What you'll learn

On a Red Hat system, every resource access decision traces back to user and group configuration; get it wrong and you risk both security breaches and operational failures. For anyone preparing for the RHCSA EX200 exam, this is non-negotiable knowledge. In this course, Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA-EX200): Managing Users and Groups, you'll gain the ability to fully administer local identities and access controls from the command line. First, you'll explore how Linux stores and manages user and group accounts, and how to create, modify, and remove them with confidence. Next, you'll discover how to enforce password policies and apply password aging to meet organizational security requirements. Finally, you'll learn how to configure privileged access using sudo, controlling exactly who can do what and under what conditions. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge of RHEL user and group administration needed to manage access securely and pass the relevant objectives in the RHCSA exam.