

Add a host entry to /etc/hosts and confirm resolution with getent hosts and ping

Set the hostname persistently with hostnamectl and the timezone with timedatectl

Enable firewalld, open a service permanently, and confirm the active ruleset with firewall-cmd --list-all

Switch SELinux modes with getenforce and setenforce and correct a file context using semanage fcontext plus restorecon

Reset a lost root password through the rd.break boot method and relabel the filesystem afterward

Harden sshd by enabling key-based login and disabling direct root login, then restart and verify

Run one timed end-to-end scenario from a blank virtual machine and grade it against your own checklist

Re-drill the two weakest objectives the timed run exposed until each is completed twice without notes