RHEL 10
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What you'll learn
Security is built in, not bolted on. Hardening SELinux, firewalld, and SSH during provisioning is more reliable than retrofitting compliance later.
Log-driven decisions protect uptime. Reviewing systemd, dnf history, and journalctl before changes separates planned maintenance from incidents.
Standardized provisioning enables scalability. Repeatable LVM, bonded NIC, and user-group configs make systems auditable and faster to replicate.
Compliance and operations are inseparable. Baseline checks are an ongoing discipline connecting host configuration to organizational risk posture.
Skills you'll gain
- Vulnerability Scanning
- Linux Servers
- System Monitoring
- Package and Software Management
- Linux Administration
- Operating System Administration
- Configuration Management
- Systems Administration
- Information Technology Operations
- Vulnerability Assessments
- System Configuration
- Network Performance Management
- Security Controls
- Patch Management
- User Provisioning
- Linux Commands
- Servers
- Hardening
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April 2026
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There are 3 modules in this course
Over 80% of Fortune 500 companies run Red Hat Enterprise Linux β yet a growing skills gap means organizations struggle to find administrators who can build, secure, and maintain hosts with confidence. This Short Course was created to help IT Support and Operations professionals accomplish end-to-end RHEL 10 host administration, from first boot to production compliance. By completing this course, you'll be able to provision enterprise-grade servers, enforce organizational security baselines, and manage system updates safely β skills you can apply at work the very next day. By the end of this course, you will be able to: β’ Apply RHEL 10 installation and baseline configuration steps to provision storage, networking, and user accounts on a new enterprise host β’ Evaluate host security posture by configuring SELinux, firewall rules, and SSH settings, then verifying compliance with organizational baselines β’ Analyze systemd, dnf, and log outputs to plan and execute safe configuration changes while maintaining service uptime This course is unique because it combines hands-on LVM storage, bonded NIC provisioning, SELinux enforcing-mode hardening, and kernel update scheduling into one cohesive workflow tied to real enterprise compliance standards. To be successful in this course, you should have foundational Linux command-line experience and basic familiarity with system administration concepts at a CB2 intermediate level.
Learners apply RHEL 10 installation and baseline configuration steps to provision storage, networking, and user accounts on a new enterprise host.
What's included
3 videos1 reading2 assignments
3 videosβ’Total 16 minutes
- When the Server Has No Foundation: Why Provisioning Precision Mattersβ’3 minutes
- The RHEL 10 Provisioning Blueprint: Storage, Networking, and Users Explainedβ’7 minutes
- Configuring LVM Partitions and a Bonded NIC with nmcli on RHEL 10β’7 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- Key Concepts Reference: Anaconda, LVM, nmcli, and User Administrationβ’10 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 40 minutes
- Host Build Record: Document Your LVM, NIC, and User Group Configurationβ’10 minutes
- Knowledge Check: RHEL 10 Host Provisioningβ’30 minutes
Learners evaluate host security posture by configuring SELinux, firewall rules, and SSH settings, then verifying compliance with organizational baselines using OpenSCAP.
What's included
2 videos1 reading2 assignments
2 videosβ’Total 14 minutes
- Compliance Is Not a Checkbox: Understanding the Enterprise Security Baselineβ’7 minutes
- Configuring SELinux Enforcing Mode, firewall-cmd Zone Rules, and sshd_config Hardeningβ’8 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- SELinux Enforcing Mode, firewalld Zones, SSH Cipher Hardening, and OpenSCAP: Concepts and Frameworksβ’10 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 43 minutes
- Compliance Scan Report: Verify SELinux, Firewall, and SSH Settings Against Organizational Baselinesβ’13 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Host Security Hardening and Complianceβ’30 minutes
Learners analyze systemd, dnf, and log outputs to plan and execute safe configuration changes while maintaining service uptime.
What's included
2 videos1 reading3 assignments
2 videosβ’Total 8 minutes
- The Outage That Could Have Been Prevented: Reading Logs Before You Actβ’2 minutes
- Reading journalctl, dnf history, and systemctl Status to Plan a Maintenance Windowβ’6 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- Systemd Unit Status, dnf Transaction History, journalctl, and dnf-automatic: Tools and Outputs Explainedβ’10 minutes
3 assignmentsβ’Total 35 minutes
- Maintenance Window Plan: Derive a Safe Change Schedule from systemd and dnf Log Evidenceβ’13 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Log Analysis and Safe Configuration Changesβ’7 minutes
- Master RHEL 10 Administration β Course-Level Summative Assessmentβ’15 minutes
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