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Linux Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE - EX294) (Udemy.com)

Learn the core skills for Linux automation with Ansible, designed for experts pursuing the RHCE (EX294) certification

Created by: Imran Afzal

Last updated September 2026

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What you will learn

  • The RH294 exam format and how to pass the RHCE certification
  • You will learn how to automate everyday tedious and reptitive tasks using Ansible
  • How Ansible Automation interacts with other Red Hat technologies.
  • Students will be able manage systems in a DevOps environment
  • You will be able to write, implement and manage Ansible playbooks
  • Simplify playbooks with roles
  • You will be on your path to becoming the Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
  • Configuring and Managing Apache Web Service
  • Securing SSH Service

How it compares

Against the other 848 rated Udemy courses in IT Certifications on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 63% of them
  • Reviews1,636#208 of 849 by number of reviews
  • Length7.5 hoursshorter than 54% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2026more recently than 89% of them

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Course Description

Look no further.  You have found one of the BEST RHCE course on this platform.  If you have prior knowledge of Linux and want to become Red Hat certified engineer then you have come to the right place.  I will teach you everything you need to know about automation with Ansible in very simple language and terminology.  The entire RHCE is based how you can go about automating daily repetitive and tedious tasks using Ansible.


The exam is now completely about managing configurations with Ansible. This is a great choice because in the current IT landscape the days of the system administrator who applies specialized skills to tune individual servers is over. Today the work is all about automation, and Ansible has rapidly become one of the most important solutions to do so


We will learn how to automate Linux system administration tasks with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

The automation skills covered by the RHCE credential are the foundation for building and operating automation across an organization and are critical to scaling a wide range of Red Hat technologies


One of the key tenets of DevOps is automation and the RHCE is an extension of the knowledge required to automate the deployment, management, and support of multi-system environments — making your credential even more valuable and relevant.



Linux Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE – 294)

Course Syllabus



Section 1: Introduction

· Course introduction

· Course overview

· Exam information

· Exam (EX294) format


Section 2: Introduce Ansible

· What is Ansible and its Background

· Benefits and Key Terms of Ansible

· How Ansible Automation Works

· Lab Design

· Install Oracle VirtualBox and Setup Ansible Node on Linux

· Additional Ansible Clients

· Install Ansible Automation

· Ansible Configuration File

· YAML File Syntax and Example

· Handouts and Quiz


Section 3: Ansible Playbook Implementation

· Writing First Ansible Playbook

· Output Playbook

· Creating Multiple Tasks playbook

· Install and Start a Service from a Playbook

· Hosts File Syntax

· Setup Connection to Remote Clients

· Remote Clients Connectivity Status

· Handouts and Quiz


Section 4: Deploy Files to Managed Hosts/Clients

· Copy Files to Remote Clients

· Change File Permissions

· Check File or Directory Status

· Create Dir/File and Remove File

· Create a File and Add Text

· Handouts and Quiz


Section 5: Manage Complex Plays and Playbooks

· Setup Apache and Open Firewall Port

· Run Shell Scripts on Remote Clients

· Schedule a job (crontab)

· Download Package from a URL

· Create and Mount New Storage

· Handouts and Quiz


Section 6: Automate Linux Administration Tasks

· User Account Management

· Add or Update User Password

· Kill a Running Process

· Handouts and Quiz


Section 7: Implement Task Control

· Pick and Choose Steps

· Ansible Ad-Hoc Commands (Part 1)

· Ansible Ad-Hoc Commands (Part 2)

· Ansible Ad-Hoc Commands (Part 3)

· Handlers

· Conditions

· Loops

· Handouts and Quiz


Section 8: Simplify Playbooks with Roles

· Ansible Roles

· Roles by Application

· Roles on Ansible Galaxy

· Handouts and Quiz


Section 9: Variables, Facts and Additional Features

· Tags

· Variables

· Variables in Inventory File

· Ansible Vault

· Encrypt Strings within a Playbook

· Handouts and Quiz


Section 10: Ansible Tools and Resources

· Other Automation tools

· Free source Ansible and Red Hat Ansible

· Ansible AWX and Tower

· Ansible Additional Commands

· Documentation and Community Help

· Handouts and Quiz

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Instructor Details

Imran Afzal

Imran Afzal is the CEO of UTCLI Solutions, a best-selling IT instructor, career coach, and technology educator who has trained over 1 million students worldwide. His teaching focuses on helping professionals build real-world skills in IT career growth, Linux, cloud computing, systems administration, and AI productivity.

