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Red Hat Training and Certification - RHEL 8/9 (RH134) 2026 (Udemy.com)

Key tasks needed to become a full time Linux Administrator and to validate those skills via the Red Linux System.

Created by: Shikhar Verma

Last updated March 2026

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What you will learn

  • Install and configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and 8 for system administration.
  • Create and manage virtual machines using Oracle VirtualBox.
  • Configure sudo privileges and manage administrative access securely.
  • Set up and maintain a local Yum repository for package management.
  • Write and execute bash shell scripts to automate repetitive system tasks.
  • Use conditional statements, loops, and exit codes effectively in bash scripting.
  • Schedule one-time and recurring jobs using at, crontab, and systemd timers.
  • Manage temporary files and automate cleanup using systemd-tmpfiles.
  • Optimize and tune system performance using tuned and related CLI tools.
  • Understand and manage SELinux security concepts, modes, contexts, and Booleans.
  • Implement DAC vs MAC security controls and troubleshoot SELinux issues.
  • Create and manage disk partitions, file systems, and persistent mounts.

How it compares

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  • Length25 hourslonger than 88% of them
  • Last updatedMarch 2026more recently than 53% of them

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Course Description

This training module is not authorized or affiliated with Red Hat, Inc. It is an independent educational resource designed to help learners prepare for the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam.

This course is part of the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) learning path and corresponds to RH134 – Red Hat System Administration II.

The Red Hat System Administration II (RH134) course focuses on essential tasks required to become a full-time Linux administrator  and to validate those skills through the Red Hat Certified System Administrator exam.

This course goes deeper into Enterprise Linux administration, including file systems, partitioning, logical volumes, SELinux, firewalls, and troubleshooting.

  • Part 1: Newly added lectures based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (RH134)

  • Part 2: Original lectures based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RH134)


Part 1: Course Content

Red Hat Training and Certification - RHEL 9 (RH134)

Section 1: Introduction to Red Hat Training and Certification – RHEL 9 (RH134)

  • Introduction about the course module

Section 2: Lab Setup for Practice - RHCSA

  • Standard Installation of RHEL 9

  • Create a Red Hat Network (RHN) account - Red Hat Login ID

  • Download the Latest Version of RHEL 9.4

  • Download and Install Oracle VirtualBox

  • Overview of Oracle VirtualBox

  • Create a template of RHEL9 VM

  • Create a template for a RHEL 9 virtual machine

  • Adjust Settings using the RHEL9 Template

  • Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4

  • Continue - Installation of RHEL 9

  • Access RHEL 9 from a Windows machine

  • Install and set up MobaXterm software

  • Allow a user to execute any commands using visudo.

  • sudo access

  • Set up a local Yum server

Section 2: Improve command-line productivity

  • Write simple bash scripts

  • Execute a bash shell script

  • Quote special characters

  • Lab- variable & special characters

  • echo command

  • Lab- echo command

  • Lab- redirection operator ">"

  • Lab- redirection stderr, append "2>", ">>"

  • Loops to iterate commands

  • Exit codes in bash script

  • Lab- exit code number

  • Lab- exit code in bash script

  • Test logic

  • Conditional structure-if, else, elif..

  • Lab- if, else

  • Lab- if, elif

  • Grep command

  • Regular expressions

  • Lab- Match the start and end of a line using "^" & "$"

Section 3:Schedule future tasks

  • Schedule deferred user tasks

  • Inspect and manage deferred user jobs

  • Lab1- at command

  • Lab2- at command

  • Recurring user jobs

  • Examples- Recurring user jobs

  • Lab- crontab(Recurring user jobs)

  • Lab 1- Schedule a script via crontab

  • Lab 2- Schedule a script via crontab

  • Recurring system jobs

  • Run periodic commands with Anacron

  • System timer

  • Lab- system timer

  • Managing temporary files

  • Cleaning temporary files with a systemd timer

  • Lab 1- Managing temp files

  • Lab 2- Managing temp files

Section 4: Tune system performance

  • Adjust tuning profiles

  • Managing Profiles from the command line

  • Manage profile with the command line

  • Linux process scheduling

Section 5: Managing SElinux security

  • SELinux security concepts

  • SELinux protection (DAC vs MAC)

