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Linux Administration
Red Hat RHEL 9

Master enterprise Linux administration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — the backbone of cloud and DevOps infrastructure. From CLI fundamentals to advanced storage with LVM, SELinux security, systemd services, networking, Podman containers, and AI-assisted Linux operations. Aligned with RHCSA certification objectives.

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person Created by Arjun Mehta · Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), Senior Linux Admin, 9+ years experience
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Enterprise Linux Administration Track
Red Hat Linux Engineering
RHEL 9 · systemd · LVM · SELinux · Podman · firewalld · Ansible
50h
Content
25+
Labs
3
Projects
Tools & Technologies
RHEL 9systemdLVMSELinuxfirewalldPodmanSSHBashNFSSambaKickstartAnsibleCopilotClaude

What you'll learn

check_circle Navigate and master the Linux command line — file systems, permissions, processes, and user management
check_circle Configure and manage systemd services, timers, journal logging, and target-based boot management
check_circle Implement advanced storage with LVM — physical volumes, volume groups, logical volumes, and snapshots
check_circle Apply SELinux security policies — contexts, booleans, audit2allow, and troubleshooting denials
check_circle Configure enterprise networking — static IPs, bonding, teaming, firewalld, and network namespaces
check_circle Run and manage containers with Podman — rootless containers, pods, volumes, and systemd integration
check_circle Automate Linux administration with Bash scripts and Ansible, enhanced with AI code generation
check_circle Manage software with DNF, repositories, and build custom RPM packages for enterprise environments
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25+ RHEL 9 Hands-on Labs

Every lab runs on real RHEL 9 virtual machines. You configure, break, and fix actual enterprise Linux servers — the only way to truly learn Linux administration.

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AI-Assisted Linux Admin

GitHub Copilot and Claude generate Bash scripts, Ansible playbooks, SELinux policies, and systemd unit files from plain-language descriptions of administrative tasks.

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RHCSA Exam Aligned

All topics map directly to Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) exam objectives. Our students achieve an 85%+ first-attempt pass rate on the RHCSA exam.

Course Curriculum

10 Modules · 50 Hours
article File system navigation — ls, find, locate, tree, stat, file types
55:00
article Text processing — cat, grep, sed, awk, cut, sort, uniq, wc
50:00
article File permissions — chmod, chown, ACLs, umask, sticky bit, SUID/SGID
45:00
article Process management — ps, top, htop, kill, nice, nohup, job control
40:00
science Lab: Lab: AI-assisted system audit — generate a Bash health report script with Copilot
30:00
article User accounts — useradd, usermod, userdel, passwd, /etc/shadow
50:00
article Group management and sudo configuration — /etc/sudoers, visudo, sudo rules
45:00
article PAM authentication, LDAP integration, and login restrictions
45:00
science Lab: Lab: Configure a multi-team access control system with sudo policies
30:00
article Disk management — fdisk, gdisk, parted, partition types, MBR vs GPT
55:00
article LVM — physical volumes, volume groups, logical volumes, PE size
55:00
article LVM operations — extend, reduce, snapshot, thin provisioning
50:00
article Filesystems — ext4, XFS, mount, /etc/fstab, swap management
45:00
science Lab: Lab: Build a production storage layout with LVM and automate monitoring with Bash
35:00
article systemd architecture — units, targets, dependencies, and the boot process
55:00
article Service management — systemctl, unit files, overrides, and masking
50:00
article systemd timers, journal logging, and journalctl analysis
45:00
science Lab: Lab: Create, manage, and troubleshoot custom systemd services with AI-generated unit files
30:00
article Network configuration — nmcli, nmtui, static IPs, DNS, routes
55:00
article Advanced networking — bonding, teaming, VLANs, and bridges
50:00
article firewalld — zones, services, rich rules, port forwarding
45:00
science Lab: Lab: Configure enterprise network topology with bonding, firewalld, and SSH hardening
30:00
article SELinux fundamentals — modes, policies, contexts, and labels
55:00
article Managing SELinux — semanage, chcon, restorecon, booleans, audit2allow
50:00
article Troubleshooting SELinux denials with sealert and AI-assisted policy generation
35:00
science Lab: Lab: Enable, configure, and troubleshoot SELinux for a web application stack
30:00
article DNF package management — install, update, remove, groups, modules, streams
50:00
article Custom repositories — createrepo, GPG signing, and satellite integration
40:00
science Lab: Lab: Build a custom RPM repository and automate package updates with Ansible
30:00
article Podman vs Docker — rootless containers, OCI compatibility, and daemonless architecture
55:00
article Podman pods, volumes, networking, and Buildah for image creation
50:00
article Podman systemd integration — running containers as systemd services
45:00
science Lab: Lab: Deploy a multi-container application with Podman pods and systemd service files
30:00
Module Objective: Use GitHub Copilot and Claude to generate Bash scripts, systemd unit files, SELinux policies, and Ansible playbooks for Linux administration — validating all AI output against real RHEL 9 systems.
article GitHub Copilot for Bash scripting — generating system admin scripts
45:00
article Claude for SELinux policy generation and Linux troubleshooting
40:00
article AI-assisted Ansible playbook generation for Linux automation
40:00
science Lab: Lab: Build a complete AI-assisted server provisioning and hardening playbook
25:00
article Design and build an enterprise RHEL 9 server fleet — storage, networking, security, containers
150:00
science Lab: Lab: Full deployment — LVM storage + SELinux hardening + Podman + AI-generated automation
150:00