With 25+ years of experience in enterprise IT, leadership, and training, Imran has worked across Fortune 500 environments in finance, fashion, media, and technology. His professional journey began in 2001 at Time Warner in New York City and includes major projects involving data center migrations, VMware deployments, monitoring tools, Linux/UNIX systems, Windows Server, and Amazon cloud migrations.


Through his Udemy courses, YouTube channel “Learn with Imran Afzal,” corporate training, and career coaching programs, Imran teaches students how to learn practical technology skills, grow their confidence, prepare for IT jobs, and stay ahead in a fast-changing world where AI is transforming the workplace. His mission is simple: make technology easier to understand and help people build careers they are proud of.


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Reviews

4.6

1,636 ratings on Udemy

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By Muhammad Rafiq on 8/19/2026

This is an excellent RHCE course! I’m really enjoying the way the concepts are explained in a clear, practical, and easy-to-understand manner. I’ve learned a lot from this course, and it has significantly improved my understanding and confidence in RHCE-related topics. A big thank you to Sir Imran for putting together such a valuable and well-structured course. Your teaching style and dedication are truly appreciated. Keep up the great work, Sir Imran! Highly recommended for anyone preparing for RHCE or looking to strengthen their Linux skills.

By Lucius Rebello on 4/15/2026

Imran is a great teacher. His courses helped me pass my RHCSA exam. He is really good at breaking large complex topics down into smaller bitesize pieces. I am halfway through his RHCE course and have no doubt in my mind this will help me confidently pass the RHCE exam just like I did with the RHCSA.

By Stefano Marasà on 12/19/2025

I can't give my all for now because I haven't completed 80% of the course... My first impression is that it's a bit scattered and covers a lot of topics and concepts that are unlikely to be familiar to anyone taking an exam like this. I expect more focus on the aspects that are really important for the certification and lots of practical exercises... We'll see.

By Humza Muddasar on 12/1/2024

Hello Imran, Thank you so much, your course helped me to understand more about ansible. I am to write playbooks. I will recommend your course to my friends and co-workers. Question for you, do you plan to make advance ansible course if possible. Thank you.

By Obinna Frank Ibekwe on 4/2/2024

I learnt a lot but I will not give 5 star until every instructor starts each IT topic they deliver with the official documentation page of the product. You only tried to show something in the end and somehow within the lectures but it is not good enough. One cannot learn much from these few hours lectures but could become invisible if shown how to get resources from official documentation so the person could dig deeper on his or her own.

By Anonymized User on 11/5/2023

Even though the version used for ansible is not the latest but nevertheless it is still very useful for someone who is totally new to ansible. I was using ubuntu vm instead of centos so the package manager I have to use the modules for ansible.builtin.apt instead of yum. It would be great if there were more complex playbook examples that are actually used in production environments.

By Ananth Rao on 6/18/2023

The Linux Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE - EX294) course on Udemy, along with its exceptional trainer, deserves high praise. The comprehensive curriculum provides in-depth knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, equipping learners with the skills necessary to excel in their careers. The trainer's expertise, clarity, and engaging teaching style make the course truly outstanding.

By Stavros Valsamis on 5/5/2023

This is the right course to begin with Ansible! You learn all the very important basics with real life examples and that makes you more confident to deal with Ansible! Thank you!

By Hamza Mahmood on 3/12/2023

Course was clearly designed and it is very helpful to understand ansible and use it professionally. Being an intermediate level ansible student and due to the course name as "Red Hat Certified Engineer", I was expecting more from this course. I was expecting more complex tasks to be done in this course. Moreover variables and roles portion require more explaination as I guess you can add more material/detials in it to cover it completely. Other than that all topics are well covered and explained in a very effective way with examples.

By Afsatou Koiranga on 11/1/2022

Well elaborate, well structure, great content, well explain by the instructor, and easy to understand the concepts. Excellent course to get you ready for the exam.

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