  • SELinux context

  • Lab- SELinux context

  • Practical approach to understand SELinux security

  • SELinux modes

  • Toggling the SELinux modes temporarily

  • Toggling the SELinux modes permanently

  • Lab- SELinux security

  • Industrial project on SELinux security-1

  • Industrial project on SELinux security-2

  • Industrial project on SELinux security-3

  • Industrial project on SELinux security-4

  • Lab- change the SELinux context

  • Define SELinux default file context policies

  • Lab- SELinux default file context policies

  • SELinux Booleans

  • Lab 1- SELinux Booleans

  • Lab 2- SELinux Booleans

Section 6: Manage basic storage

  • Overview of partition disk

  • MBR partition scheme

  • MBR- Master Boot Record

  • Limitation of MBR partition scheme

  • GPT partition scheme

  • Manage partitions

  • Lab- create partition using parted command

  • Lab- create partition using single command

  • Lab- create file systems

  • Lab- persistently mount file system

  • lsblk command to scan the block devices

  • Swap space concepts

  • Create a swap partition

  • Activate swap space

  • Activate swap space persistently

  • Set swap space priority

Section 7: Manage storage stack-LVM

  • Overview of LVM- Logical volume manager

  • Features of LVM

  • Architectural overview of LVM

  • Architectural overview via diagram

  • Lab- create PV(Physical Volume)

  • Lab- create VG(Volume Group)

  • Lab- create LV(Logical Volume)

  • Lab- create a FS and LV

  • Lab- Display information about PV,VG, and LV

  • Extend a volume Group size

  • Lab- Extend a volume Group size

  • Extend a logical volume size

  • Lab- Extend an XFS file system

  • Lab- Extend an EXT4 file system

  • Extend swap space logical volumes

  • Reduce volume group storage

  • Remove a logical volume

  • Remove the volume group

Section 8: Manage layered storage

  • Overview of stratis storage management

  • Install and enable stratis

  • Create stratis pools

  • Manage stratis file system

  • Create a stratis file system snapshot

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Instructor Details

Shikhar Verma

Shikhar Verma – Entrepreneur, Corporate Trainer, and IT Consultant


●Founder & CEO of Techstart – Leads an IT company specializing in designing, developing certified courses, content creation, and managing online/offline IT projects for renowned companies.

●15+ Years of Industry Experience – Worked extensively in the IT sector before establishing his own business, bringing deep expertise in technology and corporate training.

●Passionate About Technology & Education – Dedicated to utilizing his technical skills to drive both organizational success and personal career growth.

●Renowned Udemy Instructor – Simplifies complex technical concepts and delivers them in an engaging and approachable manner.

●Educating Since 2016 – Taught over 100,000 students worldwide across multiple learning platforms.

●Educational Background – Holds a BTech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.


●Core Expertise:

☆Generative AI, Python, DevOps, Docker, Git, Kubernetes, Linux, Ansible, Shell Scripting

☁️ AWS Cloud (Amazon Web Services), Linux Clustering, GCP

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Reviews

4.5

1,271 ratings on Udemy

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By Marjorie BÉCOT on 1/21/2026

Ce cours répond à mes attentes. Il est bien détaillé, bien découpé en petites parties. L'intervenant explique bien et donne des exemples. Il y a de nombreuses démonstrations.

By Uzma Awan on 9/14/2025

This course covers all the topics, plus more, for the RHCSA 9 Exam in detail. I have gained more insight into the application of RHEL in a professional environment.

By Anonymized User on 3/29/2025

My experience in this course has been very enriching so far. I'm acquiring a wealth of practical knowledge that is not only helping me improve my skills but also providing me with tools and techniques that I can directly apply in my work. I'm convinced that this new learning will allow me to perform my duties much more efficiently and professionally, which in turn will positively impact the results I can deliver.

By Anonymized User on 4/8/2024

questions in quiz include some that are not taught in the lecture or differ from those taught in the lecture. There are many missing lecture notes as well.

By Edwin Esene on 12/9/2023

The course journey with the instructor from start to finish was honestly awesome and worth the time and effort. Thank you instructor for sharing your wealth of knowledge with your learners.

By MOHAMMED ARBAZ ALAM on 10/14/2023

yes this is very good course ,the teacher is very good ,he is giving his best for the student like us ,so we get knowledge and upscale our career. Thanks for this cource

By David Rodriguez on 11/28/2022

It may just be me, but its hard to understand some of the enunciation. The content is good, the lectures are good, but I find myself rewinding the video multiple times since its difficult to understand what is being said. I have resorted to using Captions.

By Anonymized User on 10/18/2022

Great Learning Module for experience professional like me. It was easy for me to cross-skill and upskill my Linux knowledge. Well articulated by instructor and it good Linux learning experience for me. I liked the networking, container modules and this certainly help me further to upskilling

By Kogulakannan Gajendran on 6/10/2020

One of the excellent courses in Udemy to kick start your Linux career!!! Being a RHEL admin myself, It's a great refresher. Well done and Thank you!!!

By Subrata Biswas on 2/8/2020

Great Coruse,Excellent for learning, Very Detailed and well explained. Wonderfull journey with this course , I will get more courses from Shikhar

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