Tools & Technologies You'll Master

🐧 RHEL 9⚙️ systemd💾 LVM🔒 SELinux🔥 firewalld🐳 Podman🏗️ Buildah🔧 nmcli📦 DNF/RPM🐚 Bash🔄 Ansible🔗 NFS / Samba🔑 SSH / PAM📋 journald🤖 GitHub Copilot🧠 Claude📡 tcpdump / ss

Real-World Projects

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Enterprise Server Hardening SELinux + firewalld + SSH + Audit

Harden a RHEL 9 server to CIS benchmark standards — SELinux enforcing, firewalld DMZ rules, SSH hardening, PAM password policy, and automated compliance audit with Bash and AI assistance.

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LVM Storage Management Platform LVM + XFS + NFS + Monitoring

Design a production storage architecture with LVM thin provisioning, XFS filesystems, NFS shares, automated snapshot scheduling, and disk usage monitoring with AI-generated Bash scripts.

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AI-Assisted Fleet Automation Ansible + Copilot + Claude + Podman

Build an Ansible automation platform that uses Claude to generate playbooks, applies them across a RHEL 9 server fleet, deploys Podman containerised applications, and generates compliance reports.

Certification

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Thick Brain Technology — Linux Administration RHEL 9 Certificate

Upon completing all labs and the capstone, you receive a verified TBT certificate covering all RHCSA exam objectives on RHEL 9. Our structured lab environment prepares you directly for the Red Hat Certified System Administrator practical exam.

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Career Opportunities

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Linux System Administrator

Manage and maintain enterprise RHEL servers — storage, services, security, and performance optimisation.

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DevOps Engineer

Apply Linux expertise to containerised deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native infrastructure.

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Linux Security Engineer

Implement SELinux, PAM, auditd, firewalld, and CIS hardening for enterprise compliance environments.

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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Manage Linux-based cloud workloads on AWS, Azure, and GCP with configuration management and automation.

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Platform Engineer

Build Linux-based internal platforms with Podman, systemd, and Ansible for developer self-service.

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Automation Engineer

Automate Linux administration with Ansible and Bash, enhanced with AI-generated scripts and playbooks.

Frequently Asked Questions

Basic familiarity with computers is sufficient. We start from the command line fundamentals and progressively build to enterprise administration skills. No prior Linux required.
GitHub Copilot generates Bash scripts and Ansible playbooks from comments. Claude explains complex SELinux policies, suggests firewalld rules, and generates systemd unit files from task descriptions.
Yes — all labs run on real RHEL 9 virtual machines, not emulators. You get the authentic enterprise Linux experience that employers expect.
Yes, all modules are aligned with RHCSA objectives. The practical lab format mirrors the RHCSA hands-on exam environment. Our students achieve an 85%+ first-attempt pass rate.
50 hours of content. Most students finish in 5–7 weeks at 2 hours/day. Lifetime access to revisit content as RHEL releases updates.

Student Success Stories

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Pradeep K.
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"Passed the RHCSA on my first attempt after this course. The LVM and SELinux labs are exactly what the exam tests. The AI script generation helped me understand concepts by seeing them in action."

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Meena J.
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"The Podman + systemd integration module is exactly what modern Linux admins need. I replaced all our Docker daemons with rootless Podman within a month of finishing the course."

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Suresh A.
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"The AI-assisted hardening section is incredible. I generated a complete CIS Level 2 hardening playbook with Claude in 30 minutes. Manual approach would have taken 2 weeks."

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